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

Major People Groups

166

Major Unreached People Groups

166

Total Population

3,285,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

83.3 %

Muslim

16.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Ansari 45,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 45,000 - - - -
 Arakh 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 92,000 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - 30
 Bania Agrahari 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Bania Baranwal 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 75,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 75,000 - - - - 80
 Bargunda 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 2,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,300 - - - -
 Bhar 42,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 98,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 98,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 48,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 127,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 127,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 167,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 167,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 391,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 379,000 - 9,000 2,400 - -
Dadupanthi 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Dharhi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Dharhi (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Dharkar 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 6,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,100 - 30 - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,400 - - - -
 Gond unspecified 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - 30 - - -
 Goriya (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Goriya (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Hajam 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Hela 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Karwal 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - 60 - 20 -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Kori 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - 70 - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 68,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 213,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 213,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - 70 - -
 Lodha Jariya 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 43,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
Mali (Muslim traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Manihar 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 8,500 - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 34,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 5,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,900 - - - -
Pashtun Bakarzai 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Dilazak 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
Pashtun Ghauri 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 34,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 34,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 59,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 59,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,900 - 90 - - -
Pasi Gujar 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Pinjara 41,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 41,000 - - - -
 Qassab 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 48,000 - 100 - 20 -
 Rajbhar 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 93,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 93,000 - 200 - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 44,000 - - - -
 Rajput Bachgoti 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions) 9,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,700 - - - -
 Rajput Barwar 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
Rajput Gargbansi 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajput Kalhans 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Kausik 1,500 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Kinwar 800 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Nau 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,300 - - - -
 Rajput Raikwar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 11,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 10,000 - 200 - - -
Rajput Sakarwar (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Rajput Sirnet 700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sombansi (Muslim traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
Rajput Tonwar (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - 100 30 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 5,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,200 - - - -
 Satnami 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - 100 60 - -
 Sayyid 6,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,900 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 37,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 37,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 62,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 62,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
Sonar Bawaria 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Sonar Bhojpuria 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Sonar Choralia 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Sonar Tejania 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 56,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 222,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 222,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 18,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 98,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 98,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  166 3,246,000   166 2,708,000 524,000 10,000 2,600 50 100
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  342 3,285,000   338 2,737,000 532,000 10,000 3,600 900 200
* 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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