India, Bihar state, Banka district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Banka

Major People Groups

130

Major Unreached People Groups

129

Total Population

2,411,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

87.8 %

Muslim

11.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	8,700	Hindi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	36,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	6,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Kannada	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhakat	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	1,700	Bhojpuri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Hindi	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	1,700	Hindi	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	4,700	Hindi	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	2,800	Bhojpuri	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	87,000	Hindi	0	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	124,000	Hindi	1	123,000	-1 -	50	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	107,000	Hindi	0	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	8,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Odia	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadar	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	103,000	Hindi	0	103,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	4,400	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Mathuria	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Hindi	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar Kamti	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Hindi	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Markande	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	5,300	Bengali	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	6,800	Odia	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Durrani	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	9,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	1,500	Hindi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	25,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	69,000	Hindi	0	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	39,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahisia	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	72,000	Santhali	2	66,000	70	30	4,300	-1 -	1,300
Sayyid	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	11,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	96,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Barhaiya	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Bengali	0	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Hindi	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	50,000	Bengali	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	4,300	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	324,000	Hindi	0	324,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	132,000	Hindi	0	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 130	2,366,000		129 ●	2,080,000	279,000	100	5,400	30	1,300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 278	2,411,000		270 ●	2,116,000	288,000	100	5,800	200	1,400

* 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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