People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darai | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 14,100 | 14100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanaura | Kinnauri | 100 | 90 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Oraon | Kurux | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 110 | 80 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 1,440 | - | - | - | 1440 | - | - |
Ad Dharmi | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aheria | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 1,420 | - | 1420 | - | - | - | - |
Arain (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 590 | - | 590 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 24,600 | 24600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 510 | - | - | - | - | 510 | - |
Atishbaz | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 4,900 | 4800 | - | - | 70 | 30 | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bajgi | Garhwali | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,470 | 3430 | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 6,050 | 5890 | - | - | - | - | 160 |
Bansi | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barad (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Batwal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,880 | 3880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhisti | Urdu | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) | Kangri | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,190 | 1180 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 32,100 | 32100 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 21,700 | 21600 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 120 | 110 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Chhipa (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chanal | Hindi | 3,830 | 3750 | - | - | 70 | 10 | - |
Dagi (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Daule (Hindu traditions) | Sirmauri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Dhiman | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Deha | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 1,370 | 1370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 13,600 | 13500 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Faqir | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | 100 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghirth (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Hindi | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gujjar (Muslim traditions) | Gujari | 5,110 | - | 5110 | - | - | - | - |
Hali | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arain (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jad | Kangri | 20 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Jaunsari | Jaunsari | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Julaha | Pahari, Mahasu | 1,670 | 1640 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 14,000 | 14000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Kurux | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 107,000 | 106000 | - | - | 480 | 160 | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Sirmauri | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kutana | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,830 | 3830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Labana (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 4,710 | 4610 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Machhi (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Meo (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mirasi (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,860 | - | 1860 | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Machhi (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Mewati (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 3,070 | - | 3070 | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,970 | - | 1970 | - | - | - | - |
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Mussali | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 7,140 | 7140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pherera (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Punjabi, Eastern | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 185,000 | 184000 | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 270 | - | - | - | - | 270 | - |
Rawat | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saini (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 6,380 | 6380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanhai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanhal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 410 | - | - | - | - | 410 | - |
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 380 | - | - | - | - | 380 | - |
Chhipa (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Dom (Sikh traditions) | Sirmauri | 540 | - | - | - | - | 540 | - |
Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 16,600 | - | 16600 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,290 | 1290 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Sikligar (Sikh traditions) | Sirmauri | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
Sipi | Gaddi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
Lohar (Sikh traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 270 | - | - | - | - | 270 | - |
Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,660 | 2660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | 3700 | - |
Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,620 | - | - | - | - | 1620 | - |
Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 680 | - | - | - | - | 680 | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 8,800 | 8800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,910 | 2910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi | Bagri | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 7,300 | - | - | - | - | 7300 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar Punjab | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Hindi | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Sindhi | 1,580 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahur | Hindi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sanadhya | Hindi | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Hijra | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Makiwal | Punjabi, Eastern | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 7,310 | 7310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Bilaspuri | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Jadu | Hindi | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Kanet | Pahari, Mahasu | 80,300 | 79600 | - | - | 680 | - | - |
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,330 | 2330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathi | Punjabi, Eastern | 22,600 | 22600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Christian | Hindi | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kabirpanthi | Sirmauri | 140 | - | - | - | - | 140 | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar Mair | Punjabi, Eastern | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Pashto, Northern | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 6,780 | 6780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) | Gaddi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara Bhanjra | Hindi | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ranghar | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Christian traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 3,730 | 3730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Sikh traditions) | Pahari, Mahasu | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
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