India / West Bengal / Birbhum

Population
21,047,310
Unreached Population
20,185,360 (95.9%)
People Groups
766
Unreached People Groups
671 (87.6%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Bauri Bengali 105,000 105000 - 60 - 30 -
Dhimal Dhimal 40 30 - - - - -
Magar Bengali 80 70 - - 10 - -
Hadi Bengali 50,300 50300 - - 10 20 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 840 840 - - - - -
Konai Bengali 61,200 61200 - - 10 - -
Rongkup-Lepcha Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Mahli Santhali 440 390 - - - - 50
Newah Nepali 20 20 - - - - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 50 50 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Bengali 4,780 - 4780 - - - -
Munda Bengali 310 280 - 20 - 10 -
Sinhalese Sinhala 30 - - - 30 - -
Oraon Bengali 5,470 5380 10 30 - - 40
Persian Dari 10 - 10 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 16,200 15900 - 300 - - -
Santal (Sawntal) Santhali 233,000 217000 460 8690 10 30 6160
Gurung Ghaleg Gurung 10 10 - - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 10 - - - 10 - -
Abdul Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Aguri Bengali 10,000 10000 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bengali 193,000 193000 - - - - -
Ansari Bengali 23,200 - 23200 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Hindi 20 - - - - 20 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 301,000 301000 - 60 50 40 -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Baiga Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 53,500 53500 - - - - -
Baiti Bengali 730 730 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Bengali 49,400 48600 - - - - 850
Baori Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,550 1520 - - - - 30
Bhar Bengali 770 770 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Bhuinmali Bengali 12,700 12600 - - 10 10 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 11,700 11700 - - - - -
Bhaskar Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Bhumij Koda 60 60 - 10 - - -
Bhotia Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Bhuiya unspecified Bengali 3,590 3580 - - 10 - -
Bind Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Birhor Bengali 330 330 - - - - -
Birjia Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Bhalla Bengali 2,370 2370 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Bengali 98,500 98300 - - - - 160
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bengali 26,200 26200 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 179,000 179000 - 600 30 - -
Chain Bengali 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Chero Bengali 400 360 30 - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 340 340 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bengali 3,050 - 3050 - - - -
Darjee Nepali 20 20 - - - - -
Dhanuk Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 4,520 4520 - - - - -
Dhangri Dungra Bhil 3,050 3050 - - - - -
Doai Bengali 2,550 2550 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Bengali 103,000 103000 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bengali 910 910 - - - - -
Dulia Bengali 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Faqir Bengali 260 - 260 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Hindi 540 540 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Hindi 100 100 - - - - -
Gonrhi Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Bengali 540 540 - - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 37,600 37600 - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) Bengali 680 680 - - - - -
Ho Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Christian Bengali 1,980 - - 1980 - - -
Jhalo Malo Bengali 250 250 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 8,810 8810 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 41,100 41100 - - - - -
Kadar Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,640 5640 - - - - -
Kalu Bengali 6,770 - 6770 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,300 2300 - - - - -
Kami Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Kandu Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Kaora Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kapali Bengali 6,200 6200 - - - - -
Karenga Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Kawar Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bengali 37,100 37100 - - - - -
Qazi Bengali 5,750 - 5750 - - - -
Kachari Dimasa Dimasa 10 10 - - - - -
Khandait Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Khairwar Bengali 1,500 1500 - - - - -
Kharwar Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Khetauri Bengali 2,140 2140 - - - - -
Kandra Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Kol Kurux 390 390 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Konwar Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Kori Koda 16,900 16800 10 - - - 40
Korwa Koda 30 30 - - - - -
Kotal Bengali 750 750 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 35,500 35500 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Kurariar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,750 5750 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 20 - - - - - 20
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 17,900 17900 - - - - -
Lohara Bengali 220 220 - - - - -
Let Bengali 2,570 - - - - - 2570
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Bengali 6,290 6200 - - 70 20 -
Mahanta Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 18,300 18300 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 143,000 143000 - - 10 20 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bengali 680 - 680 - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Malto Bengali 2,940 2900 20 10 - - 10
Matia Bengali 6,320 6320 - - - - -
Mech Boro (India) 100 100 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Mir Bengali 2,710 - 2710 - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) Bengali 360 - 360 - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bengali 2,200 - 2200 - - - -
Namassej (Muslim traditions) Bengali 340 - 340 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70,900 70900 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) Bengali 270 - 270 - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bengali 840 - 840 - - - -
Marma (Magh) Bengali 170 160 - - 10 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 210 210 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 24,100 24100 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 17,600 17600 - 10 - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) Bengali 3,050 - 3050 - - - -
Paharia Mal Paharia 20 20 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Pan Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Parhaiya Bengali 90 80 - - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 680 680 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Patwa (Hindu traditions) Bengali 540 540 - - - - -
