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

Major People Groups

199

Major Unreached People Groups

198

Total Population

5,512,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

91.5 %

Muslim

8.2 %

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
 Ansari 103,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 103,000 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 101,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 101,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Badhik 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Bahelia (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 34,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 34,000 - - - - 100
 Bania Agrahari 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
 Bania Baranwal 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - 50
 Bania Rauniar 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
 Bania Unai 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 156,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 156,000 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 82,000 - 20 - 20 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Bhar 126,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 126,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,600 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 241,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 241,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Bind 23,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 94,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 94,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 229,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 229,000 - - - - 60
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 550,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 540,000 - 1,700 8,300 - -
 Chepang 20 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Christian 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
Dadupanthi 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Dharhi (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
Dharhi (Muslim traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Dharkar 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 5,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,100 - - - -
Dhobi Batham 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Odia Progress Gauge 8,300 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,000 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - 20 - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,600 - - - -
Gandhi (Muslim traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Ghosi (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 1,500 Duruwa Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Gond Jetwant 4,600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - 20
 Gond unspecified 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 50 - - - 90
 Goriya (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Hajam 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Jangam (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 130,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 130,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 65,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Karwal 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 47,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
Kharadi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 234,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 234,000 - - - - -
Koiri (Muslim traditions) 600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 4,900 Odia Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 114,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 143,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 143,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 100,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 129,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 129,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Majhwar 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - 20 -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,700 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 94,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 94,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Manihar 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 76,000 - - - - -
Nanbai 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
 Paharia 500 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Pashtun Dilazak 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 4,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 42,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 42,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 119,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 119,000 - 70 - 80 -
Pasi Gujar 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Pinjara 48,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 48,000 - - - -
 Qassab 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 66,000 - 40 - 20 -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 281,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 280,000 - 500 - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 9,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 9,700 - - - -
 Rajput Amethiya 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Rajput Kalhans 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Kausik 10,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Kinwar 1,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Nau 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Rajput Palwar 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Raikwar 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 153,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 152,000 - 400 - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
Rajput Sirnet 17,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - 100 100 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Satnami 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,000 - 100 100 - -
 Sayyid 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 16,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 86,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 86,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Sonar Bawaria 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sonar Bhojpuria 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sonar Choralia 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Sonar Tejania 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Tawaif (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Tawaif (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 162,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 162,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,100 - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 400,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 20,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 99,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 6,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  199 5,468,000   198 5,012,000 442,000 3,100 9,700 200 700
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  451 5,512,000   434 5,044,000 451,000 3,300 9,800 2,100 900
* 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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