Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Rajnandgaon

Major People Groups

264

Major Unreached People Groups

254

Total Population

1,124,000

Buddhist

1.8 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Anglo 50 English Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 70 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Baiga 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - 80
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - 500
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - 30
 Bania Kasarwani 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 300
Bania Ummad 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - 300
 Bania unspecified 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,900 - - - - 6,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 100 Lambadi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Barahar 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Basor 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - 20 - -
Bhoi Ghogra 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Bidur 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Binjhia 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Bohra 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 200
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - 100 700 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Chauhan 1,400 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Christian 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Damor Unknown Bhili Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dewar 1,100 Odia Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhanuk Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhimar 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Faqir 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Gadaba 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ganda 4,800 Odia Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
Garpaguri 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 400 Duruwa Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 80 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Gond Rajgond 25,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - 1,200
 Gond unspecified 152,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 145,000 200 20 100 20 7,400
 Gosain Dasnami 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Hajam 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Halba 46,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 46,000 50 - 20 - 400
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Hela Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,100 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kachhi Kachhwaha 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - 20 - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Kamar 40 Kamar Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
Kapewar Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Katia 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kawar 47,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 47,000 80 - - - 20
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Kharia Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Khoja 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Kisan 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kol 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kolta 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koshti 16,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - 20
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - 40 - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Lakhera 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Lohana 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - 60 - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 39,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 20,000 - 19,000 - 100 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 200 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Mahishya 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 900 Marathi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Majhi Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 42,000 - 200 - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Memon 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Mowar 50 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Munda 50 Mundari Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 40 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 40 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 40 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Oraon 1,500 Kurux Progress Gauge 300 - - 1,200 - 20
Paik Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Panika 19,000 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Pardhan 300 Pardhan Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pardhi 200 Pardhi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 5,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,100 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Pinjara 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Poundra 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Qassab 30 Hindi Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - 80 - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 700 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bagri 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajwar 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Rathawa 30 Rathawi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - 30 - -
 Sahariya Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Sali 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 40 -
 Satnami 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - 60 700 - -
 Sayyid 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 8,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,100 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - 30
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
Sonjhara 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sonr Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 132,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 131,000 - 600 - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Vasudev 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 67,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 67,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 3,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  264 1,124,000   254 1,061,000 18,000 20,000 3,500 3,700 17,000
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