India, Punjab state, Malerkotla district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
Province / State:	Punjab
District:	Malerkotla

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

586,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

13.4 %

Muslim

33.1 %

Sikh

53.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Muslim traditions)	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	3,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -
Bania unspecified	2,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	2,300	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	1	12,000	-1 -	20	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	38,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	38,000	-1 -
Chhimba (Muslim traditions)	70	Urdu	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,200	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Jat (Sikh traditions)	112,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	112,000	-1 -
Jat Aulak (Sikh traditions)	2,600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -
Jat Bhullar (Sikh traditions)	3,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions)	5,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions)	13,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -
Jat Dhindsa (Sikh traditions)	2,600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions)	10,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions)	8,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,700	-1 -
Jat Randhawa (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions)	11,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions)	26,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	26,000	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions)	6,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,500	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	3,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Muslim traditions)	8,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	3,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	2,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -
Kumhar (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	3,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	21,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	21,000	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	1,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Musa Khel	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Niazi	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	3,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -
Rajput Baria (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jaswal	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manj	600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	2,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	3,800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -
Sansi (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Sayyid	16,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	31,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	8,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	88,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shorgar (Hindu traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	8,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,900	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 74	557,000		74 ●	58,000	189,000	20	200	307,000	1,700
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 226	586,000		225 ●	78,000	194,000	40	700	311,000	2,300

* 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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