Poundra Bengali 28,300 28300 - - - - -
Parja unspecified Bengali 700 700 - - - - -
Patralu Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Pundari Bengali 7,440 7440 - - - - -
Rabha Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bengali 16,200 16100 - - - - 90
Raju Bengali 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Rajwar Bengali 770 770 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Sankara Bengali 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Santhali 240 230 - 10 - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bengali 1,530 - 1530 - - - -
Sarki Nepali 50 50 - - - - -
Sayyid Bengali 48,300 - 48300 - - - -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) Bengali 60 - - - - 60 -
Shaikh unspecified Bengali 1,080,000 - 1080000 - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 17,700 17700 - - - - 20
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 37,000 37000 - - - 10 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 27,400 27400 - - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 10,500 10500 - - - - -
Tamang Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 43,600 43600 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 81,300 81300 - 60 - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) Bengali 680 680 - - - - -
Tiyar Bengali 1,160 1160 - - - - -
Tili Bengali 14,900 14900 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,430 2430 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Hindi 200 - - - - 200 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Bengali 6,250 6250 - - - - -
Ahmadi Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) Bengali 200 - 200 - - - -
Hajam Bengali 1,080 - 1080 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 4,740 4380 - - - - 360
Bania Agrahari Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Bania Bais Bengali 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik Bengali 22,100 22100 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal Hindi 90 60 - - - - 30
Bania Kasarwani Bengali 240 240 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Bania Khatri Bengali 1,410 1410 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri Hindi 410 410 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Marwari (India) 470 230 - - - - 250
Bania Porwal Hindi 450 380 - - - - 70
Bania Rauniar Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik Bengali 6,940 6940 - - - - -
Brahmin Acharya Bengali 7,700 7700 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Bengali 5,010 5010 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujarati Gujarati 100 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Bengali 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Bengali 16,900 16900 - - - - -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit Kashmiri 10 10 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Bengali 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili Maithili 900 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Purohit Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Pushkarna Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi Bengali 14,900 14900 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bengali 350 350 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Bengali 240 240 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal Bengali 15,700 15700 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik Bengali 13,500 13500 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra Bengali 15,100 15100 - - - - -
Brahmin Vyas Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Bengali 380 380 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,030 1030 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 460 460 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 430 430 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 470 470 - - - - -
Mahali Bengali 2,800 2680 - - - - 110
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bengali 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Halwai Maira Bengali 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia Bengali 5,410 5410 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan Bengali 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato Bengali 280 280 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 10,800 10800 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Bengali 136,000 - 136000 - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik Bengali 20,300 20300 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat Bengali 960 960 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 151,000 151000 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) Bengali 390 - 390 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) Bengali 900 - 900 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) Bengali 170 - 170 - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia Bengali 280 280 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Bengali 109,000 - 109000 - - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna Bengali 3,340 3340 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat Bengali 2,570 2570 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash Hindi 13,500 13500 - - - - -
Gosain Dasnami Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri Bengali 510 510 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi Bengali 200 200 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya Bengali 680 680 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Bengali 2,030 - 2030 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Bengali 14,200 - 14200 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Bengali 270,000 - 270000 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Bengali 13,500 - 13500 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Bengali 920 920 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra Bengali 460 460 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Bengali 7,670 - 7670 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli Bengali 5,790 - 5790 - - - -
Pashtun Ghilzai Bengali 610 - 610 - - - -
Pashtun Guria Bengali 5,750 - 5750 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan Bengali 5,750 - 5750 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Bengali 5,190 - 5190 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil Bengali 200 - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Khan Bengali 5,410 - 5410 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Bengali 2,440 - 2440 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) Bengali 190 - 190 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Bengali 2,310 - 2310 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi Bengali 5,640 - 5640 - - - -
Pashtun Sur Bengali 5,640 - 5640 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Bengali 7,700 - 7700 - - - -
Kunui Bengali 360 360 - - - - -
Baul Bengali 2,090 1690 390 - - - -

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