Country:

India

Province / State: Jharkhand
District: Simdega

Major People Groups

175

Major Unreached People Groups

164

Total Population

681,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

50.8 %

Hindu

35.7 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

10.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 5,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,100 - - - -
Asur 40 Asuri Progress Gauge - - - - - 20
Badaik 20 Sadri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Baiga 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 20
 Bania Gahoi 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - 50
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Bhandari 70 Odia Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Bhogta 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,100 - - 50 - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,900 - - 70 - -
 Bhumij 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Binjhia 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - 40 - 6,400
Birhor 400 Birhor Progress Gauge 200 - - 70 - 100
 Birjia 20 Munda Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - 20
Buna (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Chain 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Chaupal Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chero 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 22,000 Sadri Progress Gauge 15,000 30 - 800 - 6,200
 Christian 6,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 6,800 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhanwar 80 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 90 Marathi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Odia Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - 80 - -
Godra Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gokha Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Gond Jhare 1,700 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 800 - - 20 - 900
 Gond unspecified 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 20 - 200 - 12,000
 Gorait 70 Sadri Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Hadi 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Hajam 50 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ho 40 Ho Progress Gauge - - - - - 30
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Jatapu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kalu 90 Bengali Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
Kandra Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kaora 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kapali 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Karan 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Karmali Unknown Maithili Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kawar 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - 100
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Khadura 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khairwar 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Khandait 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kharia 122,000 Kharia Progress Gauge 1,900 400 300 114,000 - 5,400
 Kharwar 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - 50 - -
 Kisan 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 300
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kolta 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kori 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 100 - 40
 Korwa 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - 70 - 100
 Koshti 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 30 Odia Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
Lohara 26,000 Sadri Progress Gauge 15,000 70 - 3,900 - 6,800
 Mahishya 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Mahli 1,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - 400 - 300
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Mahuria 50 Odia Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Majhwar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Malto 20 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Matia Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Munda 161,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 1,700 400 300 130,000 - 29,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Oraon 96,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 1,200 400 200 89,000 - 5,500
Paik 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pan 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Panika 4,400 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - 90
Parhaiya 40 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 40
 Pashtun, Pathan 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Poundra 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pundari Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 50 Panchpargania Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Puran unspecified 80 Panchpargania Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,500 - - - - 30
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Rajwar 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Rautia 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 300 Santhali Progress Gauge 200 - - 70 - 100
Sauntia Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sayyid 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 7,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,800 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Sukiyar 200 Magahi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Tili 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Tiyar Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - 90 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  175 681,000   164 243,000 17,000 900 346,000 40 73,000
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