India, Karnataka state, Davanagere district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Davanagere

Major People Groups

114

Major Unreached People Groups

113

Total Population

2,164,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

79.7 %

Muslim

13.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

6.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	13,000	Tamil	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	93,000	Kannada	1	93,000	-1 -	100	40	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	2,800	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	6,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Kannada	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bogam	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Dasari	2,600	Kannada	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Gopanthi	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,000	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Chetti	3,700	Tamil	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	16,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Banijiga	13,000	Kannada	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	107,000	Lambadi	1	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Lambadi	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bavcha	70	Gujarati	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	120,000	Kannada	0	120,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	7,600	Kannada	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	5,500	Telugu	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	7,700	Kannada	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Myasa	11,000	Kannada	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	7,700	Kannada	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Kannada	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Kannada	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	2,400	Kannada	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	21,000	Telugu	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Havik	1,000	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	3,700	Kannada	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	2,200	Marathi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	73,000	Hindi	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Budega Jangam	6,500	Telugu	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	7,500	Kannada	0	7,500	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Charodi	100	Konkani, Goan	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chenna Dasar	3,200	Kannada	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Dombara)	1,700	Telugu	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	36,000	Kannada	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawli	300	Marathi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions)	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	200	Konkani	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	600	Vaagri Booli	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	1,700	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	1,500	Kannada	0	1,500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	4,900	Kannada	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	80,000	Telugu	0	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Kalal Idiga	73,000	Telugu	0	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalavant	100	Kannada	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Kapu unspecified	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	10,000	Kannada	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	5,500	Kannada	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kunchatiga	30,000	Kannada	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	91,000	Kannada	1	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	129,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	129,000
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Telugu	1	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	1,100	Gujarati	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	35,000	Marathi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Mangala	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Masan Jogi	1,000	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	2,000	Kannada	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	1,100	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	223,000	Kannada	0	221,000	400	-1 -	50	20	1,400
Pashtun Afridi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	16,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raddi	900	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sali	16,000	Kannada	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	3,800	Telugu	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	38,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	4,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	168,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	168,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	8,000	Marathi	0	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	65,000	Telugu	0	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	9,500	Kannada	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	4,700	Kannada	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	125,000	Kannada	1	125,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Vanniyan	2,000	Tamil	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Mudaliar	500	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	5,400	Tamil	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	41,000	Tamil	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	4,800	Telugu	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 114	2,138,000		113 ●	1,705,000	291,000	200	3,700	40	137,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 273	2,164,000		257 ●	1,725,000	296,000	200	5,500	300	137,000

* 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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