India, Odisha state, Jharsuguda district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Jharsuguda

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

642,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

96.2 %

Muslim

2.1 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Agariya	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agariya (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bariki	80	Odia	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaina	800	Chhattisgarhi	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	4,900	Odia	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	15,000	Hindi	1	15,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bhulia	5,300	Odia	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	1	13,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	30	Odia	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	60	Odia	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	15,000	Odia	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	50,000	Odia	1	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandhmali	1,800	Odia	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandia Odisha	200	Koya	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	39,000	Odia	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghantarghada	400	Odia	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	1	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Dorla	5,100	Odia	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Jhare	5,100	Gondi, Northern	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	10,000	Gondi, Northern	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	46,000	Hindi	1	46,000	40	-1 -	300	-1 -	40
Kalingi	1,900	Odia	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	2,700	Odia	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadura	700	Odia	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	16,000	Kharia	2	15,000	20	-1 -	800	-1 -	20
Kisan	54,000	Hindi	1	54,000	30	-1 -	200	-1 -	50
Kolta	40,000	Odia	1	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,400	Odia	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusta	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali Thanapati	1,500	Odia	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandia	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	50	Odia	2	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	20,000	Mundari	5	17,000	20	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	40
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naksia	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	11,000	Kurux	2	8,900	30	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	30
Pan	1,900	Odia	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pap	2,800	Odia	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rona	60	Odia	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jadu	700	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jati	400	Odia	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Khotto	700	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Malia	5,000	Odia	2	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	7,900	Odia	2	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	5,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyal	1,300	Odia	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonjhara	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudha	1,300	Odia	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudha Butka	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Bengali	1	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamadia	20	Odia	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Hindi	0	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	6,400	Telugu	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 78	609,000		67 ●	589,000	11,000	80	8,500	40	300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 292	642,000		273 ●	618,000	14,000	80	8,700	1,500	300

* 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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