India, Karnataka state, Bangalore Rural district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Bangalore Rural

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,049,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

86.9 %

Muslim

9.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	28,000	Tamil	0	28,000	-1 -	30	20	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	1,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	127,000	Kannada	1	126,000	-1 -	100	100	20	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	1,900	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	1,200	Tamil	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,600	Tamil	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	1,000	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baira	100	Kannada	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Kannada	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania unspecified	1,800	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Banijiga	18,000	Kannada	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Lambadi	1	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Kannada	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	4,000	Telugu	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	8,200	Kannada	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	2,100	Tamil	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Brahmin Vadama	2,100	Tamil	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Velanadu	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budega Jangam	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	1,900	Konkani	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	11,000	Kannada	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	12,000	Kannada	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	700	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	1,900	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	9,300	Malayalam	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Iruliga	3,400	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Jambuvulu	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Bengali	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	2,200	Tamil	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Telugu	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	2,100	Telugu	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	3,500	Kannada	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	3,400	Kannada	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	3,800	Marathi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	7,000	Kannada	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	43,000	Kannada	1	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	26,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	26,000
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Telugu	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	15,000	Marathi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Mangala	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	3,000	Tamil	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Masan Jogi	400	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	700	Kannada	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Tamil	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	50,000	Kannada	0	50,000	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	50
Pashtun Afridi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raya Rawat	100	Kannada	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	7,600	Kannada	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	3,600	Telugu	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	4,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	42,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	6,900	Marathi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Telugu	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	175,000	Kannada	1	175,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	1,500	Tamil	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	41,000	Tamil	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	2,900	Tamil	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	19,000	Tamil	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	19,000	Tamil	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	1,700	Telugu	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 95	1,027,000		92 ●	896,000	99,000	300	3,600	40	27,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 219	1,049,000		206 ●	911,000	103,000	300	5,600	400	27,000

* 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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