India, Bihar state, Sheikhpura district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Sheikhpura

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

727,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.0 %

Hindu

94.3 %

Muslim

5.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	6,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Kannada	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,600	Bhojpuri	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	51,000	Hindi	0	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Hindi	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Hindi	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Hindi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Markande	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Hindi	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	1,500	Hindi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	1,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Bengali	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	5,200	Bengali	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	95,000	Hindi	0	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 75	698,000		75 ●	660,000	38,000	40	300	20	40
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 236	727,000		230 ●	685,000	41,000	40	300	90	40

* 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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