India, Jharkhand state, Deoghar district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Deoghar

Major People Groups

107

Major Unreached People Groups

105

Total Population

1,698,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

77.4 %

Muslim

21.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.0 %

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	90,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	90,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	5,400	Bengali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bauri	6,400	Bengali	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	40	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	1,100	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bind	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	1,600	Odia	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	66,000	Hindi	0	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Buna (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Bengali	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	74,000	Hindi	1	74,000	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	9,900	Hindi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Odia	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	2,400	Bengali	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadar	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Hindi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	18,000	Hindi	0	17,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Kumhar Bardiha	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Mathuria	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Hindi	0	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	3,300	Bengali	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	7,700	Marathi	1	7,600	30	-1 -	50	-1 -	20
Mal (Hindu traditions)	7,500	Hindi	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	13,000	Mal Paharia	2	13,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Markande	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bengali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	5,600	Odia	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	11,000	Hindi	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Nagbansi	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Rajbhar	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	136,000	Santhali	2	116,000	500	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	16,000
Sayyid	6,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	33,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	24,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	184,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	184,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Deswali	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	98,000	Hindi	0	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Hindi	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	171,000	Hindi	0	171,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	14,000	Bengali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 107	1,670,000		105 ●	1,291,000	357,000	200	4,700	60	17,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 238	1,698,000		225 ●	1,313,000	361,000	200	5,700	100	17,000

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

Download Sources Definitions

Prayer Cards

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%

Email *
Role *