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Population
12,821,910
Unreached Population
11,265,220 (87.9%)
People Groups
661
Unreached People Groups
617 (93.3%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Bauri Bengali 276,000 274000 - 1870 - 80 -
Magar Bengali 70 60 - - 10 - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) Bengali 250 180 - 70 - - -
Hadi Bengali 33,800 33800 - - 10 10 -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Punjabi, Western 520 520 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu Bengali 10 - - 10 - - -
Mahli Bengali 230 200 - - - - 30
Majhi Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Newah Newar 2,050 2040 - - 10 - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Bengali 4,330 - 4330 - - - -
Munda Bengali 11,500 9820 10 210 - - 1480
Oraon Bengali 9,570 9250 100 210 - - 10
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) Santhali 382,000 130000 350 1260 40 20 251000
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 30 - 30 - - - -
Tharu Nepali 1,450 1380 - 60 20 - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Aghori Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Aguri Bengali 27,600 27600 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bengali 184,000 184000 - - - - -
Ansari Bengali 20,500 - 20500 - - - -
Angarok Bengali 7,040 7040 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Badaik Bengali 8,230 8230 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 14,600 14500 - 140 - - -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,410 3410 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 15,500 15500 - - - - -
Baiti Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Bengali 96,700 94800 - - - - 1870
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 14,400 14400 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,130 7110 - 10 - 10 10
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 250 250 - - - - -
Bhakat Bengali 730 730 - - - - -
Bhar Bengali 360 360 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,540 3540 - - - - -
Bhuinmali Bengali 390 390 - - - - -
Bhogta Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,220 5220 - - - - -
Bhottada Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Bhumij Bengali 118,000 117000 190 340 - 10 540
Bhotia Bengali 50 50 - - 10 - -
Bhuiya unspecified Digaro-Mishmi 7,370 7260 - 80 20 10 -
Bind Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Birhor Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Birjia Bengali 10 - - - - - -
Boya Telugu 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Bengali 121,000 120000 - - - - 860
Buna (Hindu traditions) Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Chik Baraik Panchpargania 700 690 - 10 - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 29,100 28300 - 730 10 - -
Chain Bengali 12,900 12900 - - - - -
Chero Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 70 - - 70 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 20 - - 20 - - -
Chaupal Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Darjee Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Dangi Bengali 3,080 3080 - - - - -
Dhanuk Bengali 470 470 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 23,800 23800 - - 10 10 -
Doai Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Bengali 32,700 32300 - 340 - 10 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,310 1310 - - - - -
Dulia Bengali 9,470 9470 - - - - -
Faqir Bengali 20 - 20 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Gauda Odia 100 100 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,920 3920 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 15,100 14900 - 160 10 - -
Ghusuria Bengali 950 950 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Gonrhi Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Gorait Bengali 2,280 2280 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Bengali 540 540 - - - - -
Guria Odia 60 60 - - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 17,600 17600 - - - - -
Ho Ho 300 300 - - - - -
Christian Bengali 1,160 - - 1160 - - -
Jhalo Malo Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 18,500 18300 - 180 - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Kadar Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 84,700 84700 - - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 32,900 32900 - - - - -
Kamar Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Kandu Bengali 1,490 1490 - - - - -
Kaora Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Kapali Bengali 6,940 6940 - - - - -
Karmali Kudmali 650 590 - - - - 60
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,380 3360 - - - - 20
Kawar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70,500 70500 - - - - -
Qazi Bengali 860 - 860 - - - -
Khandait Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Kharia Bengali 17,900 17900 - - - - -
Khairwar Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Kharwar Hindi 120 70 - - - - 40
Khoja Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Kisan Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,850 1850 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 6,180 6180 - - - - -
Kol Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Kolta Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Konwar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kori Bengali 37,500 37400 60 - - - 50
Korwa Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kotal Bengali 190 190 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60,800 60800 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 580 580 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 277,000 277000 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 16,000 15900 - 140 - - -
Lohara Bengali 4,130 4120 - - - - 10
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 520 520 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 40 40 - - - - -
Mahanta Bengali 500 500 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 3,890 3890 - - - - -
Majhwar Bengali 420 420 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,640 5640 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 150 150 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bengali 33,300 - 33300 - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Malto Bengali 290 290 - - - - -
Matia Bengali 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 50 - - 50 - - -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions) Bengali 720 - 720 - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) Bengali 2,950 - 2950 - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Bengali 1,290 - 1290 - - - -
Namassej (Muslim traditions) Bengali 30 - 30 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 59,900 59900 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bengali 420 - 420 - - - -
Marma (Magh) Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Mukeri Bengali 860 - 860 - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Naga Nagamese 80 10 - 70 - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 26,400 26400 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 340 340 - - - - -
Paharia Hindi 900 900 - - - - -
