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

Major People Groups

192

Major Unreached People Groups

191

Total Population

3,384,000

Buddhist

0.5 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

84.2 %

Muslim

15.1 %

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
 Ansari 122,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 122,000 - - - -
 Atishbaz 60 Hindi Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - 20 - - -
Bahelia (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 90
 Bania Agrahari 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - 20
 Bania Rauniar 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Bania Unai 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 76,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 76,000 - - - - 200
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 6,900 - 200 - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - 40 - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Bhar 61,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 61,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 134,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Bind 11,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 131,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 131,000 - - - - 40
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 286,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 272,000 - 11,000 2,500 - -
Dadupanthi 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Dharhi (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Dharhi (Muslim traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Dharkar 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - 60 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 6,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,600 - - - -
Dhobi Batham 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - 300 - 20 -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Odia Progress Gauge 4,900 - 100 - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - 300 - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - 60 - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,300 - - - -
Gandhi (Muslim traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
 Ghosi (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,100 - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 1,200 Duruwa Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Gond Jetwant 1,200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - 100
 Goriya (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,300 - - - -
 Hajam 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Jangam (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 61,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kalabaz 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 4,200 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 3,100 - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Karwal 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Kharadi 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Kharwar 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - 70 - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - 100 - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 131,000 - - - - -
Koiri (Muslim traditions) 700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 7,300 Odia Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 81,000 - 200 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 49,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 62,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Mali (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Manihar 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,300 - 400 - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
Nanbai 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,900 - - - -
 Oraon 2,600 Kurux Progress Gauge 2,400 - - 200 - 40
 Paharia 300 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Pashtun Ahmadzai (Wazir) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Pashtun Dilazak 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,500 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 4,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 49,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 49,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 59,000 - 2,000 - 20 -
Pasi Gujar 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - 40 - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Pinjara 54,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 54,000 - - - -
 Qassab 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
 Qazi 3,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,800 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 61,000 - 800 - 30 -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 156,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 155,000 - 400 - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Rajput Amethiya 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,100 - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Muslim traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Rajput Kausik 3,100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Kinwar 600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Palwar 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 84,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 83,000 - 400 - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Sirnet 5,400 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,200 - 200 30 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,900 - - - -
 Satnami 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - 60 30 - -
 Sayyid 17,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 17,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 8,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 90,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 90,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Sonar Bawaria 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sonar Bhojpuria 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sonar Choralia 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Sonar Tejania 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Tawaif (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,400 - - - -
 Tharu 3,800 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 3,800 20 - - - -
 Tharu Rana 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 290,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 290,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 92,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  192 3,343,000   191 2,821,000 502,000 17,000 2,700 80 500
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  398 3,384,000   388 2,850,000 510,000 17,000 3,600 1,400 600
* 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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