India / Karnataka / Belgaum

Population
14,555,630
Unreached Population
14,406,250 (99.0%)
People Groups
783
Unreached People Groups
683 (87.2%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo English 110 - - 110 - - -
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 430 430 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 4,620 - 4620 - - - -
Parsee Gujarati 120 - - - - - 120
Persian Dari 10 - 10 - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 270 - 270 - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 230 - - - 230 - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 210 200 - - 10 - -
Adiyan Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Kannada 4,450 4450 - - - - -
Andh Marathi 490 490 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 4,850 - 4850 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Atari Urdu 60 - 60 - - - -
Badaga Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Baghban (Muslim traditions) Urdu 280 - 280 - - - -
Bagata Kannada 600 600 - - - - -
Bahrupi Hindi 60 60 - - - - -
Baira Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Bakuda Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,430 1430 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Kannada 31,700 31700 - - 20 - -
Bania unspecified Kannada 63,600 15300 - - - - 48300
Bant Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Barda Kannada 90 80 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,150 1150 - - - - -
Basor Kannada 4,620 3920 - - - - 700
Bavcha Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 288,000 288000 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Kannada 8,100 8100 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 86,800 79900 - - - - 6900
Bellara Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Bhampta Marathi 1,220 1220 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Marathi 160 160 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Kannada 680 670 - - - - 10
Bhisti Urdu 50 - 50 - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 5,180 5180 - - - - -
Hatkar Kannada 19,800 19800 - - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 420 420 - - - - -
Bhattra Bhatri 20 20 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 24,500 15800 - - - - 8680
Bohra Gujarati 240 - 240 - - - -
Boya Kannada 200 110 - - - - 90
Brahmin unspecified Kannada 265,000 227000 - 10 - - 38100
Baria (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Bhansala Kannada 860 860 - - - - -
Balasantoshi Kannada 330 330 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 15,500 15500 - - 10 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 158,000 157000 - - 450 - -
Chalvadi Kannada 13,300 13000 - - 230 - -
Chenchu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) Marathi 1,490 1490 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 320 320 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Chodhara Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Chitara Konkani 70 70 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 4,250 - - 4250 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 2,270 - - 2270 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 50 - - 50 - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) Marathi 470 - - 470 - - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 9,680 9680 - - - - -
Dakkal Telugu 30 20 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 13,800 12200 - - - - 1600
Devadasi Kannada 4,060 4060 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 393,000 393000 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,730 2280 - - - - 450
Dhodia Dhodia 10 10 - - - - -
Dhor Kannada 11,700 11200 - - 20 - 510
Dom (Dombara) Kannada 5,290 5280 - - 10 - -
Dubla unspecified Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Dudekula Telugu 70 - 70 - - - -
Durgamurgi Telugu 540 540 - - - - -
Gamit Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 67,900 67900 - - - - -
Gantichore Kannada 3,120 3120 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Gawli Marathi 1,230 1230 - - - - -
Ghadasi Kannada 360 360 - - - - -
Gondhali Marathi 180 180 - - - - -
Gandla Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Giddikki Marathi 100 100 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 9,470 - - 9470 - - -
Godda Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Kannada 160 150 - - - - 10
Gosain unspecified Hindi 1,780 1780 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 170 160 - - 20 - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Marathi 580 580 - - - - -
Gowdulu Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Halsar Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Hanabar Kannada 7,000 7000 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Kannada 440 170 - - - - 270
Hakki Pikki Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Halleer Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Christian Kannada 2,330 - - 2330 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Javeri Marwari (India) 50 50 - - - - -
Jingar Marathi 1,680 1580 - - - - 100
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,770 1770 - - - - -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) Marathi 300 300 - - - - -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Kadia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 46,600 46600 - - - - -
Kaikadi Kannada 23,700 23700 - - - - -
Kalladi Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Kamar Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Kamathi Telugu 120 120 - - - - -
Kanai Urdu 720 - 720 - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Marathi 4,060 3910 - - - - 150
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Koli Dhor Hindi 1,320 1290 - - - - 30
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Kannada 10,400 10400 - - - - -
