India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Srinagar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jammu and Kashmir
District:	Srinagar

Major People Groups

142

Major Unreached People Groups

136

Total Population

1,421,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

3.8 %

Muslim

95.0 %

Sikh

0.9 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Anglo	90	English	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Awan	2,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakkarwal	800	Gujari	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balti	200	Balti	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Mahajan	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,500	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	60
Barwala (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basith (Hindu traditions)	30	Dogri	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batwal (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Dogri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beg	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	100	Ladakhi	1	30	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bomba	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Brahmin Acharya	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	8,800	Kashmiri	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Broq-Pa	300	Brokskat	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	900	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Changpa	-1 Unknown	Changthang	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Chopan	700	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	800	Hindi	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Desil	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhiar	20	Kashmiri	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Dogri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gardi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Dogri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	30	Gujari	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Gujari	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	5,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,000	-1 -
Jewish, South Asian	20	Marathi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	1,245,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,245,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Khoja	100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kraal	100	Kashmiri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	900	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	20	Gujarati	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	20	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	90	Bengali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	100	Marathi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Makhmi	8,200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangrik	500	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mon	-1 Unknown	Ladakhi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Nair	70	Malayalam	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namdagur	1,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parsee	30	Gujarati	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Pashtun Afridi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	50	Dari	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Purig-Pa	-1 Unknown	Purig	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	3,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -
Rajput Awan	2,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khakkha	100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manj	200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	300	Hindi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions)	300	Hindi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Muslim traditions)	100	Hindi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sayyid	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	7,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shakhsaz	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sofi	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Syrian Christian	200	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tarakhehas	6,500	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	20	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	20	Kok Borok	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	60	Tamil	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Waza	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Hindu traditions)	600	Dogri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 142	1,421,000		136 ●	54,000	1,351,000	500	2,700	13,000	200

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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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