India, Bihar state, Gopalganj district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Gopalganj

Major People Groups

130

Major Unreached People Groups

130

Total Population

2,895,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

84.1 %

Muslim

15.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	119,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	119,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Bengali	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bari (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	500	Hindi	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	13,000	Bhojpuri	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	21,000	Bhojpuri	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	70,000	Hindi	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	110,000	Hindi	0	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Brahmin Varendra	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	162,000	Hindi	1	160,000	-1 -	100	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Odia	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	66,000	Hindi	0	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	51,000	Hindi	1	51,000	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Gonrhi	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	400	Sadri	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	43,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	78,000	Hindi	0	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	4,600	Hindi	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	166,000	Hindi	0	166,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	152,000	Hindi	0	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Hindi	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	4,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	24,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	45,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	209,000	Hindi	0	209,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dikhit	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadu	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rasua	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	1	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	7,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	6,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	160,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	160,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-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)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Bengali	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	68,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	20,000	Bhojpuri	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	363,000	Hindi	0	363,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	112,000	Hindi	0	112,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 130	2,861,000		130 ●	2,408,000	451,000	200	2,300	20	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 265	2,895,000		255 ●	2,434,000	457,000	200	2,500	300	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.

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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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