India, Chhattisgarh state, Rajnandgaon district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Rajnandgaon

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,063,000

Buddhist

1.7 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

1.7 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Baiga	2,100	Hindi	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Bengali	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,500	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Mahesri	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	15,000	Hindi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,000
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	1	32,000	-1 -	90	700	-1 -	-1 -
Chauhan	1,300	Chhattisgarhi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	1,000	Odia	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Dhingar	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	4,300	Odia	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	22,000	Gondi, Northern	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Gond unspecified	152,000	Hindi	1	145,000	200	20	100	20	7,400
Gosain unspecified	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halba	42,000	Marathi	1	42,000	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	300
Jat (Sikh traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	43,000	Hindi	1	42,000	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	14,000	Marathi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Gujarati	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	1,600	Kannada	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Hindi	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha Jariya	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	36,000	Marathi	1	18,000	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	100	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mowar	50	Chhattisgarhi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nanakshahi	30	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Oraon	1,400	Kurux	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	20
Panika	17,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Satnami	17,000	Hindi	1	17,000	-1 -	60	700	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	8,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sonjhara	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	119,000	Hindi	0	118,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Hindi	0	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 64	1,025,000		63 ●	971,000	15,000	18,000	2,700	2,300	16,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 264	1,063,000		254 ●	1,003,000	18,000	19,000	3,200	3,500	17,000

* 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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