India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Jammu district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jammu and Kashmir
District:	Jammu

Major People Groups

104

Major Unreached People Groups

104

Total Population

1,871,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

87.4 %

Muslim

6.0 %

Sikh

6.2 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arain (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bafinda	600	Dogri	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Bengali	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakkarwal	7,100	Gujari	0	200	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	8,300	Hindi	0	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Mahur	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	45,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	1,200
Barwala (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Basith (Hindu traditions)	400	Dogri	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basith (Sikh traditions)	300	Dogri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Batwal (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Dogri	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Batwal (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhirai	300	Dogri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dakaut	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	247,000	Kashmiri	0	247,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Purohit	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	348,000	Hindi	0	348,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	60	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	73,000	Hindi	1	72,000	-1 -	20	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Dhund	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Odia	1	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Domal	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dosali	400	Dogri	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gardi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Dogri	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	900	Gujari	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	30	20	200
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	58,000	Gujari	0	-1 -	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Harni	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Hindi	0	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	4,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	71,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	71,000	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	1,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Bengali	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	2,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	1,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -
Kraal	1,600	Kashmiri	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumangar	700	Dogri	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Dogri	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	900	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	7,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,600	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Sikh traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -
Machhi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	1,800	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -
Mangrik	300	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	175,000	Hindi	0	175,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	195,000	Hindi	0	195,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	5,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	-1 -
Rajput Awan	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	40	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	40	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions)	400	Hindi	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	2,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	3,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -
Saryara (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Dogri	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	50	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	5,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudhan	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	5,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Hindu traditions)	90	Kashmiri	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Dogri	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 104	1,834,000		104 ●	1,617,000	102,000	400	1,200	110,000	2,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 235	1,871,000		228 ●	1,636,000	112,000	500	3,800	117,000	2,600

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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