India, West Bengal state, Maldah district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	West Bengal
District:	Maldah

Major People Groups

149

Major Unreached People Groups

141

Total Population

4,386,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

47.2 %

Muslim

52.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Amat	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	53,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Bengali	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Bengali	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,800	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Bais	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Kannada	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	3,000	Bhojpuri	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	5,000	Bengali	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	2,800	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	2,700	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	42,000	Bhojpuri	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	100
Buna (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Bengali	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	110,000	Bengali	0	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	1	24,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	3,900	Hindi	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Odia	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	8,700	Bengali	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	22,000	Bengali	1	22,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	19,000	Bengali	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Bengali	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabadi	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	6,500	Bengali	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	24,000	Bengali	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Marathi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	2,100	Bengali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	8,600	Odia	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	11,000	Hindi	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	94,000	Hindi	1	94,000	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	40
Koch (Hindu traditions)	8,100	Koch	1	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konwar	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	7,200	Hindi	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurol	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar Kamti	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahali	2,400	Bengali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	3,100	Marathi	1	3,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	57,000	Bengali	1	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	6,900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	4,500	Mal Paharia	2	4,400	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mir	900	Bengali	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	6,400	Mundari	5	6,300	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	61,000	Bengali	0	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	109,000	Bengali	1	109,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	20	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	41,000	Bengali	1	41,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	14,000	Kurux	2	13,000	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Paharia	4,300	Mal Paharia	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	31,000	Bengali	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Beteli	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Guria	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Jilan	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Niazi	1,700	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Sur	1,700	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	38,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	22,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	11,000	Bengali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	22,000	Bengali	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,100	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	8,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	1,300	Assamese	2	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,300	Nepali	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	400
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	160,000	Bengali	1	159,000	-1 -	20	200	-1 -	40
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Rajput Batsa	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sandilya	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	2,900	Hindi	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	16,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	165,000	Santhali	2	148,000	300	20	9,400	30	7,100
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	2,100	Mal Paharia	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	25,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	183,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	183,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	37,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	1,837,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,837,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	8,100	Bengali	1	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	3,700	Bengali	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Bengali	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	9,500	Bengali	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	32,000	Bengali	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Hindi	0	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	46,000	Bengali	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 149	4,352,000		141 ●	2,046,000	2,284,000	300	13,000	100	8,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 279	4,386,000		260 ●	2,072,000	2,290,000	400	13,000	700	8,500

* 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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