India, Jharkhand state, Dumka district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Dumka

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,422,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

5.9 %

Hindu

80.2 %

Muslim

8.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

5.5 %

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	47,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bengali	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	7,100	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Bauri	7,300	Bengali	1	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	6,700	Hindi	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Bengali	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	9,100	Bengali	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	80	600	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Odia	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	5,800	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,700	Bengali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadar	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	300	Kamar	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	6,200	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	500
Kori	1,000	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	1,800	Sadri	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Maghaiya	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	23,000	Bengali	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	13,000	Marathi	1	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	1,000
Mal (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	40,000	Mal Paharia	2	38,000	70	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	500
Markande	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bengali	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Muslim traditions)	80	Bengali	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	4,500	Odia	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi	60	Bengali	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	1,700	Hindi	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	542,000	Santhali	2	388,000	1,100	100	77,000	100	76,000
Sayyid	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	5,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	5,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	39,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Bengali	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Hindi	0	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	121,000	Hindi	0	121,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 83	1,383,000		80 ●	1,106,000	115,000	200	83,000	200	78,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 267	1,422,000		252 ●	1,140,000	119,000	300	84,000	200	78,000

* 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 *