India, Maharashtra state, Dhule district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Maharashtra
District:	Dhule

Major People Groups

117

Major Unreached People Groups

116

Total Population

2,615,000

Buddhist

0.5 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

91.1 %

Muslim

7.3 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balasantoshi	400	Marathi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,200	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Gujar	3,500	Gujarati	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Lad	2,000	Gujarati	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,000	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Bania unspecified	28,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,100
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Lambadi	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Lambadi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Aher	7,200	Marathi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bhil Dhanka	1,300	Gujarati	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Dubla	16,000	Gujarati	1	16,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	63,000	Bhili	1	63,000	200	20	80	-1 -	100
Bhil Nihal	8,700	Hindi	1	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bhil Paware	20,000	Marathi	1	20,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bhil Tadvi	2,300	Dangi	0	2,000	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	440,000	Gujarati	1	435,000	1,600	100	1,400	100	1,600
Bhil Vasave	229,000	Vasavi	1	226,000	1,000	80	200	60	1,300
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	1,800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	3,100	Marathi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	7,100	Marathi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	1,300	Marathi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gujarati	1,900	Gujarati	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karbadu	900	Marathi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khedawal	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,500	Marathi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	55,000	Hindi	0	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	1	19,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Marathi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Gujarati	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanka	1,100	Gujarati	1	1,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gamit	25,000	Gamit	2	24,000	100	-1 -	700	-1 -	30
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Gujarati	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gopal	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Hatkar	12,000	Marathi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javeri	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanai	5,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Marathi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kokna	110,000	Kukna	1	110,000	400	20	60	30	200
Kolhati	600	Marathi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Dhor	37,000	Marathi	1	37,000	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Koli Mahadev	7,200	Marathi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Koshti	4,300	Marathi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	144,000	Gujarati	0	144,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kunbi Anjna	2,200	Gujarati	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Ghatole	16,000	Marathi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Kadwa	1,600	Gujarati	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	18,000	Gujarati	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lonari	4,100	Marathi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Tirole	41,000	Marathi	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	2,300	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	89,000	Marathi	1	76,000	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	50	-1 -
Mahratta Jadhav	20,000	Marathi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	17,000	Marathi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	75,000	Gujarati	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	210,000	Marathi	0	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makrani (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	88,000	Hindi	0	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mang Garudi	2,800	Marathi	0	2,700	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Marathi	1	8,700	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nandiwale	40	Telugu	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	13,000	Pardhi	0	13,000	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patharwat	1,300	Marathi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu Kayastha	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	63,000	Hindi	0	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Marathi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Marathi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	2,600	Kannada	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	9,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	132,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shinligar	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakar	1,900	Marathi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	4,200	Marathi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tirmali	900	Marathi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Telugu	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	1,900	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Hindi	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	7,900	Telugu	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 117	2,577,000		116 ●	2,354,000	187,000	14,000	2,600	300	20,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 287	2,615,000		277 ●	2,383,000	191,000	14,000	4,500	1,500	22,000

* 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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