India, Rajasthan state, Bikaner district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Rajasthan
District:	Bikaner

Major People Groups

114

Major Unreached People Groups

114

Total Population

2,550,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.0 %

Hindu

88.9 %

Muslim

8.8 %

Sikh

0.4 %

Other Religions

1.9 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Bengali	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajgar	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	37,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000
Bania Bijabargi	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Kasarwani	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mathur	600	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Oswal	3,000	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Bania Porwal	2,100	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Srimali	1,200	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bania Ummad	1,300	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania unspecified	197,000	Hindi	0	172,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	25,000
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Lambadi	1	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Lambadi	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baori	5,200	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Rathia	900	Gujarati	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	1,800	Gujarati	1	1,700	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnoi (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Baragaon	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhatt	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhojak	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Daima	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Parikh	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pushkarna	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sankliwal	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	127,000	Hindi	0	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	1	13,000	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Changgar	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangi	8,900	Hindi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daroga (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Gujarati	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawaria	4,200	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	514,000	Hindi	0	513,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Jat (Muslim traditions)	4,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	5,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jingar	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Bengali	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalbelia	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamad	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khati (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Hindi	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kumhar Mathuria	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Timria	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	88,000	Hindi	0	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	3,100	Gujarati	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -
Meena	2,900	Hindi	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	255,000	Hindi	0	255,000	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	1,700	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nyaria	400	Marwari (India)	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pajavgir	1,900	Marwari (India)	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Dilazak	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	3,900	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	30,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Gujarati	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raigar	11,000	Wagdi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	211,000	Hindi	0	209,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khaimkani	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Lok	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathia (Hindu traditions)	99,000	Hindi	0	99,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathia (Muslim traditions)	8,300	Marwari (India)	0	-1 -	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi	200	Sansi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi Kapadia	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santia (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	31,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	6,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	7,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	105,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singiwala	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Thori (Hindu traditions)	113,000	Hindi	0	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Usta	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 114	2,521,000		114 ●	2,247,000	218,000	200	200	8,400	48,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 264	2,550,000		257 ●	2,267,000	224,000	200	900	10,000	48,000

* 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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