India, Bihar state, Nalanda district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Nalanda

Major People Groups

126

Major Unreached People Groups

126

Total Population

3,312,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

93.3 %

Muslim

6.6 %

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	40,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Bengali	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Barnawar	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Hindi	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Kannada	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	2,500	Bhojpuri	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	7,700	Bhojpuri	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	93,000	Hindi	0	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chain	6,400	Bengali	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	122,000	Hindi	1	121,000	-1 -	200	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	59,000	Hindi	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Odia	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	254,000	Hindi	0	254,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	20	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain Dasnami	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabadi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	181,000	Hindi	0	181,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	53,000	Hindi	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Marathi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Hindi	0	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	120,000	Hindi	0	120,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	328,000	Hindi	0	328,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	22,000	Bengali	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Hindi	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	1,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	96,000	Hindi	1	96,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Bangash	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Durrani	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Rohilla	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	85,000	Hindi	0	85,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	9,500	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	20,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	6,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	134,000	Hindi	0	134,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	19,000	Hindi	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Nagbansi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Rajbhar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	1,600	Hindi	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	9,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	88,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sonar Barhaiya	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Bengali	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	73,000	Hindi	0	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	3,000	Bengali	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	450,000	Hindi	0	450,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	162,000	Hindi	0	162,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 126	3,271,000		126 ●	3,059,000	210,000	400	1,800	40	600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 270	3,312,000		260 ●	3,090,000	219,000	400	2,000	400	600

* 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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