India, Bihar state, Pashchim Champaran district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Pashchim Champaran

Major People Groups

148

Major Unreached People Groups

145

Total Population

4,245,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

78.3 %

Muslim

21.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aghori	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	159,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	159,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Bengali	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bardai	2,800	Bhojpuri	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	600	Hindi	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	17,000	Bhojpuri	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	1,800	Hindi	1	1,800	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	53,000	Bhojpuri	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	2,700	Bengali	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	91,000	Hindi	0	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	8,900	Hindi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	107,000	Hindi	0	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Buna (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Bengali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	276,000	Hindi	1	270,000	-1 -	500	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	3,000	Hindi	1	3,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	400	Kangri	0	400	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	40,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Odia	1	12,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	92,000	Hindi	0	92,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	9,700	Hindi	0	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	8,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	31,000	Hindi	1	31,000	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Gonrhi	60,000	Hindi	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	6,600	Bengali	1	6,500	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	46,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	8,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	62,000	Hindi	0	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	127,000	Hindi	0	127,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Hindi	0	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	4,800	Hindi	1	4,700	70	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khulant	500	Bhojpuri	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	136,000	Hindi	0	136,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	163,000	Hindi	0	163,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	96,000	Hindi	0	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	111,000	Hindi	0	111,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	122,000	Hindi	0	122,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	9,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	2,000	Mundari	5	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	99,000	Hindi	1	99,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	41,000	Kurux	2	39,000	90	-1 -	300	-1 -	1,900
Pashtun, Pathan	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	47,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	46,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	124,000	Hindi	0	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Saithwar	4,600	Bhojpuri	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	80	200	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	23,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	14,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	422,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	422,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Barhaiya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	4,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Bengali	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	116,000	Hindi	0	116,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	5,300	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	161,000	Bhojpuri	1	160,000	400	-1 -	40	-1 -	100
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	52,000	Bhojpuri	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	328,000	Hindi	0	328,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	101,000	Hindi	0	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 148	4,201,000		145 ●	3,284,000	906,000	1,200	7,200	40	2,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 295	4,245,000		284 ●	3,322,000	909,000	1,300	8,100	900	2,400

* 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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