India / Karnataka / Dharwad

Population
6,603,170
Unreached Population
6,505,350 (98.5%)
People Groups
717
Unreached People Groups
613 (85.5%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Kannada 410 - - 410 - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 480 480 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 3,610 - 3610 - - - -
Persian Dari 20 - 20 - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 540 - 540 - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 240 - - - 240 - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 400 330 - 70 - - -
Adi Dravida Kannada 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 500 500 - - - - -
Adiyan Telugu 50 30 - - - - 10
Agamudaiyan unspecified Telugu 240 240 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Kannada 9,600 9480 - - - - 120
Ajila Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Ajna Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Andh Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 2,760 - 2760 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Arunthathiyar Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Atari Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Baghban (Muslim traditions) Urdu 160 - 160 - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Bakuda Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 15,200 15200 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Kannada 49,800 35800 - - - - 14000
Bant Tulu 70 70 - - - - -
Barda Kannada 10 - - - - - 10
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Kannada 380 380 - - - - -
Basor Kannada 7,870 7870 - - - - -
Bavcha Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 118,000 118000 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Kannada 6,520 6520 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 14,500 14400 - - - - 140
Bellara Kannada 390 390 - - - - -
Bhampta Kannada 410 410 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Gujarati 630 480 - - - - 150
Bhisti Urdu 70 - 70 - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 5,400 5400 - - - - -
Hatkar Kannada 970 970 - - - - -
Bidur Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Bind Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 23,300 22800 - - - - 510
Boya Kannada 230 200 - - - - 20
Brahmin unspecified Kannada 75,700 69500 - - - - 6200
Baria (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bhansala Kannada 380 380 - - - - -
Byagara Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 62,600 61900 - 680 70 - -
Chalvadi Kannada 26,800 26300 - - 380 - 50
Chandala Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chenchu Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) Kannada 560 560 - - - - -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions) Kannada 410 410 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 170 170 - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 370 370 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Tamil 170 170 - - - - -
Chodhara Kannada 30 10 10 - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 3,050 - - 3050 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 300 - - 300 - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) Marathi 140 - - 140 - - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,530 1530 - - - - -
Dakkal Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 6,130 5850 - - - - 280
Devadasi Kannada 770 770 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Kannada 158,000 158000 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 9,100 9100 - - - - -
Dhor Kannada 3,210 3210 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Kannada 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Dubla unspecified Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Durgamurgi Telugu 200 200 - - - - -
Gamit Marathi 70 70 10 - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 64,200 64200 - - - - 20
Gantichore Kannada 680 680 - - - - -
Gawli Kannada 200 200 - - - - -
Gondhali Kannada 850 850 - - - - -
Gandla Tulu 90 90 - - - - -
Ghisadi Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 1,310 - - 1310 - - -
Gond unspecified Tamil 170 160 - - - - 10
Gopal Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Marathi 530 530 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 130 130 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani 170 170 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 300 300 - - - - -
Gowdulu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Halsar Kannada 850 850 - - - - -
Hanabar Kannada 1,980 1980 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Kannada 150 140 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Halwakki Wakkal Kannada 160 160 - - - - -
Christian Kannada 11,500 - - 11500 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 410 410 - - - - -
Javeri Marwari (India) 90 90 - - - - -
Jingar Kannada 860 860 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 950 950 - - - - -
Kadia (Hindu traditions) Kannada 16,900 16900 - - - - -
Kaikadi Kannada 16,100 16100 - - - - -
Kamar Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Kamathi Kannada 4,380 4380 - - - - -
Kanai Urdu 200 - 200 - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,160 960 - - - - 200
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Koli Dhor Telugu 220 220 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Konkani 520 520 - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 90 90 - - - - -
Khoja Gujarati 240 - 240 - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,000 2000 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 180 180 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Kammara Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Kodaga Kodava 410 410 - - - - -
Konda Kapu Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Hindi 420 420 - - - - -
Kolupulvandlu Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Kori Koda 70 70 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Kannada 10,600 10600 - - - - -
Korwa Kannada 9,500 9500 - - - - -
Koshti Marathi 630 630 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Koya unspecified Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha Marathi 140 140 - - - - -
Kathodi Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Marathi 1,330 1330 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumi Konkani 50 50 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 610 610 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Marathi 7,600 7600 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 270 270 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 520 520 - - - - -
Kuruba Kannada 153,000 142000 - 10900 - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Kudavakkal Kannada 1,110 540 - - - - 560
Lingayat Kannada 204,000 - - 280 - - 204000
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 590 590 - - - - -
Lohana Sindhi 40 40 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 3,020 2960 - 70 - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 1,050 870 - - 180 - -
Mahishya Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 4,490 4490 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 140 - 140 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 290 290 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 240 240 - - - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) Urdu 640 - 640 - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 1,500 - - 1500 - - -
Mala Dasari Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 240 - 240 - - - -
Meda Kannada 3,570 3490 30 - - - 50
Memon Gujarati 140 - 140 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 102,000 98300 - - - - 3560
Mahratta Kunbi Marathi 1,220 1220 - - - - -
Madiga (Muslim traditions) Urdu 120 - 120 - - - -