Khairwar Marathi 40 40 - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) Hindi 100 100 - - - - -
Khoja Gujarati 630 - 630 - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Kannada 4,150 3670 - - - - 480
Koli Mahadev Marathi 11,400 11400 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 4,970 4970 - - - - -
Kammara Kannada 590 480 - - - - 100
Koli (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 24,000 24000 - - - - -
Kolupulvandlu Telugu 270 270 - - - - -
Kori Koda 100 100 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Kannada 230 230 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Kannada 26,600 26500 - 10 30 10 -
Korwa Kannada 20,600 20600 - - - - -
Koshti Marathi 7,700 7700 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Komarpaik Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha Hindi 210 210 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 20 20 - - - - -
Kathodi Marathi 120 120 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,630 2630 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 22,000 17900 - - - - 4060
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Marathi 32,400 30300 - - - - 2100
Kunchatiga Kannada 410 410 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 450 450 - - - - -
Kuruba Kannada 380,000 380000 - 380 - - -
Kudavakkal Kannada 900 430 - - - - 470
Lingayat Kannada 333,000 - - - - - 333000
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 16,600 15000 - - - - 1580
Lohana Sindhi 60 60 - - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 150 150 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 21,700 21500 - 30 170 - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 49,000 35800 - - 13200 - -
Mahishya Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Malayekandi Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 410 - 410 - - - -
Maravan Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Masthi Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 11,000 10700 - - 270 - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) Urdu 90 - 90 - - - -
Malabar Catholic English 410 - - 410 - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 180 - 180 - - - -
Meda Kannada 3,680 3650 10 - - - 20
Megh (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,250 1250 - - - - -
Memon Gujarati 140 - 140 - - - -
Mang Garudi Marathi 710 710 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 933,000 887000 - - - - 46200
Mirasi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Marathi 62,000 62000 - - - - -
Malasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Urdu 270 - 270 - - - -
Madiga (Muslim traditions) Urdu 220 - 220 - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Moger unspecified Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) Urdu 90 - 90 - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Urdu 420 - 420 - - - -
Mukri Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Mundala Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Nadia Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Hindi 21,300 21300 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 580 580 - - - - -
Nalband Urdu 50 - 50 - - - -
Navithan Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Naikda Kannada 311,000 308000 710 40 10 40 2300
Pangul Marathi 100 100 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pardhi Pardhi 110 110 - - - - -
Pardhan Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,650 1650 - - - - -
Phudgi Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Pinjara Kannada 12,300 - 12300 - - - -
Pindara Urdu 90 - 90 - - - -
Somvanshi Kannada 210 210 - - - - -
Patharwat Marathi 14,800 14800 - - - - -
Patralu Odia 100 100 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 50 - 50 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Raddi Konkani 27,800 25600 - - - - 2170
Raigar Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Kannada 14,200 12500 - - - - 1660
Ramoshi Marathi 1,170 1170 - - - - -
Rathawa Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Ravalia Marathi 290 290 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,400 1310 - - - - 90
Sali Kannada 3,250 3250 - - - - -
Samagara Kannada 31,800 31700 - - 150 - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 85,400 - 85400 - - - -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) Kannada 10 - - - - 10 -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 401,000 - 401000 - - - -
Shinligar Kannada 420 420 - - - - -
Siddi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 460 460 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Urdu 1,130 - 1130 - - - -
Silawat (Hindu traditions) Kannada 880 880 - - - - -
Sillekyatha Kannada 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Sindhollu Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Soligar Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 25,400 22900 - - - - 2500
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 320 - - - - 320 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Sudra Konkani 50 50 - - - - -
Masan Jogi Kannada 3,770 3770 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 630 - - 630 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 5,370 4740 - - - - 630
Targala Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 590 500 - - - - 90
Thakkar Marathi 150 150 - - - - -
Toda Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 48,500 48500 - - 20 - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 32,000 30800 - - - - 1200
Viswakarma unspecified Kannada 95,800 95800 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Malayalam 1,480 1470 - 10 - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Vanniyan Kannada 31,000 31000 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Yerukula Yerukula 40 40 - - - - -
