India, Madhya Pradesh state, Dewas district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Madhya Pradesh
District:	Dewas

Major People Groups

122

Major Unreached People Groups

122

Total Population

1,801,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

88.2 %

Muslim

10.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ajna	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bachhada	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balai (Hindu traditions)	148,000	Hindi	1	147,000	-1 -	30	800	100	-1 -
Banchada	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	7,500	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Bania Mahesri	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,100	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Bania unspecified	32,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,000
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Lambadi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Lambadi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bargunda	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Kannada	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhanumati	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharewa	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Barela	5,700	Hindi	1	5,700	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Mankar	2,800	Hindi	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	136,000	Gujarati	1	136,000	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	80
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	8,200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dakshini	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Srigaud	6,200	Hindi	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	72,000	Hindi	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	89,000	Hindi	1	89,000	-1 -	200	500	-1 -	-1 -
Dangi	6,000	Hindi	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Deshwali (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhakad	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Dhingar	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	45,000	Hindi	1	45,000	80	-1 -	50	-1 -	30
Gosain Dasnami	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Bengali	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Telugu	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalbelia	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalota	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandera	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Sribastab	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khati (Hindu traditions)	87,000	Hindi	0	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	1,500	Gujarati	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	86,000	Korku	1	86,000	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Korku Muwasi	5,100	Korku	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Gujarati	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Muslim traditions)	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	1,400	Marathi	1	1,300	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kshatriya	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	17,000	Marathi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	1,900	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meena	5,300	Hindi	1	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewati (Muslim traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naita	21,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nihal	2,400	Korku	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	32,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	142,000	Hindi	0	141,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Rajput Agnivansi	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Paik	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parmar	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Hindi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sisodia	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	9,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	8,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	4,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	55,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Sondhia	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zamral (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 122	1,736,000		122 ●	1,540,000	185,000	300	1,600	100	9,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 350	1,801,000		340 ●	1,589,000	196,000	400	2,400	2,300	11,000

* 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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