Country: India
Province / State: West Bengal
District: North 24 Parganas

Major People Groups

216

Major Unreached People Groups

206

Total Population

11,411,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

69.0 %

Muslim

30.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Aguri 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Anglo 1,100 English Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
 Ansari 35,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 35,000 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 91,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 91,000 - 70 200 - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 102,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 102,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 1,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 1,600
 Bania Agrahari 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 18,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 15,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - 200
 Bania Subarna Banik 15,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 87,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - 2,600
 Barua 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - 200 - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Bhar 5,500 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 3,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - - 30 - -
 Bhumij 40,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - 100
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 72,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 433,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 431,000 - 200 - - 1,100
Brahmin Vaidik 6,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 8,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,900 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Chain 26,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 177,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 173,000 - 500 3,200 - -
Chasadhobi 23,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 6,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
 Chero 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 100 - 30 - 20
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Christian 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 5,400 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Dalu 7,300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 7,300 - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Odia Progress Gauge 5,500 - - 90 - -
Dulia 26,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - - 100 - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,500 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Ghazi 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Gond unspecified 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 80 - - - 50
 Hadi 9,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - -
 Hajam 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 80 - - 40
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - 20
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,600 -
 Jat Atra 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 33,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 304,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 304,000 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 1,500 Dimasa Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 30,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 52,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 52,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 800 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Kandu 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kaora 46,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 45,000 - 80 600 - -
 Kapali 77,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 77,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 2,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Karenga 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - 20 - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 20
 Kawar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - 20 -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 301,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 301,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Khambu 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Khandait 67,000 Odia Progress Gauge 67,000 - - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Kol 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
Konwar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 116,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 116,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 83,000 - - 600 - -
 Kurmi Mahato 9,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,300 - - 90 - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 30 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Lohara 3,400 Sadri Progress Gauge 3,400 20 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Mahali 7,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,100 20 - - - -
 Mahanta 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Mahishya 1,858,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,853,000 - - 5,200 - -
 Majhwar 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 3,600 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 9,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 6,900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 6,900 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 1,900 Rakhine Progress Gauge 300 - 1,600 - - 20
 Matia 6,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
Mir 9,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 154,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 154,000 - - 40 - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Munda 62,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 61,000 400 20 300 - 400
 Naga 900 Nagamese Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 116,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 116,000 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 4,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 858,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 856,000 - 800 1,700 200 -
 Namassej Chandel 83,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 82,000 - 80 200 20 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 16,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
 Oraon 42,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 40,000 100 - 900 - 1,400
 Pashtun Afridi 10,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 9,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 9,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,200 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 9,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 8,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,500 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 31,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 9,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 9,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 193,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 193,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - 80 - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Persian 90 Dari Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
Peshakar 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Poundra 484,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 482,000 - 400 1,800 30 -
 Pundari 74,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 74,000 - - - - -
 Qazi 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - 80 - - -
 Rajbansi 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 112,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 110,000 - 200 1,600 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 119,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 118,000 - - - - 500
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Raju 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - 60 - -
 Sahariya 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Sankara 4,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 10,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 9,600 30 - 400 - 70
 Sayyid 66,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 66,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 255,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 255,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 510,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 510,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 2,065,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,065,000 - 30 - -
 Shaikh Usmani 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - 90
Sukli 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 12,000 - - 200 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 6,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,200 - - 70 - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Tamang 1,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 900 100 30 20 - 20
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 8,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,800 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 164,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 164,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 161,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 161,000 - - - - -
 Tili 29,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 488,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 488,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 170,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 170,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  216 11,349,000   206 7,817,000 3,488,000 4,200 25,000 6,100 8,200
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  460 11,411,000   421 7,868,000 3,492,000 4,800 26,000 9,800 9,200
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

  Download   Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards