South Asia Peoples |

People Group	Primary Language	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other
Anglo	English	50	-	-	50	-	-	-
Magar	Nepali	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	6,390	6390	-	-	-	-	-
Kanaura	Kinnauri	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	180	100	-	10	-	-	80
Newah	Newar	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Bengali Muslim Moghal	Urdu	80	-	80	-	-	-	-
Raji	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Tibetan	Tibetan, Central	50	-	-	-	50	-	-
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	310	310	-	-	-	-	-
Aghori	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Ahar	Kumaoni	100	100	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	80	80	-	-	-	-	-
Ansari	Urdu	30	-	30	-	-	-	-
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	630	-	630	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	10	-	-	-	-	10	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Baira	Kumaoni	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bajgi	Kumaoni	110	110	-	-	-	-	-
Bania unspecified	Hindi	3,640	3620	-	-	-	-	30
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	600	600	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	10	-	10	-	-	-	-
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	Kumaoni	10	-	10	-	-	-	-
Bhotia	Kumaoni	1,060	950	-	-	110	-	-
Bhuyiar	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	40	40	-	-	-	-	-
Bhoksa	Buksa	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin unspecified	Hindi	142,000	142000	-	-	-	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	420	370	-	50	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	5,320	5320	-	-	-	-	-
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	160	160	-	-	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Dom (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	110	110	-	-	-	-	-
Faqir	Urdu	60	10	50	-	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Gond unspecified	Hindi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Gosain unspecified	Kumaoni	13,600	13600	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Garhwali	340	-	-	340	-	-	-
Jaunsari	Kumaoni	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Kaibartta unspecified	Bengali	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	9,290	9290	-	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Kol	Kumaoni	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Koli (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	1,350	1350	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Manihar	Urdu	100	-	100	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	30	-	-	30	-	-	-
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	120	-	120	-	-	-	-
Mahratta unspecified	Marathi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Mirasi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	730	-	730	-	-	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	60	60	-	-	-	-	-
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	170	-	170	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Kumaoni	480	-	480	-	-	-	-
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	1,780	1780	-	-	-	-	-
Parhaiya	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Qassab	Urdu	20	-	20	-	-	-	-
Rai	Nepali	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	339,000	339000	-	120	-	-	-
Rawat	Kumaoni	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Saini (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Urdu	540	-	540	-	-	-	-
Shah	Kumaoni	1,130	1130	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh unspecified	Urdu	4,460	-	4460	-	-	-	-
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	158,000	157000	-	1170	60	150	-
Nai (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	20	-	-	-	-	20	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	5,250	5250	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	50	-	-	-	-	50	-
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	30	-	-	-	-	30	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	30	-	-	30	-	-	-
Tamang	Tamang, Eastern	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tawaif (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	180	180	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	120	120	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Turaiha	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	110	-	-	-	-	110	-
Hajam	Urdu	50	-	50	-	-	-	-
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	910	900	-	-	-	-	10
Bania Gahoi	Hindi	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Kasarwani	Hindi	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Kasaundhan	Hindi	60	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Mahur	Hindi	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Porwal	Hindi	80	80	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gujarati	Gujarati	100	100	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Halbani	Kumaoni	59,300	59300	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Jijhotia	Hindi	1,470	1470	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Joshi	Hindi	1,400	1400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Jyoti	Hindi	410	410	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Kanaujia	Hindi	13,400	13400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Kannada	Kannada	370	370	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Khandelwal	Hindi	1,080	1080	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Maha	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Mahratta	Hindi	1,600	1600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Maithili	Maithili	110	110	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Ojha	Hindi	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Palliwal	Hindi	320	320	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Rikhisur	Hindi	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	Hindi	770	770	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sanadhya	Hindi	16,500	16500	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Saraswat	Hindi	1,490	1490	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sawaria	Hindi	32,500	32500	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Utkal	Hindi	470	470	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	6,090	6090	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,690	1690	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bhadauria	Hindi	1,860	1860	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	9,590	9590	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chandel	Hindi	2,710	2710	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chandrabansi	Kumaoni	80	80	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Dikhit	Hindi	2,030	2030	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	2,480	2480	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	3,160	3160	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gaur	Hindi	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,690	1690	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Jadu	Hindi	1,020	1020	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	900	900	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	790	790	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kachhwaha	Hindi	680	680	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Khasiya	Kumaoni	22,400	22400	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kumaoni	Kumaoni	158,000	158000	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kumaoni Thakur	Kumaoni	27,100	27100	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,240	1240	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Parihar	Hindi	1,470	1470	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	6,990	6990	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,240	1240	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	6,770	6770	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	900	900	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sengar	Hindi	1,580	1580	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,020	1020	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Solanki	Hindi	1,020	1020	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,470	1470	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Surajbansi	Kumaoni	610	610	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Gond Muria	Hindi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	7,670	7670	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Chaube	Hindi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	180	-	180	-	-	-	-
Beriya (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	40	40	-	-	-	-	-
Sapela	Hindi	180	180	-	-	-	-	-
Dhobi Kanaujia	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Gosain Dasnami	Kumaoni	9,700	9700	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kinwar	Kumaoni	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Siddiqi	Urdu	1,690	-	1690	-	-	-	-
Valmiki (Christian traditions)	Hindi	340	-	-	340	-	-	-
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	3,450	3450	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	10	-	10	-	-	-	-
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	10	-	10	-	-	-	-
Valmiki (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	10	-	-	-	-	10	-

