South Asia Peoples |

People Group	Primary Language	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other
Anglo	Hindi	50	-	-	50	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Punjabi, Western	1,030	1030	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Kashmiri	90	-	90	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	20	10	-	-	-	-	10
Newah	Nepali	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bengali Muslim Moghal	Kumaoni	140	-	140	-	-	-	-
Raji	Kumaoni	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	810	810	-	-	-	-	-
Aghori	Kumaoni	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Ahar	Kumaoni	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Ansari	Urdu	70	-	70	-	-	-	-
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	40	-	40	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	30	-	-	-	-	30	-
Baira	Kumaoni	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	60	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bajgi	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Balahar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Bania unspecified	Hindi	5,260	5240	-	-	-	-	30
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	60	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	120	120	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	20	-	20	-	-	-	-
Bhotia	Kumaoni	330	320	-	-	10	-	-
Bhuyiar	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin unspecified	Kumaoni	60,100	60100	-	-	-	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	2,030	1890	-	140	-	-	-
Darjee	Kumaoni	300	300	-	-	-	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	350	350	-	-	-	-	-
Dhanuk	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	250	250	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Dom (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	990	990	-	-	-	-	-
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Gond unspecified	Hindi	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Gosain unspecified	Kumaoni	3,960	3960	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Kumaoni	240	-	-	240	-	-	-
Jad	Jad	10	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jaunsari	Jaunsari	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	2,140	2140	-	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kol	Kumaoni	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Koli (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	50	50	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Manihar	Kumaoni	70	-	70	-	-	-	-
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	Kumaoni	50	-	50	-	-	-	-
Megh (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	70	70	-	-	-	-	-
Mirasi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Urdu	1,550	-	1550	-	-	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	80	80	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Garhwali	1,050	-	1050	-	-	-	-
Murao (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	5,190	5190	-	-	-	-	-
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	560	560	-	-	-	-	-
Nat (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	Garhwali	40	40	-	-	-	-	-
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	250	250	-	-	-	-	-
Qassab	Urdu	70	-	70	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	119,000	119000	-	20	-	-	-
Rawat	Kumaoni	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
Saini (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Garhwali	540	-	540	-	-	-	-
Shah	Kumaoni	730	730	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh unspecified	Urdu	4,400	-	4400	-	-	-	-
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	45,500	45000	-	470	10	50	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	40	-	-	-	-	40	-
Nai (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	20	-	-	-	-	20	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	1,750	1750	-	-	-	-	-
Arain (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	70	-	-	-	-	70	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	40	-	-	-	-	40	-
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	20	-	-	-	-	20	-
Tawaif (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	60	60	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Turaiha	Kumaoni	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Western	90	-	-	-	-	90	-
Hajam	Urdu	100	-	100	-	-	-	-
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	1,110	1080	-	-	-	-	20
Bania Gahoi	Kumaoni	160	160	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Kasarwani	Hindi	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Kasaundhan	Hindi	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Mahur	Sindhi	320	320	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gujarati	Gujarati	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Halbani	Kumaoni	31,600	31600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Jijhotia	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Joshi	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Jyoti	Hindi	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Kanaujia	Hindi	1,690	1690	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Kannada	Kannada	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Khandelwal	Hindi	680	680	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Maha	Hindi	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Mahratta	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Palliwal	Hindi	200	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	Hindi	410	410	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sanadhya	Hindi	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Saraswat	Hindi	410	410	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sawaria	Kumaoni	5,080	5080	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Utkal	Kumaoni	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	1,800	1800	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	340	340	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bhadauria	Hindi	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,580	1580	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chandel	Kumaoni	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chandrabansi	Kumaoni	140	140	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Dikhit	Kumaoni	340	340	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	790	790	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gaur	Hindi	170	170	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Jadu	Kumaoni	340	340	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	270	270	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kachhwaha	Hindi	170	170	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Khasiya	Kumaoni	3,720	3720	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kumaoni	Kumaoni	67,700	67700	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kumaoni Thakur	Kumaoni	10,400	10400	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	390	390	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Parihar	Hindi	510	510	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,260	2260	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	390	390	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	170	170	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	2,030	2030	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	280	280	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sengar	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	340	340	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	450	450	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Surajbansi	Kumaoni	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	Kumaoni	1,200	1200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Chaube	Kumaoni	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Kashmiri	320	-	320	-	-	-	-
Sapela	Kumaoni	30	30	-	-	-	-	-
Dhobi Kanaujia	Kumaoni	90	90	-	-	-	-	-
Gosain Dasnami	Kumaoni	1,690	1690	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Kinwar	Kumaoni	230	230	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Siddiqi	Urdu	300	-	300	-	-	-	-
Valmiki (Christian traditions)	Kumaoni	60	-	-	60	-	-	-
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	1,640	1640	-	-	-	-	-

Anglo

Hindi

50

-

50

-

Jat (Hindu traditions)

Punjabi, Western

1,030

1030

-

Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)

Kashmiri

90

-

90

-

Yakthumba, Limbu

Nepali

20

10

-

10

Newah

Nepali

30

-

Bengali Muslim Moghal

Kumaoni

140

-

140

-

Raji

Kumaoni

140

-

Tharu

Nepali

810

-

Aghori

Kumaoni

20

-

Ahar

Kumaoni

50

-

Yadav (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

70

-

Ansari

Urdu

70

-

70

-

Arain (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

40

-

40

-

Arora (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

30

-

30

-

Baira

Kumaoni

70

-

Bairagi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

60

-

Bajgi

Kumaoni

10

-

Balahar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

Banjara (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

20

-

Bania unspecified

Hindi

5,260

5240

-

30

Bansphor (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Badhai (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

