Country:

India

Province / State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Shahdol

Major People Groups

243

Major Unreached People Groups

232

Total Population

1,257,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

94.3 %

Muslim

3.4 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

2.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Agariya Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - 60
 Agri 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Andh 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Ansari 3,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,600 - - - -
 Arakh 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Bagdi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Baiga 112,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 111,000 400 30 30 30 200
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Baiswar 9,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - 500
Bania Kasar 9,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - 1,200
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 300 Lambadi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Barahar 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Basor 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Bauri 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Bhaina 80 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bhampta 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Bharewa 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - 200
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bhattra 200 Bhatri Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bhumia 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bhurtia 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Binjhia 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bohra 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Boya 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhagor 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Dakshini 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Srigaud 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 59,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - 200
 Chadar 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - 100 1,400 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Christian 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Dahait 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Damor Unknown Bhili Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - 60
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Dewar Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhakad 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dhanuk Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhanwar 300 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 100
 Dharkar 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Dhimar 5,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
Dohor 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Odia Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Ganda 80 Odia Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Goanese Unknown Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gond Maria 42,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 38,000 100 - 20 30 4,200
 Gond unspecified 186,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 167,000 600 20 100 30 18,000
 Gosain unspecified 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Hadi 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Hajam 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Halba Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Holar 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Ilavan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 400 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Kalota Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kamar 300 Kamar Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kandera 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Katia 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kawar 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 20 - - - 300
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 5,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,100 20 - - - -
 Kharia 20 Kharia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kirar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kol 118,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 118,000 300 - 20 - 100
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 60 Gujarati Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kolowar 100 Kolami, Northwestern Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Korku 50 Korku Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kotwal 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,000 - - - - -
Kuchbandia 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 49,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Lakhera 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 9,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 9,500 - 50 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 100 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Mahishya 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Majhi 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Majhwar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Mangala Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Meena 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Munda 30 Mundari Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Nair 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Oraon 1,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 400 - - 600 - -
 Panika 20,000 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 19,000 40 - - - 90
Pao 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 40 - - - 20
 Pardhan 1,400 Pardhan Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Patari 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Poundra 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bachgoti 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parmar 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rawat 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Sahariya 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Saonta 50 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Saur Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 26,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
 Sirvi Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 90 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tili 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  243 1,257,000   232 1,185,000 43,000 300 2,600 1,000 26,000
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