India, Madhya Pradesh state, Shahdol district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Madhya Pradesh
District:	Shahdol

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,182,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

94.1 %

Muslim

3.5 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

2.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Agariya	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Ansari	3,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	101,000	Hindi	1	101,000	400	30	30	30	200
Baiswar	8,400	Hindi	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,700	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Kasar	8,400	Hindi	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	26,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bari (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharia Bhumia	5,400	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhurtia	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	59,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Hindi	1	45,000	-1 -	100	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Darzi Mathuria (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Odia	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	38,000	Gondi, Northern	1	34,000	100	-1 -	20	30	3,800
Gond unspecified	186,000	Hindi	1	167,000	600	20	100	30	18,000
Gosain unspecified	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachera (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	10,000	Hindi	1	10,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	4,600	Bengali	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	107,000	Hindi	0	107,000	300	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Koli (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kotwal	7,200	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuchbandia	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Gujarati	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	8,700	Marathi	1	8,600	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	18,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	18,000	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Pao	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pardhan	1,200	Pardhan	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	7,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patari	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput Agnivansi	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saonta	50	Chhattisgarhi	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	26,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 75	1,155,000		75 ●	1,090,000	39,000	200	1,500	100	25,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 243	1,182,000		232 ●	1,112,000	42,000	200	2,400	1,000	25,000

* 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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