India, Chhattisgarh state, Mahasamund district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Mahasamund

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,207,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

97.8 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,200	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania unspecified	6,100	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Lambadi	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhulia	3,100	Odia	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhunjia	800	Bhunjia	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	46,000	Hindi	1	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Brahmin Gaur	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	23,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Hindi	1	40,000	-1 -	40	700	-1 -	-1 -
Chauhan	700	Chhattisgarhi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,500	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Daharia	200	Chhattisgarhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	1,500	Odia	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Dhingar	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	62,000	Odia	1	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	30	-1 -
Gauda	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Hindi	1	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Kandra	1,300	Chhattisgarhi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gond Nagawasi	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gond Rajgond	14,000	Gondi, Northern	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Gond Singhrolia	1,300	Chhattisgarhi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gond unspecified	131,000	Hindi	1	128,000	60	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	1,400
Gosain unspecified	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	2,800	Kamar	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kammara	3,900	Telugu	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Marathi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	26,000	Hindi	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	30
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadura	500	Odia	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	1,800	Odia	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	5,000	Kharia	2	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Kolta	13,000	Odia	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	3,200	Telugu	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	12,000	Marathi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	5,400	Odia	2	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Hindi	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Hindi	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	4,700	Marathi	1	4,300	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	2,400	Marathi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,700	Mundari	5	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	1,500	Kurux	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	2,100	Odia	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	25,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Saonta	70	Chhattisgarhi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	45,000	Odia	2	45,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Satnami	21,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	40	700	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	5,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Teli (Hindu traditions)	125,000	Hindi	0	125,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	104,000	Hindi	0	104,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Jadubans	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kamariha	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	68,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Nandbans	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 88	1,164,000		82 ●	1,143,000	9,900	500	5,000	1,600	3,600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 354	1,207,000		336 ●	1,181,000	13,000	500	5,300	2,900	3,700

* 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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