India, Gujarat state, Bhavnagar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Gujarat
District:	Bhavnagar

Major People Groups

116

Major Unreached People Groups

116

Total Population

2,998,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

92.0 %

Muslim

6.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahmadi	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Gandhar	2,900	Gujarati	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Kharadi	4,100	Gujarati	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Bengali	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	1,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khedayata	900	Gujarati	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	3,600	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,500
Bania Srimali	5,200	Gujarati	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,800
Bania unspecified	35,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000
Bawa	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	3,900	Gujarati	1	3,800	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	5,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahma Kshatriya	3,300	Gujarati	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavala	11,000	Gujarati	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	57,000	Gujarati	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khedawal	2,900	Gujarati	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	4,000	Marathi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mewada	5,500	Gujarati	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	25,000	Gujarati	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	12,000	Gujarati	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tapodhan	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	165,000	Hindi	0	160,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,900
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Hindi	1	40,000	-1 -	60	900	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Gujarati	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangashia	70	Gujarati	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Gujarati	1	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	72,000	Gujarati	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Gujarati	0	1,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Bengali	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Gujarati	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Gujarati	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khavar	9,400	Gujarati	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoja	21,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	5,500	Marathi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	406,000	Gujarati	1	406,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Gujarati	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Patelia	19,000	Gujarati	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	95,000	Hindi	0	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	407,000	Gujarati	0	407,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Anjna	3,100	Gujarati	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Kadwa	22,000	Gujarati	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	351,000	Gujarati	0	351,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	9,200	Gujarati	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	346,000	Gujarati	0	346,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	56,000	Gujarati	1	55,000	-1 -	200	500	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	14,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mansoori	2,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	33,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Bengali	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	1,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	3,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Gujarati	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	124,000	Hindi	0	122,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sagar	200	Gujarati	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sandhai	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	9,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	2,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	67,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	3,300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Samon	2,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Sumra	400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi Barot	500	Gujarati	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions)	800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wandhara	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	7,700	Telugu	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Golarana	50	Gujarati	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 116	2,960,000		116 ●	2,730,000	200,000	300	1,400	10	29,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 276	2,998,000		264 ●	2,758,000	205,000	400	3,200	1,300	30,000

* 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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