India, Chhattisgarh state, Surajpur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Surajpur

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

850,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

94.6 %

Muslim

2.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Agariya	1	12,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	200
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,700	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Basor	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharia Bhumia	22,000	Hindi	0	21,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoyar	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Biar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	1,200	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Brahmin unspecified	8,400	Hindi	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	700	Chhattisgarhi	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Nagawasi	2,800	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Gond Rajgond	18,000	Gondi, Northern	1	18,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	400
Gond Singhrolia	2,800	Chhattisgarhi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Gond unspecified	179,000	Hindi	1	174,000	200	-1 -	20	20	4,400
Gosain unspecified	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	80,000	Hindi	1	79,000	100	-1 -	-1 -	40	300
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	17,000	Bengali	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Korwa	26,000	Telugu	1	25,000	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	400
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Gujarati	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	7,900	Hindi	1	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	7,900	Hindi	1	7,800	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	700
Oraon	82,000	Kurux	2	69,000	200	-1 -	8,400	20	4,100
Pando	30	Chhattisgarhi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	52,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	6,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saonta	200	Chhattisgarhi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satnami	7,400	Hindi	1	7,300	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sauntia	10,000	Odia	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Hindi	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 56	817,000		55 ●	776,000	21,000	50	8,800	100	11,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 253	850,000		245 ●	804,000	24,000	90	8,900	900	11,000

* 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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