India, Maharashtra state, Buldhana district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Maharashtra
District:	Buldhana

Major People Groups

138

Major Unreached People Groups

135

Total Population

2,872,000

Buddhist

12.8 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

71.1 %

Muslim

15.0 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Andh	20,000	Marathi	0	20,000	20	20	-1 -	-1 -	30
Ayyanavar	400	Malayalam	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bahrupi	900	Marathi	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balasantoshi	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	11,000	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Bania Gujar	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	2,100	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500
Bania Porwal	1,800	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Saitwal	700	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania unspecified	57,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,100
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Lambadi	1	69,000	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Lambadi	1	5,600	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barda	700	Marathi	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Kannada	0	13,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	6,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Tadvi	4,500	Dangi	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	35,000	Gujarati	1	29,000	4,600	200	200	-1 -	500
Bhoyar	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bidur	8,900	Marathi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	1,600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,500	Marathi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	2,200	Marathi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ojha	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	75,000	Hindi	0	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	1	47,000	-1 -	1,400	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	800	Marathi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	400
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dohor	9,500	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	2,100	Telugu	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaondi	800	Marathi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghisadi	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	1,900	Hindi	1	1,300	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gondhali	3,300	Marathi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gopal	2,400	Gujarati	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	9,000	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	300
Hammal	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hatkar	19,000	Marathi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javeri	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jingar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Bengali	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Telugu	0	27,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	9,300	Telugu	0	9,200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapewar	2,900	Telugu	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Marathi	0	10,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	60
Kawar	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolhati	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	25,000	Marathi	0	25,000	30	200	-1 -	-1 -	40
Korku	3,300	Korku	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	2,400	Marathi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	477,000	Gujarati	0	472,000	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Anjna	7,100	Gujarati	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Ghatole	58,000	Marathi	0	57,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	23,000	Gujarati	0	23,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lonari	23,000	Marathi	0	23,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingader	200	Marathi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	4,500	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	334,000	Marathi	1	6,100	-1 -	327,000	-1 -	200	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	1,500	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	13,000	Marathi	1	13,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mahratta Jadhav	15,000	Marathi	0	15,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	211,000	Marathi	0	208,000	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	900
Mairal	300	Marathi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Jangam	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	196,000	Hindi	0	195,000	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	3,400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mana	1,500	Marathi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manbhav	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Hindu traditions)	40	Telugu	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Christian traditions)	1,400	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	79,000	Marathi	1	52,000	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	30	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	8,100	Kannada	0	8,100	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nihal	2,700	Korku	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paharia	1,100	Mal Paharia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pangul	2,900	Marathi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	22,000	Pardhi	0	22,000	30	20	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pashtun Afridi	4,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Ghilzai	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Khan	1,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	3,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Mohmand	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	8,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	82,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patharwat	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perka	6,700	Telugu	0	6,600	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Hindi	0	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Marathi	0	21,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	300
Sagar	1,400	Gujarati	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	9,800	Kannada	0	9,700	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	29,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	40,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	8,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	210,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Hindu traditions)	100	Kannada	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	2,600	Marathi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tirmali	1,300	Marathi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Telugu	0	10,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanjara	40,000	Marathi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vasudev	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	6,100	Tamil	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	6,200	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Yadav Gola	4,600	Telugu	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 138	2,830,000		135 ●	2,007,000	429,000	368,000	3,100	200	21,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 322	2,872,000		307 ●	2,042,000	432,000	368,000	3,600	1,700	23,000

* 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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