India, Maharashtra state, Ahmednagar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Maharashtra
District:	Ahmednagar

Major People Groups

125

Major Unreached People Groups

122

Total Population

5,165,000

Buddhist

0.7 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

90.2 %

Muslim

7.3 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Atari	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahrupi	200	Marathi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Bengali	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balasantoshi	4,700	Marathi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	7,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,000
Bania Lad	3,300	Gujarati	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Bania Mahesri	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	4,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000
Bania Porwal	2,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Bania Saitwal	1,800	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Bania Ummad	1,200	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania unspecified	59,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	23,000
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Lambadi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Kannada	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhampta	2,600	Marathi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	158,000	Gujarati	1	157,000	500	50	40	30	300
Bhil Vasave	40,000	Vasavi	1	40,000	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	1,400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	5,600	Marathi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	42,000	Marathi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	2,200	Marathi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karbadu	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karhada	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	3,100	Marathi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	7,800	Hindi	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	110,000	Hindi	0	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	69,000	Hindi	1	69,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Marathi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,800	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Marathi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Dhobi Parit	16,000	Marathi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	4,100	Marathi	0	4,100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghadasi	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghisadi	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gondhali	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gopal	6,600	Gujarati	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holar	1,900	Marathi	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Jat (Sikh traditions)	2,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -
Kachari (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Kannada	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	8,000	Kannada	0	8,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamathi	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanai	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Marathi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kasar Otari	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Kolhati	4,200	Marathi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	131,000	Marathi	0	131,000	200	70	-1 -	20	100
Koli Son	20	Marathi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	154,000	Gujarati	0	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Kunbi Kadwa	1,700	Gujarati	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Konkani	3,500	Konkani, Goan	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	3,300	Gujarati	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingader	500	Marathi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	13,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	331,000	Marathi	1	298,000	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	200	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	11,000	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Jadhav	152,000	Marathi	0	151,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Mahratta Kunbi	605,000	Gujarati	0	605,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Pawar	93,000	Marathi	0	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Shinde	138,000	Marathi	0	137,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Mahratta unspecified	1,417,000	Marathi	0	1,408,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,400
Mairal	100	Marathi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Jangam	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	213,000	Hindi	0	213,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manbhav	1,900	Marathi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mang Garudi	1,900	Marathi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Christian traditions)	9,100	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	156,000	Marathi	1	154,000	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	60	-1 -
Nandiwale	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pangul	500	Marathi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	10,000	Pardhi	0	10,000	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Pashtun Afridi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	43,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	1,700	Odia	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu Kayastha	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramoshi	17,000	Marathi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Marathi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	28,000	Kannada	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Sangar	800	Marathi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	41,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	8,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	237,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	237,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shinligar	100	Kannada	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Sonar Aksali	3,300	Marathi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Taria	900	Marathi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakar	53,000	Marathi	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	74,000	Marathi	0	73,000	100	30	-1 -	20	100
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Telugu	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanjara	190,000	Marathi	0	190,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Zarekari	40	Gujarati	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 125	5,120,000		122 ●	4,625,000	367,000	34,000	22,000	3,400	66,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 359	5,165,000		341 ●	4,657,000	377,000	35,000	23,000	6,300	66,000

* 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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