India, Odisha state, Ganjam district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Ganjam

Major People Groups

176

Major Unreached People Groups

164

Total Population

3,824,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

99.0 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agaru	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Alia	52,000	Odia	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	4,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aruva	23,000	Odia	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asari	5,800	Odia	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyarakam	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakati	2,300	Odia	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	75,000	Kannada	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bogam	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bolla	7,500	Telugu	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Dasari	1,900	Kannada	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Jakkula	39,000	Telugu	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bania Gandha Banik	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Komti	3,100	Telugu	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	80,000	Hindi	0	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bariki	2,500	Odia	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Basushabar	900	Odia	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	148,000	Bengali	1	147,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Bauti	30	Odia	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bavuri	80	Telugu	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behara	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Belama	22,000	Odia	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhampta	500	Marathi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	60,000	Odia	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bolasi	22,000	Odia	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bolodia	1,800	Odia	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bondili	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bosantiya	4,800	Odia	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budega Jangam	10,000	Telugu	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	1	5,300	-1 -	50	100	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	60	Odia	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	4,400	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -
Chuditya	5,500	Odia	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dammalia	5,100	Odia	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dandasi	60,000	Odia	1	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Dera	2,300	Odia	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadasi	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devangri	47,000	Odia	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	121,000	Odia	0	121,000	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dolapati	6,600	Odia	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doluva	8,600	Odia	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Odia	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dora	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dudekula	200	Telugu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Durgamurgi	40	Kannada	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gammalla	900	Odia	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	12,000	Telugu	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	194,000	Odia	0	194,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gayinta	1,200	Odia	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghantarghada	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Godiya	11,000	Odia	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Golla	107,000	Odia	0	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gontara	30	Odia	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gopal	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guna	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	16,000	Odia	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	43,000	Bengali	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Jaggali	2,600	Telugu	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Janna	1,500	Odia	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,400	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogula	20	Odia	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	213,000	Odia	1	213,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kambo	47,000	Odia	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kammara	15,000	Telugu	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamsala	17,000	Odia	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandha Gauda	800	Odia	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	14,000	Odia	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kansali	3,200	Odia	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	122,000	Telugu	0	122,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	190,000	Telugu	0	190,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	2,600	Odia	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karnam	70,000	Odia	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Marathi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar Otari	6,600	Telugu	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Odia	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	53,000	Odia	1	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Khadura	1,000	Odia	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	12,000	Odia	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khodara	2,700	Odia	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoira	2,000	Odia	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoruda	2,700	Odia	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Komarao	2,700	Odia	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korti	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	31,000	Tamil	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	50,000	Odia	2	47,000	50	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	90
Kui Padavakulam	7,800	Kui, Dawik	2	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	20
Kuli	300	Odia	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	2,400	Odia	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	124,000	Gujarati	0	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	8,400	Hindi	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majjula	14,000	Telugu	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Hindu traditions)	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	30,000	Telugu	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Bengali	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Muli	4,000	Telugu	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munnur	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarulu	2,800	Telugu	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagasapu	1,700	Odia	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagavasulu	4,200	Telugu	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Neyyala	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Noliya	3,100	Odia	2	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Odiya	45,000	Odia	1	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oriya	33,000	Odia	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	5,000	Odia	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	57,000	Odia	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	800	Odia	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	11,000	Pardhi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	1,400	Odia	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patro	2,100	Odia	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perka	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perna (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	56,000	Bengali	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	135,000	Hindi	0	135,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravulo	16,000	Odia	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rona	900	Odia	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	35,000	Kannada	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samanthan	22,000	Odia	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sanei	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jadu	1,000	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jati	1,200	Odia	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	1,100	Odia	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Khotto	1,000	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	1,000	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Malia	1,400	Odia	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	21,000	Odia	2	14,000	40	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	20
Sapru	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauntia	34,000	Odia	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Segidi	81,000	Telugu	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	35,000	Odia	2	32,000	40	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	50
Shaikh unspecified	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyal	3,100	Odia	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Soboro	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sounti	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudha	3,700	Odia	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Bengali	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	9,800	Bengali	1	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Bengali	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	79,000	Hindi	0	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thori (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	4,300	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Tohala	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Telugu	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanati	4,300	Telugu	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velama	165,000	Telugu	0	165,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velama Palnati	15,000	Telugu	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	3,100	Tamil	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	202,000	Hindi	0	202,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	24,000	Telugu	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	4,200	Telugu	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yerukula	1,600	Telugu	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 176	3,799,000		164 ●	3,765,000	11,000	200	24,000	40	400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 357	3,824,000		329 ●	3,785,000	14,000	200	25,000	600	400

* 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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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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