Paik Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Panika Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Pan Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Parhaiya Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 620 620 - - - - -
Patial Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Poundra Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Parja unspecified Odia 40 40 - - - - -
Patralu Odia 430 430 - - - - -
Pundari Bengali 5,460 5460 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bengali 23,400 23300 - - - - 140
Raju Bengali 1,580 1580 - - - - -
Rajwar Bengali 53,800 53200 - 630 - - -
Rana Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Rautia Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Samanthan Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Sankara Bengali 560 560 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Bengali 6,910 6640 30 120 - - 120
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bengali 5,280 - 5280 - - - -
Sarki Nepali 30 30 - - - - -
Sauria Paharia Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Sayyid Bengali 5,240 - 5240 - - - -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) Bengali 10 - - - - 10 -
Shabar Odia 50 50 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Bengali 153,000 - 153000 - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 6,960 6900 - - - - 60
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 120 - - - - 120 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Hindi 30 - - - - 30 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 49,900 49200 - 640 - 10 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,890 1890 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 50 - - 50 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 19,800 19800 - - - - -
Tamang Bengali 40 30 - - 10 - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 65,800 65800 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 225,000 224000 - 540 - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Tiyar Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Turaiha Bengali 24,600 24600 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 610 610 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 90 90 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Western 210 - - - - 210 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Bengali 13,200 13200 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Ganda Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 200 200 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 240 240 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) Bengali 50 - 50 - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 400 400 - - - - -
Hajam Bengali 720 - 720 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 19,400 18900 - - - - 520
Bania Agrahari Hindi 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Bania Bais Bengali 1,930 1930 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar Bengali 770 770 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi Bengali 1,050 1040 - - - - 10
Bania Gandha Banik Bengali 15,300 15300 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal Hindi 260 140 - - - - 120
Bania Kasarwani Hindi 560 560 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan Bengali 1,490 1490 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal Hindi 440 140 - - - - 300
Bania Khatri Bengali 1,160 1160 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan Hindi 1,550 1550 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri Bengali 2,190 2190 - - - - -
Bania Mahur Hindi 550 550 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Gujarati 1,660 1230 - - - - 430
Bania Porwal Hindi 1,920 1800 - - - - 110
Bania Rauniar Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik Bengali 4,570 4570 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar Bengali 16,600 16600 - - - - -
Brahmin Acharya Bengali 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Bengali 7,670 7670 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Bengali 680 680 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Bengali 11,500 11500 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Bengali 520 520 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha Bengali 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Bengali 1,440 1440 - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Ojha Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Purohit Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Pushkarna Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi Bengali 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bengali 700 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Bengali 1,290 1290 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal Bengali 450 450 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik Bengali 950 950 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra Bengali 1,080 1080 - - - - -
Brahmin Vyas Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Bengali 320 320 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 870 870 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 380 380 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 360 360 - - - - -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,670 7670 - - - - -
Mahali Bengali 11,400 11000 50 - - - 390
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 610 610 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bengali 23,900 23600 - 230 60 - -
Halwai Maira Bengali 11,100 11100 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia Bengali 3,890 3860 - 30 - - -
Kalal Idiga Bengali 450 450 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) Bengali 270 - 270 - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 380 380 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan Bengali 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato Bengali 25,700 25700 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Bengali 6,770 - 6770 - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik Bengali 26,300 25900 - 340 - - -
Yadav Rawat Bengali 2,760 2760 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 8,010 8010 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia Bengali 340 340 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Bengali 2,600 - 2600 - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) Bengali 5,570 5160 - 140 - - 280
Dom Murdafarash Bengali 4,740 4740 - - - - -
Gosain Dasnami Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya Bengali 640 640 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Bengali 170 - 170 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Bengali 540 - 540 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Bengali 12,200 - 12200 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Bengali 320 - 320 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Bengali 14,100 14100 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra Bengali 1,290 1290 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Bengali 230 - 230 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Guria Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi Bengali 90 - 90 - - - -
Pashtun Sur Bengali 90 - 90 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Bengali 360 - 360 - - - -
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