India, Odisha state, Puri district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Puri

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,766,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

96.5 %

Muslim

3.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Bengali	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	9,300	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Basushabar	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	112,000	Bengali	1	112,000	-1 -	90	400	-1 -	-1 -
Bavuri	70	Telugu	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	49,000	Odia	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Bhathiara (Hindu traditions)	600	Odia	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	40	100	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chakula	8,600	Odia	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	5,500	Odia	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mastan	8,600	Odia	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	3,600	Bengali	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	132,000	Hindi	0	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Bengali	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	1	2,600	-1 -	20	30	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	900	Marathi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	62,000	Odia	0	62,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Odia	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	1,000	Odia	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	101,000	Odia	0	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Golla	2,700	Odia	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guna	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	46,000	Odia	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	8,500	Bengali	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Janughanta	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahalia	1,600	Odia	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	41,000	Odia	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	70,000	Odia	1	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Marathi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Katia	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	204,000	Odia	0	204,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Khangar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khati (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	2,800	Odia	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	3,800	Bengali	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	381,000	Bengali	1	380,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Mahuria	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Naliya (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Odia	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naliya (Muslim traditions)	800	Odia	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	5,200	Odia	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	9,100	Odia	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	30	90	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	7,100	Odia	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	2,100	Odia	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	4,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	6,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	37,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyal	5,600	Odia	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Bengali	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	82,000	Hindi	0	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thori (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	8,500	Bengali	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tulabhina	700	Odia	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 74	1,731,000		73 ●	1,674,000	54,000	200	3,200	0	80
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 299	1,766,000		280 ●	1,704,000	57,000	200	4,300	200	300

* 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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