Anglo

English

50

-

50

-

Magar

Nepali

20

-

Jat (Hindu traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

6,390

6390

-

Kanaura

Kinnauri

270

-

Yakthumba, Limbu

Nepali

180

100

-

10

-

80

Newah

Newar

20

-

Bengali Muslim Moghal

Urdu

80

-

80

-

Raji

Kumaoni

10

-

Tharu

Nepali

30

-

Tibetan

Tibetan, Central

50

-

50

-

Agariya (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

310

-

Aghori

Kumaoni

10

-

Ahar

Kumaoni

100

-

Yadav (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

80

-

Ansari

Urdu

30

-

30

-

Arain (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

630

-

630

-

Arora (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

10

-

10

-

Badhi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

20

-

Bahelia (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

Baira

Kumaoni

70

-

Bairagi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

70

-

Bajgi

Kumaoni

110

-

Bania unspecified

Hindi

3,640

3620

-

30

Bansphor (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

Badhai (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Bedia (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

600

-

Beldar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Bhat (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

50

-

Bhisti

Urdu

10

-

10

-

Bhand (Muslim traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

10

-

Bhotia

Kumaoni

1,060

950

-

110

-

Bhuyiar

Kumaoni

10

-

Bangali (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

40

-

Bhoksa

Buksa

10

-

Brahmin unspecified

Hindi

142,000

142000

-

Chamar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

420

370

-

50

-

Chhetri

Nepali

5,320

5320

-

Dabgar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

160

-

Darjee

Nepali

140

-

Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

140

-

Dholi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

50

-

Dom (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

110

-

Faqir

Urdu

60

10

50

-

Gadaria (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Gond unspecified

Hindi

10

-

Gosain unspecified

Kumaoni

13,600

13600

-

Christian

Garhwali

340

-

340

-

Jaunsari

Kumaoni

20

-

Kaibartta unspecified

Bengali

10

-

Jogi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

9,290

9290

-

Kayastha (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Koiri (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

280

-

Kol

Kumaoni

280

-

Koli (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

270

-

Khatik (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

50

-

Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

280

-

Kunbi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

10

-

Lohar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

1,350

1350

-

Mahishya

Bengali

10

-

Manihar

Urdu

100

-

100

-

Malabar Catholic

Malayalam

30

-

30

-

Dhobi (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

120

-

120

-

Mahratta unspecified

Marathi

10

-

Mirasi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

280

-

Jat (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

730

-

730

-

Mochi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

60

-

Pawaria (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

170

-

170

-

Rajput (Muslim traditions)

