India, Odisha state, Kalahandi district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Kalahandi

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,934,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

98.9 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Agariya	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Bengali	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania unspecified	7,900	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Lambadi	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Banka	20,000	Odia	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bariki	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Kannada	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	4,200	Odia	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	46,000	Kuvi	1	46,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Bhulia	1,600	Odia	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	1	4,400	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	9,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	6,700	Odia	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	243,000	Odia	1	243,000	-1 -	60	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	49,000	Odia	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	37,000	Odia	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Dorla	13,000	Odia	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gond Rajgond	27,000	Gondi, Northern	1	27,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Gond unspecified	95,000	Hindi	1	94,000	60	40	30	20	100
Guria	25,000	Odia	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holar	3,800	Marathi	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	7,500	Odia	1	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandha Gauda	300	Odia	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapewar	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	3,800	Odia	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	3,400	Odia	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	700	Odia	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	1,600	Odia	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Dhora	1,400	Telugu	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	13,000	Marathi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Dongria	43,000	Odia	2	42,000	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	90
Kui Khond	213,000	Odia	2	211,000	300	-1 -	1,200	30	500
Kui Kuvi	16,000	Odia	2	16,000	20	-1 -	90	-1 -	40
Kui Sitha	16,000	Odia	2	16,000	20	-1 -	90	-1 -	40
Kumhar Magahia	1,200	Odia	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	3,100	Marathi	1	3,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	63,000	Hindi	0	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mali Thanapati	4,100	Odia	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangali	800	Odia	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	70	Odia	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Odia	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	4,100	Mundari	5	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naksia	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paharia	200	Mal Paharia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	80,000	Odia	1	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paik Rana	4,600	Odia	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parenga	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja Bonda	1,500	Odia	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja Jodia	1,500	Odia	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja Parenga	3,100	Odia	1	3,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja Pengo	5,700	Odia	1	5,700	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	21,000	Odia	1	21,000	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Marathi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rona	600	Odia	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	2,100	Odia	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	49,000	Odia	2	49,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Shaikh unspecified	2,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Bengali	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	9,900	Bengali	1	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Tharua	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vasudev	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velama	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	318,000	Hindi	0	318,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	16,000	Telugu	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	132,000	Hindi	0	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 82	1,906,000		73 ●	1,888,000	3,400	200	12,000	200	2,600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 262	1,934,000		244 ●	1,913,000	5,500	200	12,000	800	2,900

* 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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