Yerava Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Hasalaru Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Holaya Kannada 170,000 109000 - - 56800 20 4020
Iruliga Kannada 30 20 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 1,270 - - - - 1270 -
Jenu Kuruba Kurumba, Jennu 10 10 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Kudiya Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Kannada 560 560 - - - - -
Siddi (Muslim traditions) Kannada 70 - 70 - - - -
Soligaru Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Mangala Kannada 270 270 - - - - -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions) Urdu 1,260 - 1260 - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 10,900 10900 - - - - -
Hajam Kannada 630 - 630 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Marwari (India) 2,420 600 - - - - 1830
Bania Chetti Kannada 4,290 4290 - - - - -
Bania Gujar Gujarati 160 160 - - - - -
Bania Kasar Marathi 320 50 - - - - 270
Bania Mahur Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Hindi 760 300 - - - - 450
Bania Porwal Marwari (India) 380 200 - - - - 180
Bania Srimali Gujarati 370 - - - - - 370
Bania Ummad Kannada 550 100 - - - - 450
Brahmin Anavada Gujarati 510 510 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich Gujarati 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Chitpavan Marathi 7,170 7170 - - - - -
Brahmin Daima Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Marathi 10,700 10700 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Kannada 5,410 5410 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Marathi 4,740 4740 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Hindi 640 640 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujarati Gujarati 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Marathi 370 370 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Hindi 1,210 1210 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 20,100 20100 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Marathi 4,690 4690 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Hindi 360 360 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal Hindi 170 170 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Marathi 3,950 3950 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 15,900 15900 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada Kannada 470 470 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Hindi 370 370 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya Marathi 6,090 6090 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Kannada 12,200 12200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Marathi 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Brahmin Srigaud Gujarati 180 180 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 900 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 150 150 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 19,700 15000 - - - - 4740
Kalavant Kannada 2,630 600 - - - - 2030
Vaniyan Kannada 100 80 - 20 - - -
Bania Chaturth Kannada 1,350 - - - - - 1350
Brahmin Christian Kannada 10 - - 10 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Balija Bogam Telugu 540 540 - - - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 3,160 3160 - - - - -
Bedar Bile Kannada 5,980 5980 - - - - -
Bedar Kakamundi Kannada 5,410 5410 - - - - -
Bedar Kare Kannada 5,980 5980 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu Kannada 5,980 5980 - - - - -
Beldar Katani Uppara Kannada 15,300 15300 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 610 610 - - - - -
Beldar Narmada Uppara Kannada 15,300 15300 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar Kannada 730 730 - - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) Kannada 3,160 3160 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Kalal Idiga Kannada 850 850 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 280 280 - - - - -
Kasar Otari Telugu 560 470 - - - - 90
Kunbi Anjna Marathi 340 340 - - - - -
Kunbi Kadwa Gujarati 680 680 - - - - -
Kunbi Lewa Gujarati 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Mahratta Konkani Konkani 71,100 71100 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 46,200 - 46200 - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 150 150 - - - - -
Viswakarma Panchal Kannada 410 410 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Kannada 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 50 - 50 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 50 - 50 - - - -
Kunbi Konkani Kannada 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Bania Pancham Kannada 540 - - - - - 540
Valmiki Mehtar Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi Kannada 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 17,300 - 17300 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 140 - - 140 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 180 180 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Brahmin Devarukha Marathi 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik Kannada 6,650 6650 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Arabic, Mesopotamian 410 - 410 - - - -
Dhobi Parit Marathi 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 2,820 - 2820 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 4,170 - 4170 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 15,800 - 15800 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Urdu 2,480 - 2480 - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 1,130 - 1130 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 850 - 850 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 1,130 - 1130 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Kannada 630 630 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -

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