India, Gujarat state, Mehsana district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Gujarat
District:	Mehsana

Major People Groups

133

Major Unreached People Groups

133

Total Population

2,737,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

5.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Gandhar	800	Gujarati	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Bengali	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajania	4,200	Gujarati	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	1,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	30,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bania Bhatia	900	Gujarati	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Dhusar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Disaval	5,100	Gujarati	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Kasarwani	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khedayata	3,300	Gujarati	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Modh	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Nagar	6,100	Gujarati	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	1,400	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Srimali	2,300	Gujarati	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bania Ummad	1,900	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bania unspecified	152,000	Hindi	0	146,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,400
Bawa	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behlim	2,100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bhatia (Muslim traditions)	700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Rathia	1,600	Gujarati	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	5,700	Gujarati	1	5,600	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bohra	12,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahma Kshatriya	800	Gujarati	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	3,500	Gujarati	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chaturvedi	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mewada	3,700	Gujarati	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	5,500	Gujarati	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	6,600	Gujarati	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Srimali	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tapodhan	6,100	Gujarati	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	97,000	Hindi	0	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Hindi	1	47,000	-1 -	50	700	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Gujarati	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chhipa (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chunvalia	3,900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Muslim traditions)	600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dadhi (Muslim traditions)	700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangashia	50	Gujarati	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Gujarati	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	89,000	Gujarati	0	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garasia	5,700	Garasia, Adiwasi	1	5,500	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Gujarati	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Gujarati	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Ghanchi (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandoi	700	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasbati (Muslim traditions)	3,800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khalpa	35,000	Gujarati	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khant	5,400	Gujarati	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatki	500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	2,300	Marathi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	139,000	Gujarati	1	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Patelia	11,000	Gujarati	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	660,000	Gujarati	0	659,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kunbi Anjna	94,000	Gujarati	0	94,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kunbi Kadwa	433,000	Gujarati	0	433,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Kunbi Lewa	69,000	Gujarati	0	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Lohana	17,000	Gujarati	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	47,000	Gujarati	1	47,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makwana (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Gujarati	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	5,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mansoori	5,400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	2,400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molesalam	1,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	21,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadia	4,100	Gujarati	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nanakshahi	100	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Panar	100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	11,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pindara	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Gujarati	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Muslim traditions)	600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	80,000	Hindi	0	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	38,000	Gujarati	1	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagar	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sathwara	9,800	Gujarati	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shemalia	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shenva (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Gujarati	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	3,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sutar Lohar	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai	700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Targala	8,500	Gujarati	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Turi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Telugu	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zarekari	50	Gujarati	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 133	2,696,000		133 ●	2,555,000	129,000	100	700	100	11,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 327	2,737,000		319 ●	2,583,000	137,000	100	1,900	1,000	12,000

* 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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