India, Odisha state, Balasore district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Balasore

Major People Groups

114

Major Unreached People Groups

107

Total Population

2,575,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

94.5 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.7 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Amat	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Bengali	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bathudi	17,000	Odia	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bauri	1,800	Bengali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Bauti	600	Odia	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bavuri	20	Telugu	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	29,000	Odia	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhathiara (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Odia	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	1,600	Hindi	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	71,000	Bengali	1	70,000	200	-1 -	80	-1 -	700
Brahmin Bengali	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chakula	5,200	Odia	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Holia	5,500	Odia	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	7,900	Odia	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mastan	4,600	Odia	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	77,000	Hindi	0	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	1	18,000	-1 -	40	500	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	90	Odia	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	69,000	Odia	0	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Odia	1	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	1,800	Odia	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	115,000	Odia	0	115,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghusuria	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Godra	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	68,000	Odia	1	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	40,000	Odia	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	20,000	Bengali	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachera (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Odia	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	33,000	Bengali	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	102,000	Odia	1	102,000	-1 -	20	400	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	113,000	Odia	1	112,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	2,100	Bengali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karua	900	Odia	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Marathi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Odia	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	19,000	Odia	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	313,000	Odia	0	313,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	1,400	Kharia	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	600	Odia	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolha	50,000	Ho	1	50,000	50	-1 -	300	-1 -	300
Kori	1,600	Hindi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	28,000	Odia	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	139,000	Hindi	0	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurunga	4,700	Odia	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	23,000	Bengali	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahuria	1,200	Odia	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	3,800	Hindi	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandia	1,900	Odia	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangali	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	300	Odia	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Matia	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Odia	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,200	Mundari	5	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mundari	800	Mundari	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Bengali	1	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	4,100	Bengali	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	2,100	Kurux	2	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	113,000	Odia	1	112,000	-1 -	20	500	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	2,600	Odia	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	2,400	Odia	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Raju	72,000	Bengali	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	12,000	Odia	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	107,000	Santhali	2	89,000	100	-1 -	800	-1 -	17,000
Sayyid	9,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	6,700	Odia	2	6,600	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Shaikh Faruqi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	9,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	6,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	52,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sonar Kamila	8,200	Odia	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sounti	2,100	Odia	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Bengali	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamadia	30	Odia	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamudia	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	86,000	Bengali	0	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	75,000	Hindi	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharua	1,700	Odia	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	3,200	Bengali	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tulabhina	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ujia	19,000	Odia	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	153,000	Hindi	0	153,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	76,000	Telugu	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	3,100	Bengali	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 114	2,548,000		107 ●	2,413,000	111,000	100	4,900	0	19,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 288	2,575,000		271 ●	2,435,000	116,000	100	5,800	200	19,000

* 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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