60

-

Bedia (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

120

-

Beldar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

Bhat (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Bhisti

Urdu

20

-

20

-

Bhotia

Kumaoni

330

320

-

10

-

Bhuyiar

Kumaoni

10

-

Bangali (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

230

-

Brahmin unspecified

Kumaoni

60,100

60100

-

Chamar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

2,030

1890

-

140

-

Darjee

Kumaoni

300

-

Darzi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

350

-

Dhanuk

Kumaoni

90

-

Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

250

-

Dholi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

140

-

Dom (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

990

-

Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

10

-

Gond unspecified

Hindi

10

-

Gosain unspecified

Kumaoni

3,960

3960

-

Christian

Kumaoni

240

-

240

-

Jad

10

-

10

-

Jaunsari

10

-

Jogi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

2,140

2140

-

Kayastha (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Koiri (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Kol

Kumaoni

50

-

Koli (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Khatik (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

50

-

Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

280

-

Lohar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

450

-

Manihar

Kumaoni

70

-

70

-

Dhobi (Muslim traditions)

Kumaoni

50

-

50

-

Megh (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

70

-

Mirasi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Jat (Muslim traditions)

Urdu

1,550

-

1550

-

Mochi (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

80

-

Rajput (Muslim traditions)

Garhwali

1,050

-

1050

-

Murao (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

5,190

5190

-

Nai (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

560

-

Nat (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

20

-

Pasi (Hindu traditions)

Garhwali

40

-

Patwa (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

250

-

Qassab

Urdu

70

-

70

-

Rajput (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

119,000

119000

-

20

-

Rawat

Kumaoni

10

-

Saini (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

90

-

Sayyid

Garhwali

540

-

540

-

Shah

Kumaoni

730

-

Shaikh unspecified

Urdu

4,400

-

4400

-

Silpkar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

45,500

45000

-

470

10

50

-

Khatri (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

40

-

40

-

Nai (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

20

-

20

-

Sonar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

1,750

1750

-

Arain (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

70

-

70

-

Rajput (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

40

-

40

-

Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

20

-

20

-

Tawaif (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

30

-

Teli (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

60

-

Thakuri

Nepali

90

-

Turaiha

Kumaoni

20

-

Jat (Sikh traditions)

Punjabi, Western

90

-

90

-

Hajam

Urdu

100

-

100

-

Bania Agarwal

Hindi

1,110

1080

-

20

Bania Gahoi

Kumaoni

160

-

Bania Kasarwani

Hindi

90

-

Bania Kasaundhan

Hindi

140

-

Bania Mahur

Sindhi

320

-

Brahmin Gaur

Hindi

140

-

Brahmin Gujarati

Gujarati

20

-

Brahmin Halbani

Kumaoni

31,600

31600

-

Brahmin Jijhotia

Hindi

450

-

Brahmin Joshi

Hindi

450

-

Brahmin Jyoti

Hindi

270

-

Brahmin Kanaujia

Hindi

1,690

1690

-

Brahmin Kannada

Kannada

20

-

Brahmin Khandelwal

Hindi

680

-

Brahmin Maha

Hindi

280

-

Brahmin Mahratta

Hindi

450

-

Brahmin Palliwal

Hindi

200

-

Brahmin Sakaldwipi

Hindi

410

-

Brahmin Sanadhya

Hindi

90

-

Brahmin Saraswat

Hindi

410

-

Brahmin Sawaria

Kumaoni

5,080

5080

-

Brahmin Utkal

Kumaoni

230

-

Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

1,800

1800

-

Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

340

-

Rajput Bhadauria

Hindi

280

-

Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,580

1580

-

Rajput Chandel

Kumaoni

450

-

Rajput Chandrabansi

Kumaoni

140

-

Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

230

-

Rajput Dikhit

Kumaoni

340

-

Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

790

-

Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

510

-

Rajput Gaur

Hindi

170

-

Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

510

-

Rajput Jadu

Kumaoni

340

-

Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

280

-

Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

270

-

Rajput Kachhwaha

Hindi

170

-

Rajput Khasiya

Kumaoni

3,720

3720

-

Rajput Kumaoni

Kumaoni

67,700

67700

-

Rajput Kumaoni Thakur

Kumaoni

10,400

10400

-

Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

390

-

Rajput Parihar

Hindi

510

-

Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

2,260

2260

-

Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

390

-

Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

170

-

Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

2,030

2030

-

Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

280

-

Rajput Sengar

Hindi

450

-

Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

340

-

Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

450

-

Rajput Surajbansi

Kumaoni

230

-

Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)

Kumaoni

1,200

1200

-

Brahmin Chaube

Kumaoni

230

-

Pashtun, Pathan

Kashmiri

320

-

320

-

Sapela

Kumaoni

30

-

Dhobi Kanaujia

Kumaoni

90

-

Gosain Dasnami

Kumaoni

1,690

1690

-

Rajput Kinwar

Kumaoni

230

-

Shaikh Siddiqi

Urdu

300

-

300

-

Valmiki (Christian traditions)

Kumaoni

60

-

60

-

Valmiki (Hindu traditions)

Hindi

1,640

1640

-

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