India, Chhattisgarh state, Surguja district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Surguja

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

904,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

7.2 %

Hindu

89.2 %

Muslim

3.0 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Agariya	1	13,000	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,800	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	7,300	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bharia Bhumia	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	200
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoyar	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Biar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	20
Brahmin Sawaria	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	9,600	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Hindi	1	8,300	-1 -	300	70	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,800	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	900	Chhattisgarhi	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Hindi	1	8,700	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Nagawasi	4,100	Hindi	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Gond Rajgond	19,000	Gondi, Northern	1	18,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	200
Gond Singhrolia	2,700	Chhattisgarhi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Gond unspecified	158,000	Hindi	1	157,000	100	-1 -	200	20	900
Gosain unspecified	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	79,000	Hindi	1	78,000	90	-1 -	90	20	70
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	18,000	Bengali	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	29,000	Telugu	1	27,000	40	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	70
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Gujarati	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	8,500	Hindi	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	8,300	Hindi	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Oraon	123,000	Kurux	2	61,000	200	80	61,000	30	900
Pando	30	Chhattisgarhi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	60,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	7,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	20
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	1	2,400	-1 -	30	20	-1 -	-1 -
Saonta	300	Chhattisgarhi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satnami	4,600	Hindi	1	4,300	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sauntia	12,000	Odia	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	3,900	Telugu	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 56	868,000		54 ●	776,000	24,000	700	65,000	80	2,800
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 273	904,000		259 ●	806,000	28,000	1,100	65,000	1,300	2,800

* 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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