India, Himachal Pradesh state, Sirmaur district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

661,000

Buddhist

0.5 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

91.5 %

Muslim

5.3 %

Sikh

2.5 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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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)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Atishbaz	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	60	-1 -	30	-1 -
Bajgi	2,800	Garhwali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	6,100	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Lambadi	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Banjara Bhanjra	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansi	20	Chambeali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barad (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chanal	3,500	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Odia	1	12,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Gujari	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	4,600	Gujari	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	7,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -
Julaha	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	97,000	Hindi	0	96,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	185,000	Hindi	0	184,000	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kanet	73,000	Kangri	0	72,000	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathi	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	1,300	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 61	639,000		61 ●	591,000	31,000	3,300	100	13,000	300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 202	661,000		189 ●	605,000	35,000	3,300	500	17,000	300

* 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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