Country: India
Province / State: West Bengal
District: Murshidabad

Major People Groups

167

Major Unreached People Groups

162

Total Population

8,213,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

31.9 %

Muslim

67.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Aguri 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Ansari 41,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 41,000 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 121,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 121,000 - 40 - 20 -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 900 Marathi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - 900
 Bania Bais 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 14,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 7,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 7,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - 2,500
Baul 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 700 - - - -
 Bauri 7,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,900 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 8,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,500 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Bhalla 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Bhaskar 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 20 - - - -
 Bind 7,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 9,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - 300
 Brahmin Varendra 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Chain 130,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 130,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 90,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 89,000 - 30 1,900 - -
Chasadhobi 40,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
 Chepang 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Christian 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 2,000 - -
Dahiara 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,800 - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Dhanuk 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Doai 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Odia Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Dulia 21,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Hadi 20,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 54,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 3,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 14,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 28,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 28,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Kandu 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kawar 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - 100 -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 59,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 8,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,400 - - - - -
Konai 64,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 64,000 - - - - -
Konwar 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kori 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Kotal 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
Kunui 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Let 5,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - 5,800
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Mahali 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - 60 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 3,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 3,600 - 50 - 20 -
 Mahishya 273,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 273,000 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 8,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 8,600 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 4,900 - - - -
 Malto 14,000 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 13,000 40 - 1,200 - 60
 Matia 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Mir 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
Mirzakhani 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Munda 3,500 Mundari Progress Gauge 3,400 - - 40 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Nagar 5,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 67,000 - - 300 - -
 Namassej Chandel 28,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 27,000 - - 100 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 7,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 7,600 - - - -
 Oraon 9,500 Kurux Progress Gauge 8,600 60 - 500 - 300
 Pashtun Afridi 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 91,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 91,000 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Peshakar 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pinjara 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Poundra 46,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - -
 Pundari 33,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Qazi 2,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Rajbansi 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 91,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 90,000 - 20 400 - 300
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - 90
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Raju 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajwar 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - 30 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 7,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,200 - - - -
 Sahariya 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Sankara 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 52,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 34,000 200 - 12,000 - 6,800
 Sayyid 52,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 52,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 39,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 39,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 458,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 458,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 346,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 346,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 4,377,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,377,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 26,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - 30
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 6,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Tili 39,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 254,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 254,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 106,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 106,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  167 8,183,000   162 2,596,000 5,551,000 200 18,000 200 17,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  313 8,213,000   292 2,619,000 5,556,000 300 18,000 800 19,000
* 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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