Moger unspecified Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Mukri Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Mundala Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Nadia Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Kannada 580 540 - - - - 30
Nair Malayalam 470 470 - - - - -
Nalband Urdu 40 - 40 - - - -
Navithan Tamil 100 100 - - - - -
Nayadi Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Naikda Kannada 80,300 79000 300 30 30 20 1000
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Pardhi Bhili 3,830 3800 10 - - - 10
Patelia Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 11,700 11700 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Pinjara Kannada 21,200 - 21200 - - - -
Pindara Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Somvanshi Kannada 11,000 11000 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Palliyan Kannada 10 - - - - - -
Patralu Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Raddi Kannada 9,250 8570 - - - - 680
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Kannada 9,860 9400 - - - - 460
Ramoshi Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Ravalia Kannada 180 180 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Kannada 5,240 5240 - - - - -
Sali Kannada 26,300 25500 - - - - 820
Samban Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Samagara Kannada 9,040 9040 - - - - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 630 630 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 32,800 - 32800 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 299,000 - 299000 - - - -
Shinligar Kannada 2,500 2500 - - - - -
Siddi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 470 430 - 50 - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,280 2280 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Kannada 610 - 610 - - - -
Silawat (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,830 1770 - - - - 60
Sillekyatha Kannada 1,660 1660 - - - - -
Sindhollu Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) Sindhi 20 - 20 - - - -
Soligar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 6,640 6540 - - - - 100
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 270 - - - - 270 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Masan Jogi Kannada 1,190 1190 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Konkani 1,530 - - 1530 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Targala Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 860 860 - - - - -
Thakkar Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 26,900 26900 - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 26,400 26000 - - - - 400
Vasudev Kannada 210 210 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Kannada 37,200 36800 - - - - 420
Vitholia Marathi 10 - - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 550 500 - 50 - - -
Valluvan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 1,490 1470 - - - - 20
Yenadi Telugu 160 160 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Yerava Telugu 150 20 130 - - - -
Hasalaru Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Holaya Kannada 1,190 990 - - 180 - 20
Iruliga Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 820 - - - - 820 -
Jenu Kuruba Kurumba, Jennu 30 30 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Kannada 150 150 - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Kannada 480 480 - - - - -
Siddi (Muslim traditions) Kannada 180 - 180 - - - -
Soligaru Konkani 10 10 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 270 270 - - - - -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions) Urdu 540 - 540 - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 4,120 4120 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 270 - 270 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 280 90 - - - - 190
Bania Chetti Kannada 7,300 2030 - - - - 5270
Bania Kasar Hindi 70 - - - - - 70
Bania Komti Telugu 1,800 1610 - - - - 190
Bania Mahur Sindhi 270 230 - - - - 50
Bania Oswal Hindi 240 10 - - - - 230
Bania Porwal Hindi 120 20 - - - - 100
Bania Srimali Gujarati 20 10 - - - - 10
Brahmin Chitpavan Kannada 870 870 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Hindi 6,590 6590 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Kannada 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujarati Gujarati 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Hindi 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 22,900 22900 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Kannada 460 460 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Kannada 1,580 1580 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 1,870 1870 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya Kannada 680 680 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Konkani 1,490 1490 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 620 620 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 19,400 19200 - - - - 230
Kalavant Kannada 460 370 - - - - 90
Vaniyan Tamil 110 90 - 20 - - -
Bania Chaturth Kannada 380 - - - - - 380
Brahmin Christian Kannada 10 - - 10 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Bedar Bile Kannada 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Bedar Kakamundi Kannada 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Bedar Kare Kannada 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu Kannada 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Beldar Katani Uppara Kannada 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 3,050 3050 - - - - -
Beldar Narmada Uppara Kannada 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Beldar Urindavan Kannada 340 340 - - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Kalal Idiga Kannada 380 380 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Kasar Otari Telugu 150 140 - - - - 10
Kunbi Anjna Marathi 70 70 - - - - -
Kunbi Kadwa Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Kunbi Lewa Gujarati 70 70 - - - - -
Mahratta Konkani Konkani 1,350 1320 - - - - 30
Mahratta Shinde Marathi 900 880 - - - - 20
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 30,500 - 30500 - - - -
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri Telugu 80 80 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Kannada 1,580 1580 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Kannada 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Bania Pancham Kannada 80 - - - - - 80
Valmiki Mehtar Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi Kannada 900 900 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 22,400 - 22400 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 140 - - 140 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 110 110 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian Kannada 20 - - 20 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Kannada 120 - - 120 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 30 - - 30 - - -
Brahmin Devarukha Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Kannada 1,850 - 1850 - - - -
Dhobi Parit Kannada 6,090 6090 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 1,350 - 1350 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 2,820 - 2820 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 10,200 - 10200 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Urdu 1,800 - 1800 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Kannada 200 200 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 1,470 - 1470 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 1,020 - 1020 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 470 - 470 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 1,350 - 1350 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Kannada 340 340 - - - - -

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