India, Rajasthan state, Jaisalmer district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Rajasthan
District:	Jaisalmer

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

819,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

75.8 %

Muslim

23.7 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Bengali	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	6,500	Hindi	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Mahur	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	40,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bengali Muslim Moghal	4,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Rathia	5,100	Gujarati	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	42,000	Gujarati	1	41,000	80	-1 -	300	-1 -	20
Bishnoi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Acharaj	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Gujarati	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daroga (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhakad	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Gujarati	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawaria	2,400	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Khati (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Hindi	0	83,000	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nyaria	300	Marwari (India)	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Gujarati	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	180,000	Hindi	0	180,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jhala	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khaimkani	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Lok	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi	100	Sansi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santia (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	22,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	13,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	132,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silawat (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Sama	100	Kacchi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singiwala	700	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 56	797,000		56 ●	603,000	191,000	90	300	1,200	1,800
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 185	819,000		182 ●	620,000	194,000	90	500	2,000	2,100

* 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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