India, Punjab state, Jalandhar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Punjab
District:	Jalandhar

Major People Groups

152

Major Unreached People Groups

151

Total Population

2,279,000

Buddhist

0.5 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

60.5 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

36.9 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ad Dharmi	366,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	312,000	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	47,000	-1 -
Arain (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Arora (Sikh traditions)	12,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -
Awan	2,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Bengali	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	6,400	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Jaiswal	1,000	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Mahawar	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	34,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Sikh traditions)	4,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -
Bedar Punjab	3,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhabra (Jain traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bhojki	100	Kangri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	2,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -
Brahmin Acharaj	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bais	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dhiman	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	57,000	Hindi	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	1	30,000	-1 -	100	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	78,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	77,000	-1 -
Changgar	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	2,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Chhipa (Sikh traditions)	21,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	21,000	-1 -
Christian	2,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Dhanuk	1,200	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Odia	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Gagra	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Harni	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	217,000	Hindi	0	217,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	50
Jat (Sikh traditions)	387,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	387,000	-1 -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Aulak (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Jat Bains (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bhullar (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions)	50	Punjabi, Western	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions)	3,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -
Jat Dhindsa (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhindsa (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jat Garewal	400	Punjabi, Western	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Muslim traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions)	2,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -
Jat Her (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kahlon (Hindu traditions)	600	Punjabi, Western	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -
Jat Nain	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Pannun	400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Pawania	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Randhawa (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions)	2,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions)	7,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	16,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -
Julaha	7,800	Hindi	0	7,800	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	4,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,200	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	22,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	5,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	8,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,000	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	5,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Sikh traditions)	5,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	16,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	16,000	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	26,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	26,000	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Meo (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	5,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,700	-1 -
Nat (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	1,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Musa Khel	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Niazi	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Rachband	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	89,000	Hindi	0	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	400
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	30,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30,000	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Muslim traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kanet	1,300	Kangri	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manj	80	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Naru	70	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	14,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -
Ramgarhia	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -
Saini (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	23,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	23,000	-1 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sanhai (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi	400	Sansi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Sikh traditions)	5,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,000	-1 -
Sansoi	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Sayyid	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shorgar (Hindu traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Sikh traditions)	600	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Sirkiband (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sirkiband (Sikh traditions)	3,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	3,800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -
Sudh (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudh (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	152,000	Hindi	0	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Sikh traditions)	62,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	62,000	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 152	2,252,000		151 ●	1,361,000	30,000	12,000	4,900	840,000	5,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 313	2,279,000		302 ●	1,379,000	36,000	12,000	5,600	841,000	5,300

* 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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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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