India, Himachal Pradesh state, Solan district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Himachal Pradesh
District:	Solan

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

689,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

94.8 %

Muslim

2.3 %

Sikh

2.4 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajgi	1,200	Garhwali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,600	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Lambadi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Barad (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Hindi	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chanal	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daule (Hindu traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Odia	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gagra	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandhila	80	Punjabi, Eastern	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghirth (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Mandeali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Gujari	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	20
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Gujari	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jad	300	Khamba	1	300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	7,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,500	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Hijra	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Makiwal	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	1,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -
Kanaura	600	Kinnauri	0	500	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanchan (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karal (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	70	-1 -	60	-1 -
Kumhar Prajapat	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rachband	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	193,000	Hindi	0	192,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	2,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kanet	60,000	Kangri	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathi	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 65	661,000		65 ●	636,000	10,000	400	500	13,000	600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 185	689,000		183 ●	653,000	16,000	500	1,300	16,000	900

* 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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