Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Sindhudurg

Major People Groups

191

Major Unreached People Groups

178

Total Population

1,175,000

Buddhist

2.4 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

93.4 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Agri 11,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Andh 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
Badhai Konkani 21,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
Bahrupi 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
Bakad Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 7,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - 100
 Bania Chetti 2,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 1,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Bania Kasar 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Khedayata 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - 500
 Banijiga 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 50 Lambadi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Barda 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Basor 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda 100 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 90 Urdu Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Bhandari 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Bhansala 47,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 47,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Bhavit 6,500 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 300 60 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
Bindla 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Binjhia 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bohra 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Boya 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 6,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 2,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 4,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 7,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 7,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 3,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 51,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - 200
 Budega Jangam 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 2,800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 2,800 - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - 100 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Cherumar Christian Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Christian 60 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Tulu Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant 600 Konkani Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Devanga 1,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dhanka Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhanwar 30 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 2,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Dhor 40 Marathi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Dudekula 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Gamit 300 Gamit Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Gangakula 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Goanese 13,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 13,000 - -
 Gond unspecified 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gondhali 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Gopal 800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Halba 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Holar 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Holaya Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kalavant 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kamathi 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kathodi 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khoja 700 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Kokna 400 Kukna Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kolhati 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kolowar 40 Kolami, Northwestern Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Koshti 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 249,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 249,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 2,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 169,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 169,000 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kuruba 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,500 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 1,500
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Lohana 800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Madgi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 44,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 16,000 - 28,000 - 20 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 4,200 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 4,200 - -
Mahratta Gomatang 20,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 20,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Shinde 14,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 176,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 176,000 - - - - 300
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mangala 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Memon 500 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Naikda 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Nair 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Padiar Unknown Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Pangul 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Pardhan 20 Pardhan Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pardhi 90 Pardhi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Patelia Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Patharwat 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Pinjara 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
Rajpur 300 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 70 -
Ramoshi 80 Marathi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rathawa Unknown Rathawi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sali 2,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Sangar 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 17,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 17,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 40
 Syrian Christian 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Taria 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Thakar 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Thakkar 4,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 3,600 300 - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 1,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Varli Unknown Varli Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  191 1,175,000   178 1,097,000 30,000 28,000 17,000 200 2,700
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