India, Chhattisgarh state, Bilaspur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Bilaspur

Major People Groups

110

Major Unreached People Groups

108

Total Population

1,900,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

95.1 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Agariya	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Audhelia	3,300	Chhattisgarhi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	15,000	Hindi	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,900	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Kasarwani	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	19,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Lambadi	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor Kandra	200	Marathi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Kannada	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	400	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaina	31,000	Chhattisgarhi	1	31,000	20	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Bharia Bhumia	3,900	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	90
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Hindi	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhulia	2,400	Odia	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	7,400	Hindi	1	7,300	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Brahmin Gaur	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	52,000	Hindi	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	144,000	Hindi	1	143,000	-1 -	200	900	-1 -	-1 -
Chauhan	3,100	Chhattisgarhi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daharia	2,600	Chhattisgarhi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daraiha	3,700	Chhattisgarhi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangri	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	9,200	Chhattisgarhi	1	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Dhimar	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Batham	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kathiya	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Dhingar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	6,500	Odia	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	18,000	Gondi, Northern	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	800
Gond unspecified	267,000	Hindi	1	245,000	300	70	7,700	100	15,000
Gosain Dasnami	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	3,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	28,000	Hindi	1	28,000	60	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	3,000	Bengali	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	9,200	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	60
Koli (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	10,000	Odia	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	17,000	Marathi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	113,000	Hindi	0	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha Jariya	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	12,000	Marathi	1	9,600	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	30	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	4,000	Marathi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Mali (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mowar	300	Chhattisgarhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	14,000	Kurux	2	10,000	80	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	300
Pando	600	Chhattisgarhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	87,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pao	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	20
Pardhan	2,100	Pardhan	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Pardhi	1,900	Pardhi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	7,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Rajput Agnivansi	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1	17,000	-1 -	30	100	-1 -	-1 -
Saonta	1,600	Chhattisgarhi	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	2,300	Odia	2	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Satnami	144,000	Hindi	1	142,000	-1 -	200	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Sauntia	1,100	Odia	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	29,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	110,000	Hindi	0	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vasudev	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Hindi	0	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	6,800	Telugu	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Jadubans	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kamariha	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Nandbans	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 110	1,851,000		108 ●	1,768,000	44,000	2,800	16,000	3,400	18,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 401	1,900,000		378 ●	1,808,000	49,000	2,900	17,000	5,500	18,000

* 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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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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