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

Major People Groups

139

Major Unreached People Groups

131

Total Population

5,935,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

68.7 %

Muslim

30.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anglo	2,000	English	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	25,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	118,000	Bengali	0	118,000	-1 -	40	100	20	-1 -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Bengali	1	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Bengali	0	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiti	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Bais	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	5,800	Bengali	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Subarna Banik	7,300	Bengali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Baul	2,200	Bengali	0	1,800	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	5,700	Bengali	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	1,700	Bhojpuri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaskar	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	12,000	Bengali	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	32,000	Bengali	1	31,000	70	-1 -	20	70	1,200
Bind	14,000	Bhojpuri	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Christian	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	9,800	Hindi	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maithili	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	7,300	Bengali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	123,000	Hindi	0	123,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Brahmin Varendra	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Bengali	0	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	108,000	Hindi	1	104,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chasadhobi	4,000	Bengali	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	1,300	Sadri	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	22,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doai	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Odia	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	34,000	Bengali	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	12,000	Bengali	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	88,000	Hindi	0	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hazra (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	101,000	Bengali	1	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	163,000	Bengali	0	163,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	20,000	Bengali	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	42,000	Bengali	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	9,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	2,300	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	48,000	Bengali	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Marathi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	125,000	Hindi	0	125,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	9,200	Bengali	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	13,000	Odia	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	1,500	Hindi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuli	1,200	Odia	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Hindi	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	1,600	Bengali	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	3,200	Sadri	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahali	3,400	Bengali	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	415,000	Bengali	1	415,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	9,400	Mal Paharia	2	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	125,000	Bengali	1	125,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	26,000	Mundari	5	23,000	30	-1 -	400	-1 -	2,100
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	1	4,800	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Nai (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	7,700	Bengali	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	907,000	Bengali	1	903,000	-1 -	40	3,400	200	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	163,000	Bengali	1	162,000	-1 -	20	700	30	-1 -
Oraon	29,000	Kurux	2	18,000	20	-1 -	700	-1 -	11,000
Paharia	400	Mal Paharia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parhaiya	300	Hindi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Beteli	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Guria	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Jilan	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Niazi	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Sur	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-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 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	36,000	Bengali	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	7,200	Bengali	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	6,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	82,000	Bengali	1	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajput Batsa	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sandilya	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	18,000	Hindi	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	1,900	Bengali	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	21,000	Santhali	2	19,000	30	-1 -	600	-1 -	1,700
Sayyid	40,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	138,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	138,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	255,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	255,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	1,246,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,246,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	8,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bengali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,700	Bengali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Bengali	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Bengali	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	68,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	31,000	Bengali	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	266,000	Hindi	0	266,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	39,000	Bengali	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 139	5,900,000		131 ●	4,047,000	1,801,000	100	34,000	400	16,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 305	5,935,000		273 ●	4,077,000	1,804,000	300	35,000	900	17,000

* 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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