Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Surguja

Major People Groups

273

Major Unreached People Groups

259

Total Population

969,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

7.4 %

Hindu

89.1 %

Muslim

2.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Agariya Progress Gauge 14,000 20 - 200 - 50
 Aguri 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Ahmadi Unknown Urdu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Amat 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ansari 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bagdi Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Baiga 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - 20
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - 200
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 400 Lambadi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Barahar 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Basor 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bauri 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bawa Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Bhaina Unknown Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhandari 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Bhanumati 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhar 50 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Bharewa 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 30 - 20 - 200
 Bhil unspecified 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhoyar 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Bhunjia Unknown Bhunjia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Binjhia 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - 40 - 20
Birhor 20 Birhor Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Boya 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Brahmin Bengali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - 50
Buna (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Chadar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chain 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,100 - 400 80 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chauhan Unknown Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Christian 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 2,000 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - 20
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 900 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Dhimar 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Dohor Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 70 Odia Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Gadaba 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Ganda 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gauda 90 Odia Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,600 - 20 - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gokha Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 500 Duruwa Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 100 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gond Muria 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Gond Nagawasi 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - 50
 Gond Rajgond 21,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 20,000 20 - 20 - 200
Gond Singhrolia 2,900 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - 30
 Gond unspecified 158,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 157,000 100 - 200 20 900
 Gosain Dasnami 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Gowari 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Guria 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Hadi 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Halba 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ilavan 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 500 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kalingi 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kalu Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,500 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
Kandra 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kaora 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kapali 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Karan 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Katia 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Kawar 87,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 87,000 100 20 100 20 80
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khairwar 20,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 20,000 - - 20 - -
 Khandait 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kharia 300 Kharia Progress Gauge 200 - - 70 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kharwar 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kol 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Kolowar 20 Kolami, Northwestern Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kolta 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Korku 30 Korku Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Korwa 32,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 30,000 40 - 1,800 - 70
 Koshti 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - 20 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahishya 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mahli 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Majhi 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - 200 - -
 Majhwar 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,200 - - 20 - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Mana 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Matia Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Munda 700 Mundari Progress Gauge 600 - - 70 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - 60 - 200
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Nair 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Oraon 136,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 68,000 200 90 67,000 40 1,000
Paik Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Paliya 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Pan 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pando 40 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Panika 66,000 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 66,000 - - - - -
Pao Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Pardhan 600 Pardhan Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Pardhi 200 Pardhi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Pinjara 40 Urdu Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
 Poundra 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pundari Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - 30 - - 20
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Raju 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Rajwar 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - 30 20 - -
Sagarbanshi Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Santal (Sawntal) Unknown Santhali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Saonta 300 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Satnami 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - 200 100 - -
Sauntia 14,000 Odia Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
Shabar 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 80 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 70 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Tibetan 400 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 400 - - -
 Tili 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Tiyar Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 4,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  273 969,000   259 864,000 28,000 1,200 72,000 1,300 3,000
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