Kumaoni

480

-

480

-

Nai (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

1,780

1780

-

Parhaiya

Kumaoni

10

-

Pasi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

20

-

Qassab

Urdu

20

-

20

-

Rai

Nepali

10

-

Rajput (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

339,000

339000

-

120

-

Rawat

Kumaoni

70

-

Saini (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

270

-

Sayyid

Urdu

540

-

540

-

Shah

Kumaoni

1,130

1130

-

Shaikh unspecified

Urdu

4,460

-

4460

-

Silpkar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

158,000

157000

-

1170

60

150

-

Nai (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

20

-

20

-

Sonar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

5,250

5250

-

Rajput (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

50

-

50

-

Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

30

-

30

-

Syrian Christian

Malayalam

30

-

30

-

Tamang

Tamang, Eastern

10

-

Tawaif (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

180

-

Teli (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

120

-

Thakuri

Nepali

50

-

Turaiha

Kumaoni

10

-

Jat (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Eastern

110

-

110

-

Hajam

Urdu

50

-

50

-

Bania Agarwal

Hindi

910

900

-

10

Bania Gahoi

Hindi

30

-

Bania Kasarwani

Hindi

50

-

Bania Kasaundhan

Hindi

60

-

Bania Mahur

Hindi

280

-

Bania Porwal

Hindi

80

-

Brahmin Gaur

Hindi

270

-

Brahmin Gujarati

Gujarati

100

-

Brahmin Halbani

Kumaoni

59,300

59300

-

Brahmin Jijhotia

Hindi

1,470

1470

-

Brahmin Joshi

Hindi

1,400

1400

-

Brahmin Jyoti

Hindi

410

-

Brahmin Kanaujia

Hindi

13,400

13400

-

Brahmin Kannada

Kannada

370

-

Brahmin Khandelwal

Hindi

1,080

1080

-

Brahmin Maha

Hindi

450

-

Brahmin Mahratta

Hindi

1,600

1600

-

Brahmin Maithili

Maithili

110

-

Brahmin Ojha

Hindi

230

-

Brahmin Palliwal

Hindi

320

-

Brahmin Rikhisur

Hindi

270

-

Brahmin Sakaldwipi

Hindi

770

-

Brahmin Sanadhya

Hindi

16,500

16500

-

Brahmin Saraswat

Hindi

1,490

1490

-

Brahmin Sawaria

Hindi

32,500

32500

-

Brahmin Utkal

Hindi

470

-

Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

6,090

6090

-

Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,690

1690

-

Rajput Bhadauria

Hindi

1,860

1860

-

Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

9,590

9590

-

Rajput Chandel

Hindi

2,710

2710

-

Rajput Chandrabansi

Kumaoni

80

-

Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

450

-

Rajput Dikhit

Hindi

2,030

2030

-

Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

2,480

2480

-

Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

3,160

3160

-

Rajput Gaur

Hindi

510

-

Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,690

1690

-

Rajput Jadu

Hindi

1,020

1020

-

Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

900

-

Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

790

-

Rajput Kachhwaha

Hindi

680

-

Rajput Khasiya

Kumaoni

22,400

22400

-

Rajput Kumaoni

Kumaoni

158,000

158000

-

Rajput Kumaoni Thakur

Kumaoni

27,100

27100

-

Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,240

1240

-

Rajput Parihar

Hindi

1,470

1470

-

Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

6,990

6990

-

Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,240

1240

-

Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

510

-

Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

6,770

6770

-

Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

900

-

Rajput Sengar

Hindi

1,580

1580

-

Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,020

1020

-

Rajput Solanki

Hindi

1,020

1020

-

Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,470

1470

-

Rajput Surajbansi

Kumaoni

610

-

Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

510

-

Gond Muria

Hindi

10

-

Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

7,670

7670

-

Brahmin Chaube

Hindi

10

-

Pashtun, Pathan

Urdu

180

-

180

-

Beriya (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

40

-

Sapela

Hindi

180

-

Dhobi Kanaujia

Kumaoni

30

-

Gosain Dasnami

Kumaoni

9,700

9700

-

Rajput Kinwar

Kumaoni

230

-

Shaikh Siddiqi

Urdu

1,690

-

1690

-

Valmiki (Christian traditions)

Hindi

340

-

340

-

Valmiki (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

3,450

3450

-

Valmiki (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

10

-

10

-

Valmiki (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

10

-

10

-

Valmiki (Sikh traditions)

Hindi

10

-

10

-

India / Uttarakhand / Almora