India, Karnataka state, Dharwad district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Dharwad

Major People Groups

126

Major Unreached People Groups

120

Total Population

1,971,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

65.5 %

Muslim

21.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

11.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chaturth	400	Marathi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Chetti	6,600	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,800
Bania Komti	1,600	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania unspecified	50,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000
Banijiga	21,000	Kannada	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Lambadi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Lambadi	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bant	60	Konkani	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	7,100	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	118,000	Kannada	0	118,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	4,600	Kannada	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	4,600	Telugu	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	4,600	Kannada	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	4,600	Kannada	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Kannada	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Beldar Katani Uppara	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Kannada	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Narmada Uppara	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Urindavan	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bellara	400	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	3,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	6,000	Marathi	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	21,000	Kannada	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	1,700	Marathi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	76,000	Hindi	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,200
Budega Jangam	5,900	Telugu	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	1,700	Konkani	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	24,000	Kannada	0	24,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Hindi	1	56,000	-1 -	60	600	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions)	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chenna Dasar	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	10,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Devadasi	700	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	18,000	Kannada	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Dhangar Bharwad	142,000	Gujarati	0	142,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	5,500	Marathi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Dombara)	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Durgamurgi	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	58,000	Kannada	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gantichore	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	1,200	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Gondhali	800	Marathi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	200	Konkani	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halsar	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hanabar	1,800	Tulu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	1,100	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	20
Javeri	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jingar	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Kannada	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	15,000	Kannada	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalavant	400	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Kamathi	4,000	Telugu	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	4,100	Telugu	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Marathi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	11,000	Kannada	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	8,600	Telugu	1	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudavakkal	1,000	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Gujarati	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	138,000	Kannada	1	128,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	184,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	184,000
Madiga (Christian traditions)	2,800	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Telugu	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Muslim traditions)	100	Telugu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mahratta Kunbi	1,100	Gujarati	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	102,000	Marathi	0	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,600
Mala (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Telugu	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	1,400	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Masan Jogi	1,100	Kannada	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	3,200	Kannada	1	3,200	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Naikda	73,000	Kannada	0	71,000	300	30	30	20	900
Pardhi	3,500	Pardhi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	22,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Kannada	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raddi	8,400	Kannada	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Marathi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	24,000	Kannada	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Samagara	8,200	Kannada	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	30,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	9,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	299,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	299,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shinligar	2,300	Kannada	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Hindu traditions)	400	Kannada	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Muslim traditions)	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silawat (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sillekyatha	1,500	Kannada	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	9,900	Marathi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Syrian Christian	1,400	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Telugu	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	26,000	Kannada	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Vanniyan	1,300	Tamil	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Vasudev	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	1,400	Malayalam	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Yadav Gola	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 126	1,936,000		120 ●	1,264,000	424,000	600	28,000	20	219,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 339	1,971,000		319 ●	1,291,000	429,000	1,000	29,000	1,500	220,000

* 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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