India, Gujarat state, Gandhinagar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Gujarat
District:	Gandhinagar

Major People Groups

132

Major Unreached People Groups

131

Total Population

1,624,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

95.3 %

Muslim

3.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	6,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Badhai Gandhar	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Bengali	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bajania	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Disaval	1,500	Gujarati	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khedayata	1,100	Gujarati	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Modh	1,600	Gujarati	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Nagar	2,200	Gujarati	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,500	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bania Srimali	5,900	Gujarati	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Bania unspecified	97,000	Hindi	0	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,100
Barda	100	Marathi	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor Vanjha	60	Gujarati	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bavcha	200	Gujarati	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawa	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behlim	600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhansala	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Gametia	600	Gujarati	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Rathia	1,200	Gujarati	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	11,000	Gujarati	1	11,000	20	-1 -	80	-1 -	20
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	5,800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahma Kshatriya	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	4,600	Gujarati	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chaturvedi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mewada	2,100	Gujarati	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	2,400	Gujarati	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	2,600	Gujarati	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Srimali	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tapodhan	2,400	Gujarati	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	74,000	Hindi	0	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	1	32,000	-1 -	100	900	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chhipa (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chunvalia	1,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dadhi (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Gujarati	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	45,000	Gujarati	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dudhwala	40	Gujarati	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions)	300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garasia	2,500	Garasia, Adiwasi	1	2,400	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Gujarati	0	4,100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Gujarati	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Gosain unspecified	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Kannada	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaghzi	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandoi	200	Gujarati	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Kasbati (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khalpa	11,000	Gujarati	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khant	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatki	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khavar	1,100	Gujarati	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	192,000	Gujarati	1	192,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Gujarati	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Patelia	12,000	Gujarati	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	4,900	Marathi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	319,000	Gujarati	0	319,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kunbi Anjna	30,000	Gujarati	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kunbi Kadwa	128,000	Gujarati	0	128,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kunbi Lewa	24,000	Gujarati	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Lingayat	1,300	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Lohana	7,700	Gujarati	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	65,000	Gujarati	0	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	2,300	Marathi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	41,000	Gujarati	1	41,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makwana (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Gujarati	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mansoori	1,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	1,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	6,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadia	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nanakshahi	40	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Panar	40	Gujarati	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Gujarati	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	98,000	Hindi	0	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	15,000	Gujarati	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salat Sompura	30	Gujarati	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sathwara	7,800	Gujarati	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shemalia	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shenva (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Gujarati	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sutar Lohar	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai	300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Targala	3,400	Gujarati	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Teli (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi Barot	200	Gujarati	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions)	400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zarekari	20	Gujarati	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 132	1,577,000		131 ●	1,514,000	49,000	300	900	1,400	11,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 406	1,624,000		385 ●	1,547,000	59,000	500	3,200	1,900	13,000

* 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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