Country: India
Province / State: Bihar
District: Patna

Major People Groups

171

Major Unreached People Groups

169

Total Population

6,652,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

92.3 %

Muslim

7.4 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 60,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60,000 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 120,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 120,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - 400
Bania Barnawar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - 1,300
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 3,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,000 - - - -
 Bhar 6,100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
 Bind 19,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 204,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 204,000 - - - - 500
 Chain 16,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 242,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 233,000 - 400 8,400 - -
Chik (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Dhanuk 148,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 148,000 - - - - -
 Dhanuk Dhankar 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Odia Progress Gauge 17,000 - 60 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 349,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 349,000 - 200 - 20 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - 30 - -
 Gonrhi 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 3,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,900 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - 20
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 3,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,700 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
Kabadi 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 404,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 404,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 64,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 132,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 132,000 - - - - -
 Karwal 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 137,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 137,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 4,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
Kharadi 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 280,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 280,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 97,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 97,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 680,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 680,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 45,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Mahishya 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - 60 - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Manihar 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
Mirzakhani 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 121,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 121,000 - 100 - 20 -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 101,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 101,000 - - - - -
Nalband 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Oraon 2,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 1,000 20 - 900 - 40
 Pashtun Afridi 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Bangash 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 113,000 - 80 - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,000 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
Pasi Turuk 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Pinjara 9,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
 Qazi 2,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - 80 - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 280,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 279,000 - - - - 300
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajwar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rautia 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - 80 400 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
Saini (Muslim traditions) 4,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,400 - - - -
Sankara 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 1,200 Santhali Progress Gauge 700 - - 500 - 20
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Sayyid 27,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 27,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 24,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 24,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 17,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 258,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 258,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,200 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 155,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 155,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,900 - - - - -
 Tiyar 6,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,900 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 842,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 842,000 - - 100 - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 345,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 345,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  171 6,600,000   169 6,102,000 480,000 1,000 10,000 3,700 2,600
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  383 6,652,000   360 6,141,000 490,000 1,000 13,000 4,800 2,700
* 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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