Country: India
Province / State: Punjab
District: Ludhiana

Major People Groups

172

Major Unreached People Groups

171

Total Population

3,722,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

44.7 %

Muslim

2.3 %

Sikh

52.2 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ad Dharmi 8,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 7,200 - 200 - 1,000 -
 Ansari 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Arain (Muslim traditions) 5,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,200 - - - -
Arain (Sikh traditions) 1,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,800 -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - 100
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 42,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 42,000 -
 Awan 900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - 100 -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - 1,700
 Bania Mahur 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - 200 9,600
 Batwal (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Dogri Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - 200 -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 5,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,300 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Bazigar (Sikh traditions) 7,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 7,800 -
Bedar Punjab 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhabra (Jain traditions) 3,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - 3,800
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Bhojki 300 Kangri Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 11,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 11,000 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dhiman 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 93,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 91,000 - - - - 2,700
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 142,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 141,000 - 500 600 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 370,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - 700 369,000 -
Chamar Raigar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 12,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 12,000 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - 300
 Chhipa (Sikh traditions) 24,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 24,000 -
 Christian 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 1,300 - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 17,000 -
 Dhanuk 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - 200 -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Odia Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Gagra 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Gandhila 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - 20 - -
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,900 - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,300 -
 Harni 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 528,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 527,000 - - - - 1,400
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 5,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,400 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 708,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 708,000 -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Jat Aulak (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge - - - - 900 -
Jat Bains (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Jat Bhullar (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,400 -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions) 70 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,600 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 3,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,700 -
Jat Dhindsa (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Jat Dhindsa (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge - - - - 800 -
Jat Garewal 17,000 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
Jat Her (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 2,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,400 -
 Jat Nain 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Jat Pannun 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Radhawa (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 500 -
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions) 4,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,100 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 9,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 9,400 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,100 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Muslim traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 38,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 38,000 -
 Julaha 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - 20 - - -
 Kabirpanthi 2,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,500 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,900 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 4,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,400 -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 32,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 32,000 -
Kanchan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 56,000 - - - - 400
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 17,000 -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - 1,200 -
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 21,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 21,000 -
Kumhar Prajapat 6,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 31,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 31,000 -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 17,000 -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 15,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - 200 15,000 -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
Mali (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 80 -
 Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - 40 - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 143,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - 1,300 142,000 -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Mirasi (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 32,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 32,000 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Nat (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 800 -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,100 - - - 100 -
Rachband 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 80,000 - - 70 - 1,300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,600 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 43,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 43,000 -
 Rajput Baria (Muslim traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,900 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Muslim traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Rajput Jaswal 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Kanet 2,600 Kangri Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Manj 600 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
Rajput Naru 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 68,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 68,000 -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions) 5,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,100 -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 43,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 43,000 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sanhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - 20 - 30 -
Sanhal 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Sansi 500 Sansi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
Sansi (Sikh traditions) 5,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,700 -
Sansoi 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 70 - - - 40 -
 Sayyid 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 5,500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 35,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 35,000 - - - -
 Shorgar (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Sikligar (Sikh traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 2,500 -
Sirkiband (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sirkiband (Sikh traditions) 4,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,100 -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - 100
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 17,000 -
Sudh (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
Sudh (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,500 -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 144,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 144,000 -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Teli (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 1,200 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 23,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 23,000 -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - 80 -
  Major Groups (displayed):  172 3,694,000   171 1,645,000 81,000 1,900 4,300 1,941,000 21,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  304 3,722,000   296 1,664,000 87,000 2,000 5,300 1,942,000 22,000
* 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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