Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Buxar

Major People Groups

255

Major Unreached People Groups

248

Total Population

2,087,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

94.0 %

Muslim

5.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Aghori 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Amat Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ansari 26,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
Asur 50 Asuri Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 9,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - 90
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 40 Lambadi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Bantar 30 Maithili Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Bhar 13,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhumij 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bind 21,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
Bisati Unknown Urdu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 56,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 56,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 4,500 Odia Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 4,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 98,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 98,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 161,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 158,000 - 1,000 2,000 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chaupal Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chero Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chik (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Christian 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Muslim traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Muslim traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Dhanuk 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Odia Progress Gauge 2,700 - 50 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 63,000 - 500 - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - 60 - - -
 Faqir 50 Hindi Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - 300 - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 40 20 - - -
 Gonrhi 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Gorait 40 Sadri Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Hadi 2,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,400 - 50 - - -
 Hajam 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 76,000 - 600 - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,800 - 70 - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kalu 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - 400 - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Kandu 64,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 63,000 - 500 - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Karmali 70 Maithili Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kawar 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - 300 - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Kharia 300 Kharia Progress Gauge 300 30 - - - -
 Kharwar 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 60 - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Khatwa 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Khoja Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 172,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 171,000 - 800 - - -
 Kol 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - 200 - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 106,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Lakhera 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Lohara 90 Sadri Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Mahishya 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Manihar 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
Mir 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
Mirzakhani 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Mukeri 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Munda 20 Mundari Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - 200 - - -
Nagar 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Nalband 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - 100 - - -
 Oraon 90 Kurux Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Pan 40 Odia Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,200 - 200 - - -
Pasi Gujar 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Pinjara 6,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,200 - - - -
 Poundra 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Qassab 800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Qazi 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - 100 - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 161,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 161,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 80 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajwar 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,000 - 200 90 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
Saini (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Sankara 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 60 Santhali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Sayyid 4,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 29,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 29,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,400 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 49,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Tiyar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Turaiha 4,300 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 80 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 269,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 269,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 97,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 97,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  255 2,087,000   248 1,963,000 116,000 5,600 2,400 300 100
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