Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Gadchiroli

Major People Groups

216

Major Unreached People Groups

204

Total Population

1,416,000

Buddhist

6.6 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

87.3 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

4.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 20 Agariya Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Andh 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
 Bagdi 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - 70
 Bania Chetti 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - 100
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Basor 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - 20 - - -
Basor Kandra 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bauri 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Bhaina Unknown Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhampta 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Bhansala Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 1,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 900 20 20 20 - 90
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Bhulia 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bhunjia Unknown Bhunjia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Bidur 4,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Binjhia 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bohra 50 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - 100 - - 100
 Budega Jangam 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Chain 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - 20 - - -
 Chenchu 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Chitara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chodhara 20 Chodri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Christian 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - 50
 Dhangar Bharwad 4,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge 4,100 - - 800 - 20
 Dhimar 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Dhor 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Ellamalawar Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gadaba 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gammalla Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ganda 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Garpaguri 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Gond Arakh 41,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 37,000 100 30 20 - 3,500
Gond Jhare 51,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 46,000 200 40 30 - 4,400
 Gond Maria 193,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 175,000 600 200 100 - 17,000
 Gond unspecified 354,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 321,000 1,100 300 200 20 31,000
 Gondhali 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Gowari 24,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - 1,000
 Hadi 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Halba 12,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 12,000 20 - - - 60
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Holaya 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Jingar 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 80 Odia Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Kamathi 7,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kaora 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Kapewar 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 3,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 20,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
Karan 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kathodi Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kawar 8,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,500 - - - - 40
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Khandait 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kharia 60 Kharia Progress Gauge 20 - - 40 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Khoja 60 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Kirar 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kokna 30 Kukna Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kol 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kolha 14,000 Ho Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - 300 - - -
 Koli Malhar 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - 50 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kolowar 100 Kolami, Northwestern Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Korku 30 Korku Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Koshti 16,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 80
 Koya unspecified Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 70,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 2,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Kunbi Dhaneja 6,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Kuruba 6,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
Lingader 40 Marathi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Lingayat 300 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 300
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Lohana 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 30
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Madgi 14,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 13,000 - 1,200 - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 111,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 21,000 - 91,000 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 400 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Mahishya 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Mahli 11,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 500 Gujarati Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 26,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Mana 46,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - -
Manbhav 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Manne 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 200 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - 20 - - -
 Memon 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Mitha Ayyalvar Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Naikda Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Naksia Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 70 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 70 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Oraon 7,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 5,000 20 - 2,000 - 70
 Panika 20 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pardhan 21,000 Pardhan Progress Gauge 20,000 50 30 20 - 500
 Pardhi 300 Pardhi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pindara 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Pinjara 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Poundra 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,300 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - 30 - - 30
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 80 -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Raju 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Satani 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Satnami 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
Sonar Aksali 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sonjhara 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Tili 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Vanjara 1,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Velama 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 1,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Yerukula 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  216 1,416,000   204 1,236,000 23,000 93,000 4,300 700 58,000
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