India, Maharashtra state, Solapur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Maharashtra
District:	Solapur

Major People Groups

156

Major Unreached People Groups

153

Total Population

4,915,000

Buddhist

2.8 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

86.0 %

Muslim

10.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Karnataka	2,100	Kannada	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Atari	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyanavar	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Konkani	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Bengali	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Kannada	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bolla	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	35,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100
Bania Chaturth	4,900	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,500
Bania Chetti	10,000	Tamil	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Bania Gujar	8,300	Gujarati	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasar	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Komti	3,900	Telugu	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Lad	1,300	Gujarati	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Mahajan	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Nagar	500	Gujarati	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Nima	1,100	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Oswal	2,800	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Bania Pancham	600	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Porwal	2,300	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Saitwal	1,200	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Ummad	4,900	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300
Bania unspecified	188,000	Hindi	0	168,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	21,000
Banijiga	4,400	Kannada	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Lambadi	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barda	70	Marathi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Kannada	0	5,500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	3,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhampta	7,200	Marathi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhansala	19,000	Marathi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Kataria	400	Wagdi	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	2,100	Gujarati	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahma Kshatriya	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	20,000	Marathi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	43,000	Marathi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	3,400	Marathi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	7,100	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	13,000	Kannada	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karbadu	2,600	Marathi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karhada	1,500	Marathi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	5,200	Marathi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	4,400	Telugu	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	154,000	Hindi	0	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Budega Jangam	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	110,000	Hindi	1	109,000	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Marathi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Marathi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Devanga	2,600	Kannada	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,400	Gujarati	0	1,300	50	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	24,000	Marathi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	13,000	Marathi	0	13,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ellamalawar	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	10,000	Kannada	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghadasi	1,500	Marathi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghisadi	4,300	Marathi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gondhali	9,100	Marathi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hanabar	2,600	Tulu	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holar	31,000	Marathi	1	30,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javeri	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Kannada	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	23,000	Kannada	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	9,300	Telugu	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalavant	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamathi	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanai	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	4,800	Telugu	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Marathi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar Otari	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kolhati	2,100	Marathi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	53,000	Marathi	0	53,000	200	20	20	-1 -	100
Koshti	40,000	Marathi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	69,000	Gujarati	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kunbi Konkani	4,900	Konkani, Goan	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingader	500	Marathi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	3,100	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100
Lohana	3,900	Gujarati	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	309,000	Marathi	1	176,000	-1 -	133,000	200	200	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	4,500	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Jadhav	140,000	Marathi	0	140,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	20,000	Marathi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	2,600	Gujarati	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Pawar	117,000	Marathi	0	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	1,606,000	Marathi	0	1,603,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Mala Jangam	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	172,000	Hindi	0	172,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	6,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Christian traditions)	3,900	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	157,000	Marathi	1	155,000	-1 -	2,200	30	60	-1 -
Mawalud	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	2,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	1,700	Kurux	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panchama	80	Telugu	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pangul	6,800	Marathi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	15,000	Pardhi	0	15,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Parsee	4,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000
Pashtun Afridi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	32,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patlia	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	90	Dari	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pomla	20	Gujarati	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu Kayastha	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	68,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Marathi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramoshi	42,000	Marathi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Marathi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	1,300	Gujarati	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	131,000	Kannada	0	131,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangar	7,000	Marathi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	51,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	31,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	9,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	304,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	304,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tirmali	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	28,000	Kannada	1	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanjara	32,000	Marathi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	4,000	Tamil	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zarekari	40	Gujarati	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 156	4,871,000		153 ●	4,192,000	483,000	137,000	8,600	300	51,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 355	4,915,000		333 ●	4,225,000	490,000	137,000	10,000	1,300	53,000

* 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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