Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Gaya

Major People Groups

274

Major Unreached People Groups

257

Total Population

5,088,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

88.7 %

Muslim

11.1 %

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 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Aghori 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Anglo 70 English Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Ansari 106,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 106,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
Asur 30 Asuri Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - 200
 Bania Agrahari 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - 1,100
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bantar Unknown Maithili Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 2,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
 Bhar 200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
 Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Bhogta 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bhotia Unknown Nepali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 568,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 568,000 - 400 - - -
 Bhumij 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bind 500 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 96,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 96,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 3,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 137,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 137,000 - - - - 300
Buna (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chain 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 234,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 230,000 - 200 3,300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Chaupal 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Chero Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chik Baraik Unknown Sadri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Dhanuk 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Odia Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 265,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 265,000 - 20 - 20 -
 Dusadh Bahelia 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Ghusuria 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Goanese 20 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Gond unspecified 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Hadi 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Hajam 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Hijda 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Ho 100 Ho Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Ilavan 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - 30
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 500 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Julaha 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kadar 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 253,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 253,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Kandu 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 60,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Kharadi 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kharwar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Khatwa 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kisan 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 386,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 386,000 - - - - -
 Kol 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kolta 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Kurariar 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 121,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 121,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lakhera 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
Lohara 200 Sadri Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mahishya 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mahli 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 500 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Malto Unknown Mal Paharia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Manihar 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Mizo Unknown Mizo Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Munda 300 Mundari Progress Gauge 300 - - 40 - -
 Munnur Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 79,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 79,000 - 60 - - -
 Mutrasi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 103,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 103,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux Progress Gauge 200 - - 80 - -
 Paliya Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Pan 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Parhaiya 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Bangash 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 35,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 35,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 121,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 121,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 41,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 41,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Persian 60 Dari Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Pinjara 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Poundra 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Qazi 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 220,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 219,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajwar 34,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 34,000 - - - - -
Rajwar Nagbansi 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajwar Rajbhar 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - 200 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Sankara 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 100 Santhali Progress Gauge 80 - - 30 - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Sauria Paharia 100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 17,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 17,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 33,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 33,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 14,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 320,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 320,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - 80
Sonar Barhaiya 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 8,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,100 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 40 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 150,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 150,000 - - - - -
 Tharu 20 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Tibetan 200 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Tili 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Tiyar 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 679,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 679,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 151,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 151,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  274 5,088,000   257 4,514,000 566,000 900 4,400 1,000 1,900
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