Bangladesh, Barisal state people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Barisal
District:	All

Major People Groups

128

Major Unreached People Groups

123

Total Population

9,921,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

12.6 %

Muslim

87.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	2,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Bengali	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behara	2,700	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	8,208,000	Bengali	1	-1 -	8,208,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	8,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	8,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	118,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	118,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	4,300	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bihari (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	21,000	Bengali	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	200	Chakma	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Bengali	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,100	Bengali	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Bengali	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	3,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	400	Chittagonian	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	1,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	60	Garo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	7,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghulam	50	Chittagonian	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	68,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Bengali	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	35,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	17,000	Bengali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	21,000	Bengali	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	151,000	Bengali	0	151,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	50	Sylheti	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Bengali	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	34,000	Bengali	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Sylheti	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	800	Bengali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	4,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	40	Bengali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marma (Magh)	300	Marma	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	408,000	Bengali	1	407,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	363,000	Bengali	1	362,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Bengali	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Sylheti	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	6,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	4,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	2,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rakhine	2,800	Rakhine	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	6,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	7,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	35,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	20	Sindhi	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Bengali	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Bengali	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	95,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangchanghya	20	Tangchangya	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Bengali	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	30	Kok Borok	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	90	Bengali	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Bengali	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 128	9,921,000		123 ●	1,253,000	8,658,000	3,200	6,600	400	20

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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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