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India
Province / State: Odisha
District: Gajapati

Major People Groups

285

Major Unreached People Groups

259

Total Population

683,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

38.7 %

Hindu

60.5 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra Christian 70 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
Adi Dravida 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 60 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
Agaru 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Alia 3,700 Odia Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Ansari 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Aruva 1,200 Odia Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Asari 1,100 Odia Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Ayyarakam 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Bagata Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bagheti 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bakati 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Balija Jakkula 2,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bania Komti 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - 30
Bania Rauniar 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - 40
Bariki 60 Odia Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Basushabar 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bathudi Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bauri 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - -
Bauti 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Bavuri Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Behara 50 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
Belama 1,900 Odia Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bhampta 80 Marathi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bhandari 2,900 Odia Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bhuiya unspecified 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - 40 - 20
Bhumia Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bhumij Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bind 50 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Bolasi 2,000 Odia Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Bolodia 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bondili 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bosantiya 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Boya 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Budega Jangam 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - 50 - -
Chandala Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Cherua Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chitara Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Christian 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 44,000 - -
Chuditya 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Dalu Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Dammalia 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Dandasi 2,200 Odia Progress Gauge 2,100 - 50 20 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Dera 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Devadasi 90 Kannada Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Devangri 3,200 Odia Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
Dewar 2,600 Odia Progress Gauge 2,500 - 60 - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Dharua 50 Duruwa Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Dolapati 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Doluva 1,000 Odia Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Odia Progress Gauge 1,100 - 30 - - -
Dom Murdafarash 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Dora 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Dudekula 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Durgamurgi Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gadaba Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gammalla 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Ganda Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gandla 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Gauda 9,900 Odia Progress Gauge 9,900 - - - - -
Gavara 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Gayinta 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Ghusuria Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Godagali Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Godiya 1,500 Odia Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Golla 3,600 Odia Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Gond unspecified 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Gontara Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gopal 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Guna 60 Odia Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Guria 1,700 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Hadi 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - 30 70 - -
Hajam 70 Urdu Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
Hatkar 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Jaggali 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - 50 - - -
Jambuvulu 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Janna 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Jatapu 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jhalo Malo 4,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,100 - 80 30 - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kachera (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Kaikadi 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Kalingi 9,500 Odia Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
Kambo 3,700 Odia Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Kammara 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Kamsala 1,700 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Kandha Gauda 80 Odia Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kandra 1,200 Odia Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 30 - -
Kansali 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 4,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 4,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
Karan 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Karnam 3,100 Odia Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Katia Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kattunayakan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Khadala 60 Odia Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Khadura 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Khandait 1,400 Odia Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Khangar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kharia Unknown Kharia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Khodara 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Khoira 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Khoruda 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Kolah Lohara Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kolta 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Komarao 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Konda Dhora 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Konda Reddi 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Korku Unknown Korku Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Korti 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Koshti 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Koya unspecified 100 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
Kudumban Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kudumi 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Kui Khond 44,000 Odia Progress Gauge 17,000 200 30 27,000 - 90
Kui Padavakulam 9,900 Kui, Dawik Progress Gauge 4,200 20 - 5,600 - 20
Kumhar Magahia 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Laheri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 300 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,000 - 30 - - -
Mahanta 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 50 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
Mahishya 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mahli 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mahuria 30 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - 20 -
Majhwar 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Majjula 1,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 90 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Mandia 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mangala 2,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Mankirdia Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Markande 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Matia 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Muli 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Munda 40 Mundari Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Mundala 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Munnur 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Mutrasi 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Nagar 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Nagarulu 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Nagasapu 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Nagavasulu 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Nair 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Neyyala 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Noliya 600 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - 50 - -
Odiya 3,600 Odia Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Oraon 40 Kurux Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Oriya 2,300 Odia Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Paidi 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Paik 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Pan 13,000 Odia Progress Gauge 12,000 - 1,100 90 - -
Pandaram Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Pantanti Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Pardhi 2,100 Pardhi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 30 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - 20 - -
Pashtun, Pathan 80 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
Patial 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Patro 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Perka 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Perna (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Poundra 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,100 - 400 90 - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
Ravulo 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Razu 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Relli 2,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,300 - - 20 - -
Rona 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Saini (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Sali 2,900 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Samanthan 2,300 Odia Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Sankara 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 20 Santhali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Saora Jadu 7,600 Odia Progress Gauge 2,600 20 - 4,900 - -
Saora Jati 8,100 Odia Progress Gauge 2,800 20 - 5,300 - 20
Saora Kapusavar 7,200 Odia Progress Gauge 2,500 20 - 4,700 - -
Saora Khotto 7,600 Odia Progress Gauge 2,600 20 - 4,900 - -
Saora Lanjia 7,200 Odia Progress Gauge 2,500 20 - 4,700 - -
Saora Malia 15,000 Odia Progress Gauge 5,300 30 - 9,900 - 30
Saora unspecified 149,000 Odia Progress Gauge 42,000 300 200 106,000 - 300
Sapru 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Sarki Unknown Nepali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Satani 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Sauntia 2,000 Odia Progress Gauge 1,900 - - 100 - -
Saur 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Sayyid 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Segidi 3,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
Shabar 127,000 Odia Progress Gauge 81,000 300 80 45,000 - 200
Shaikh Qureshi 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 20 Bengali Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Singalu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Soboro 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sounti 200 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - 30 - -
Sudha 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Sudra Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,500 - - - - -
Tharua 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Thori (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Tiyar 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Tohala 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Tulabhina 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Vanati 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Vanjara 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Velama 7,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - - -
Velama Palnati 1,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
Yadav Gola 4,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Yenadi 800 Telugu Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Yerukula 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  285 683,000   259 ● 413,000 1,700 2,200 264,000 70 800
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