India, Jharkhand state, Godda district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Godda

Major People Groups

103

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,456,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.6 %

Hindu

71.6 %

Muslim

22.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

3.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	86,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Bengali	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bauri	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	7,700	Hindi	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	2,700	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Bengali	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	1	39,000	-1 -	60	40	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,800	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Odia	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-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	2,300	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Bengali	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadar	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	2,600	Hindi	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	4,600	Sadri	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	100
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	13,000	Bengali	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	2,300	Marathi	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	17,000	Mal Paharia	2	14,000	200	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	400
Markande	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-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)	4,100	Bengali	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	8,800	Kurux	2	5,100	20	-1 -	400	-1 -	3,400
Parja unspecified	4,700	Odia	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi	40	Bengali	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	2,900	Hindi	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	1	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	228,000	Santhali	2	157,000	700	40	28,000	-1 -	43,000
Sauria Paharia	14,000	Mal Paharia	2	9,300	80	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	500
Sayyid	9,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	21,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	172,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	172,000	-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 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Bengali	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Hindi	0	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	144,000	Hindi	0	144,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 103	1,424,000		98 ●	1,016,000	324,000	100	38,000	10	47,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 236	1,456,000		225 ●	1,042,000	329,000	100	38,000	90	47,000

* 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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