Country: India
Province / State: Bihar
District: Begusarai

Major People Groups

128

Major Unreached People Groups

128

Total Population

3,395,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

86.7 %

Muslim

13.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Ansari 64,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 64,000 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 52,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 8,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,600 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 52,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 52,000 - - - - 100
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Bind 8,100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 8,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 133,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 133,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 7,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 141,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 141,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Varendra 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Chain 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 66,000 - 80 1,700 - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Dhanuk 201,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 201,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Odia Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 190,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 190,000 - 100 - 20 -
 Dusadh Bahelia 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Hadi 3,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 98,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 98,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Khatwa 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 160,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 160,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 4,000 Odia Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 49,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 87,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 87,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 5,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,500 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Markande 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
Mukeri 5,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,500 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - 20 -
Nagar 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 65,000 - - - - -
Nalband 80 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
 Nanakshahi 30 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Parja unspecified 1,400 Odia Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Pinjara 26,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 104,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 104,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - 80 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 52,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 52,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sayyid 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 21,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 21,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 198,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 198,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 8,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,300 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 133,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 102,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 102,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Tiyar 27,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,500 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 393,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 393,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 137,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 137,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  128 3,350,000   128 2,905,000 443,000 200 1,800 70 300
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  272 3,395,000   263 2,942,000 450,000 200 2,200 400 300
* 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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