India, Karnataka state, Belgaum district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Belgaum

Major People Groups

160

Major Unreached People Groups

155

Total Population

5,075,000

Buddhist

1.3 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

77.1 %

Muslim

11.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

9.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	4,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Atari	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	300	Hindi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahrupi	50	Marathi	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balasantoshi	300	Marathi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Kannada	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,200	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700
Bania Chaturth	1,200	Marathi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bania Chetti	3,900	Tamil	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Pancham	500	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania unspecified	64,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	48,000
Banijiga	22,000	Kannada	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,800
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Lambadi	1	29,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Lambadi	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bant	30	Konkani	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barda	80	Marathi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	4,200	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bavcha	60	Gujarati	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	288,000	Kannada	0	288,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	5,400	Kannada	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	4,900	Telugu	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	5,400	Kannada	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	5,400	Kannada	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	87,000	Kannada	0	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,900
Beldar Katani Uppara	14,000	Kannada	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Narmada Uppara	14,000	Kannada	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	700	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bellara	60	Kannada	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	4,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhampta	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	500	Gujarati	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	6,500	Marathi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	9,700	Marathi	0	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Devarukha	2,400	Marathi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	4,900	Marathi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Havik	6,000	Kannada	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	18,000	Kannada	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karhada	4,200	Marathi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	3,600	Marathi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	14,000	Marathi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	265,000	Hindi	0	227,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	38,000
Budega Jangam	7,300	Telugu	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	12,000	Kannada	0	12,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	142,000	Hindi	1	142,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Kannada	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chenna Dasar	14,000	Kannada	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	70	Odia	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Marathi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Telugu	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadasi	3,700	Kannada	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Tulu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	18,000	Kannada	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,300
Dhangar Bharwad	355,000	Gujarati	0	355,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	11,000	Marathi	0	10,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	500
Dom (Dombara)	4,800	Telugu	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Durgamurgi	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	61,000	Kannada	0	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gantichore	2,800	Kannada	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawli	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghadasi	300	Marathi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	8,600	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halsar	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hanabar	6,300	Tulu	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	400	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Hatkar	18,000	Marathi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	153,000	Kannada	0	98,000	-1 -	51,000	-1 -	20	3,600
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Javeri	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jingar	1,500	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Kannada	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	21,000	Kannada	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kalavant	2,400	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800
Kanai	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Marathi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kasar Otari	500	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Gujarati	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Dhor	1,200	Marathi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Koli Mahadev	10,000	Marathi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	4,500	Marathi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolupulvandlu	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	1,000	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	27,000	Kannada	0	27,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	19,000	Telugu	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	7,000	Marathi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudavakkal	800	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Gujarati	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100
Kunbi Konkani	2,400	Konkani, Goan	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	1,300	Gujarati	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	343,000	Kannada	1	343,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	301,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	301,000
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Madiga (Christian traditions)	3,800	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Telugu	1	19,000	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Muslim traditions)	200	Telugu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	44,000	Marathi	1	32,000	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	2,100	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	64,000	Marathi	0	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	56,000	Gujarati	0	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	933,000	Marathi	0	887,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	46,000
Masan Jogi	3,400	Kannada	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Marathi	1	9,600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	3,300	Kannada	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Megh (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	281,000	Kannada	0	278,000	600	-1 -	40	40	2,100
Pashtun Afridi	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patharwat	13,000	Marathi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Kannada	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	11,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raddi	25,000	Kannada	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700
Ramoshi	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Sali	2,900	Kannada	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samagara	29,000	Kannada	0	29,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	77,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	3,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	42,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	14,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	401,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	401,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shinligar	400	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silawat (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhollu	80	Telugu	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Telugu	0	44,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	32,000	Kannada	1	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Vanniyan	28,000	Tamil	1	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	1,500	Tamil	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	96,000	Tamil	1	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,600	Telugu	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 160	5,040,000		155 ●	3,888,000	586,000	64,000	17,000	1,300	483,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 364	5,075,000		346 ●	3,914,000	591,000	65,000	19,000	2,000	485,000

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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