India, West Bengal state, Purulia district people groups

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

Major People Groups

120

Major Unreached People Groups

112

Total Population

3,051,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

84.0 %

Muslim

8.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.7 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Aguri	25,000	Bengali	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angarok	6,400	Bengali	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaik	7,400	Sadri	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Bengali	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	18,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Agrahari	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,500	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Porwal	1,700	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Subarna Banik	4,100	Bengali	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	97,000	Hindi	0	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Bauri	249,000	Bengali	1	247,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	70	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	3,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhakat	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	22,000	Hindi	1	21,000	-1 -	60	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	7,400	Hindi	1	7,300	-1 -	20	80	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	106,000	Bengali	1	106,000	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	500
Birhor	300	Birhor	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,300	Marathi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	9,200	Bengali	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	121,000	Hindi	0	120,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Chain	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dangi	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Odia	1	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	4,300	Odia	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	8,600	Bengali	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	2,100	Sadri	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	31,000	Bengali	1	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	77,000	Hindi	0	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,500	Bengali	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	19,000	Bengali	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Telugu	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	6,300	Bengali	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Marathi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Hindi	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	16,000	Kharia	2	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	34,000	Hindi	1	34,000	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	250,000	Hindi	0	250,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	23,000	Bengali	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	5,000	Bengali	2	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	300
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	3,700	Sadri	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahali	10,000	Bengali	1	9,900	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Mahishya	3,500	Bengali	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	30,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Bengali	1	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	10,000	Mundari	5	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Muslim traditions)	30	Bengali	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,900	Nepali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	8,600	Kurux	2	8,400	90	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paharia	800	Mal Paharia	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	4,900	Bengali	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-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	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	49,000	Hindi	1	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Rana	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	345,000	Santhali	2	117,000	300	40	1,100	20	227,000
Saora unspecified	6,900	Odia	2	6,600	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	4,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	6,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	11,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	153,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	153,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Bengali	1	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	24,000	Bengali	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Bengali	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	203,000	Hindi	0	203,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,300	Bhojpuri	1	1,200	-1 -	20	50	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	22,000	Bhojpuri	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	184,000	Hindi	0	184,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	7,200	Bengali	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 120	3,016,000		112 ●	2,534,000	241,000	200	8,700	200	234,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 300	3,051,000		278 ●	2,564,000	245,000	200	9,000	600	234,000

* 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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