India, Odisha state, Mayurbhanj district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Mayurbhanj

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,451,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

83.4 %

Muslim

1.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

14.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Amat	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagata	2,100	Telugu	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Bengali	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagheti	1,000	Odia	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Bengali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,100	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bathudi	121,000	Odia	0	121,000	100	-1 -	200	20	100
Bauti	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	15,000	Odia	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	5,100	Hindi	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	58,000	Hindi	1	58,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bhumij	176,000	Bengali	1	170,000	200	-1 -	500	20	5,100
Bhunjia	300	Bhunjia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	3,100	Bengali	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Brahmin Utkal	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	1	3,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	60	Odia	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	16,000	Odia	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Odia	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	1,600	Odia	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	62,000	Odia	0	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	1	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	31,000	Hindi	1	31,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Guria	33,000	Odia	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	10,000	Bengali	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	46,000	Ho	1	25,000	50	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	19,000
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Bengali	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandha Gauda	900	Odia	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Kandra	1,800	Odia	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	43,000	Odia	1	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karua	3,600	Odia	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	1,500	Odia	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	24,000	Kharia	2	23,000	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Kol	1,600	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Kolah Lohara	3,400	Odia	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Kolha	266,000	Ho	1	238,000	300	30	4,300	20	23,000
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurunga	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	5,600	Bengali	2	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	3,200	Sadri	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	32,000	Bengali	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	8,900	Marathi	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	2,300
Mali (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	700	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Munda	30,000	Mundari	5	22,000	30	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	6,600
Mundari	5,500	Mundari	2	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	5,500	Kurux	2	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	50
Paik	1,800	Odia	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	28,000	Odia	1	28,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	12,000	Odia	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parenga	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pashtun, Pathan	4,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	22,000	Odia	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	7,600	Bengali	1	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran Bhaja	40	Panchpargania	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran unspecified	90	Panchpargania	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Bengali	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	3,100	Hindi	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	1,800	Odia	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samasi	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	650,000	Santhali	2	348,000	600	40	4,800	80	297,000
Saora unspecified	4,400	Odia	2	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sayyid	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	9,300	Odia	2	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Shaikh Siddiqi	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	25,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sounti	29,000	Odia	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Bengali	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamadia	90	Odia	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamudia	6,600	Odia	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	114,000	Hindi	0	114,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharua	4,200	Odia	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Ujia	1,900	Odia	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	197,000	Hindi	0	197,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Bagal	1,200	Odia	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,800	Telugu	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 92	2,431,000		83 ●	2,028,000	35,000	200	13,000	200	355,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 208	2,451,000		195 ●	2,044,000	38,000	200	13,000	800	355,000

* 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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