People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bauri | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Odia | 890 | 870 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Oraon | Odia | 60 | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Odia | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 108,000 | 108000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Amat | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Audhelia | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 3,440 | 3430 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania unspecified | Odia | 1,390 | 800 | - | - | - | - | 590 |
Bargunda | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bariki | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bathudi | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bavuri | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Odia | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhulia | Odia | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhunjia | Koda | 10,100 | 10100 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhottada | Chhattisgarhi | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Oriya, Adivasi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Odia | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Binjhal | Telugu | 7,440 | 7400 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 |
Boya | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Odia | 8,270 | 8100 | - | - | - | - | 170 |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 8,640 | 8620 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Cherua | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chitara | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Dal | Odia | 5,580 | 5570 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 610 | 600 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Dewar | Odia | 8,400 | 8400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dharua | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 50,900 | 50800 | - | 80 | 30 | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 14,900 | 14900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandhmali | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godra | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gokha | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Odia | 135,000 | 134000 | 70 | 800 | 10 | 10 | 130 |
Gosain unspecified | Odia | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Guria | Odia | 10,300 | 10300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halba | Odia | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Odia | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 420 | - | - | 420 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Odia | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Juang | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalingi | Odia | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamathi | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapewar | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karan | Odia | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Santhali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kela (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandha Gauda | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khadala | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Chhattisgarhi | 1,060 | 1030 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khati (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolah Lohara | Hindi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Dhora | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolha | Kuvi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolta | Odia | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Odia | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Kuvi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 18,700 | 18700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 6,430 | 6430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahara | Odia | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Odia | 660 | 650 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mandia | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) | Kuvi | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangali | Odia | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naksia | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Omanatya | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paharia | Odia | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paik | Odia | 36,400 | 36400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panika | Odia | 1,340 | 1340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panka | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parja unspecified | Kuvi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 9,600 | 9530 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Razu | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rona | Odia | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sagarbanshi | Odia | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Hindi | 5,420 | 5400 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
Shabar | Odia | 32,700 | 32400 | 30 | 240 | - | - | 30 |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 3,260 | - | 3260 | - | - | - | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Nai (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,780 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Sounti | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sudha | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 25,700 | 25700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tharua | Oriya, Adivasi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Odia | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ujia | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vasudev | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Odia | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Odia | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yerukula | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 460 | - | - | - | - | 460 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 28,800 | 28800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mankirdia | Oriya, Adivasi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundari | Kuvi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandia Odisha | Oriya, Adivasi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Odia | 7,030 | 7000 | - | 20 | - | - | 10 |
Banka | Odia | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 11,600 | 11600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 560 | 360 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 150 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Bania Oswal | Marwari (India) | 190 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 140 |
Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 50 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Odia | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sanadhya | Chhattisgarhi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Odia | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Dikhit | Chhattisgarhi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Jadu | Chhattisgarhi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond Dorla | Odia | 29,800 | 29700 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Gond Rajgond | Odia | 54,100 | 54100 | 20 | - | - | - | 30 |
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Sunkar | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kabirpanthi | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Dongria | Odia | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar Magahia | Odia | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali Thanapati | Odia | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Mathuria | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paik Rana | Odia | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora Jati | Odia | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora Kapusavar | Odia | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora Lanjia | Odia | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Odia | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Odia | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Odia | 69,800 | 69800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Dom Murdafarash | Chhattisgarhi | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Odia | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
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