India, Odisha state, Kendujhar (Keonjhar) district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Kendujhar (Keonjhar)

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,882,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

97.3 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagheti	1,600	Odia	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,000	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bathudi	80,000	Odia	0	80,000	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bauti	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	28,000	Odia	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	5,100	Hindi	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	99,000	Hindi	1	99,000	80	-1 -	40	-1 -	60
Bhumij	15,000	Bengali	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Brahmin Bengali	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	83,000	Hindi	0	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Utkal	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1	1,800	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,200	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	9,000	Odia	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Odia	1	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	40,000	Odia	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	2,400	Odia	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	17,000	Gondi, Northern	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	81,000	Hindi	1	81,000	30	-1 -	20	-1 -	60
Guria	12,000	Odia	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	4,800	Bengali	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	5,200	Ho	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	200
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Juang	27,000	Odia	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Kandha Gauda	800	Odia	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	15,000	Odia	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	50,000	Maithili	1	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karua	1,500	Odia	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	500	Odia	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	1,600	Odia	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	3,600	Hindi	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	700	Odia	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolha	257,000	Ho	1	252,000	200	30	3,100	20	1,100
Kui Khond	1,500	Odia	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	1,500	Sadri	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	33,000	Bengali	1	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	63,000	Hindi	0	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	50	Odia	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Odia	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	50,000	Mundari	5	47,000	60	20	2,100	-1 -	500
Mundari	1,600	Mundari	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	4,600	Kurux	2	4,200	20	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	128,000	Odia	1	128,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	4,400	Odia	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	3,200	Odia	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bengali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samasi	20	Odia	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	73,000	Santhali	2	66,000	70	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	5,800
Saora Jadu	600	Odia	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jati	600	Odia	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Khotto	600	Odia	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Malia	1,400	Odia	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	9,700	Odia	2	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	27,000	Odia	2	27,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Shaikh Siddiqi	1,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyal	500	Odia	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sounti	74,000	Odia	0	74,000	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	2,900	Bengali	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamadia	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamudia	2,000	Odia	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanla	1,000	Odia	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharua	400	Odia	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	251,000	Hindi	0	251,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Bagal	1,200	Odia	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	16,000	Telugu	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 95	1,858,000		82 ●	1,812,000	27,000	200	8,300	1,400	8,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 242	1,882,000		223 ●	1,832,000	30,000	200	8,900	2,200	8,200

* 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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