Country: India
Province / State: Uttar Pradesh
District: Meerut

Major People Groups

163

Major Unreached People Groups

161

Total Population

3,965,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

65.2 %

Muslim

33.2 %

Sikh

0.6 %

Other Religions

0.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Aghori 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Ahar 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Aheria 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Ansari 82,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 82,000 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 46,000 - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Baloch 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,400 - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - 8,800
 Bania Gahoi 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - 200
Bania Gindauriya 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 98,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 83,000 - - - - 15,000
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 6,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,600 - - - -
Bhabra (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 90 -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,800 - - - -
 Bhisti 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 29,000 - - - -
 Bhuyiar 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Bisati 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 87,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 87,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Palliwal 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 167,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 165,000 - - - - 2,100
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 450,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 441,000 - 1,500 7,600 - -
Charandasis 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - 300
 Christian 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - 40
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 28,000 - - - -
Darzi Chhipi (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Dhanuk 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 32,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 32,000 - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,800 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 47,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
Gandhi (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
Gandhila 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 149,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 149,000 - - - - 200
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
 Hajam 27,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 27,000 - - - -
 Jangam (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 350,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 350,000 - - - - 40
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 25,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 16,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 16,000 -
Jat Hela 86,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 86,000 - - - - -
 Jat Pachhade (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Jat Tomar 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Julaha 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 103,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 103,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 6,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,800 - - - -
 Kamboh (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Kapariya 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Kayastha Saksena 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - 20
Khumra (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kori 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,000 - 40 - - -
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,800 - - - -
 Kumhar Kasgar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 62,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 50,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50,000 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 8,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,700 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Manihar 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,900 - - - -
 Merat (Muslim traditions) 7,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 7,900 - - - -
Mukeri 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - -
Nanbai 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
Pashtun Bakarzai 500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Dilazak 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
Pashtun Ghauri 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Khattak 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 10,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 71,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 71,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Pinjara 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Qassab 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 30,000 - - - -
 Qazi 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 194,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 193,000 - - - - 700
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 138,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 138,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 3,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Pundir (Muslim traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 39,000 - - - -
Rajput Rawa 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 19,000 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - 90 200 - -
 Rawal (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Satnami 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - 200 400 - -
 Sayyid 41,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 41,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 4,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 28,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 28,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 31,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 361,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 361,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - 40
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Sonar Bawaria 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Bhojpuria 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Choralia 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Sonar Tejania 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Taga (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
 Taga (Muslim traditions) 53,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 53,000 - - - -
 Tawaif (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 55,000 - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 65,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 41,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  163 3,921,000   161 2,555,000 1,307,000 1,800 11,000 19,000 27,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  427 3,965,000   410 2,584,000 1,315,000 1,900 11,000 25,000 28,000
* 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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