India, Jharkhand state, Giridih district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Giridih

Major People Groups

105

Major Unreached People Groups

102

Total Population

2,629,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

76.0 %

Muslim

21.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Agariya	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	85,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,300	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Barnawar	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	16,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Kannada	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	600	Hindi	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	2,000	Odia	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhogta	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	3,300	Hindi	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	2,100	Hindi	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	600	Birhor	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Brahmin Bhumihar	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	47,000	Hindi	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Buna (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	129,000	Hindi	1	128,000	-1 -	200	800	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,500	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Odia	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	20	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	16,000	Odia	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghusuria	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain Dasnami	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	2,700	Bengali	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Telugu	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	9,400	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	1,900	Odia	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	115,000	Hindi	0	115,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Kori	1,400	Hindi	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Hindi	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	276,000	Hindi	0	276,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	2,600	Bengali	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	4,200	Marathi	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Mal (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	1	5,200	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	1,400	Hindi	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	3,300	Hindi	1	3,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Nagbansi	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Rajbhar	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rana	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	1	26,000	-1 -	20	100	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	203,000	Santhali	2	134,000	200	20	11,000	-1 -	57,000
Sayyid	8,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	28,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	399,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	399,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sonar Barhaiya	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	121,000	Hindi	0	121,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Hindi	1	61,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	20	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	270,000	Hindi	0	270,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	57,000	Hindi	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 105	2,581,000		102 ●	1,959,000	548,000	500	13,000	50	60,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 314	2,629,000		299 ●	1,998,000	555,000	500	14,000	900	61,000

* 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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