India, Bihar state, Darbhanga district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Darbhanga

Major People Groups

138

Major Unreached People Groups

138

Total Population

4,572,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

78.1 %

Muslim

21.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	49,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	66,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	8,400	Hindi	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bantar	27,000	Maithili	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Kannada	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	79,000	Hindi	0	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	5,900	Bhojpuri	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	95,000	Hindi	0	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	11,000	Odia	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maithili	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	8,200	Bengali	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	295,000	Hindi	0	295,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Brahmin Varendra	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	132,000	Hindi	1	128,000	-1 -	100	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	30,000	Hindi	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions)	500	Hindi	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	158,000	Hindi	0	158,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk Dhankar	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	5,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Batham	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Odia	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	234,000	Hindi	0	234,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	20	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	41,000	Hindi	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Nikhad	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	6,000	Bengali	1	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	72,000	Hindi	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	160,000	Hindi	0	160,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	5,700	Odia	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurariar	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	74,000	Hindi	0	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	5,700	Bengali	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	127,000	Hindi	0	127,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	152,000	Hindi	0	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	127,000	Hindi	1	126,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	20	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Durrani	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	4,100	Hindi	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	42,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,300	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	21,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	800	Angika	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	92,000	Hindi	0	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahisia	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	20,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	5,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	63,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	43,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	667,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	667,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Barhaiya	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	94,000	Bengali	0	94,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	96,000	Hindi	0	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	5,700	Bhojpuri	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	397,000	Hindi	0	397,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	148,000	Hindi	0	148,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 138	4,531,000		138 ●	3,536,000	990,000	200	3,300	40	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 298	4,572,000		286 ●	3,568,000	997,000	200	3,600	800	300

* 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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