India, Odisha state, Sambalpur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Sambalpur

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,083,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

4.6 %

Hindu

93.1 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Agariya	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agariya (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	700	Asuri	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bariki	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaina	2,000	Chhattisgarhi	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	7,400	Odia	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	9,300	Hindi	1	9,200	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Bhulia	18,000	Odia	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	300	Birhor	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	1	12,000	-1 -	40	900	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,500	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	28,000	Odia	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	72,000	Odia	1	72,000	-1 -	30	300	-1 -	-1 -
Gandhmali	2,200	Odia	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	73,000	Odia	0	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghantarghada	1,200	Odia	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Godra	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Dorla	4,200	Odia	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Jhare	4,200	Gondi, Northern	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	8,500	Gondi, Northern	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	54,000	Hindi	1	54,000	50	-1 -	40	-1 -	60
Gosain unspecified	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Kalingi	2,000	Odia	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandha Gauda	1,000	Odia	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	3,400	Odia	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadura	900	Odia	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	28,000	Kharia	2	19,000	60	30	8,800	-1 -	40
Kisan	92,000	Hindi	1	91,000	100	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	100
Kolha	1,700	Ho	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	84,000	Odia	1	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	2,500	Marathi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	13,000	Odia	2	13,000	20	-1 -	70	-1 -	20
Kuli	1,600	Odia	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusta	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Hindi	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	2,500	Marathi	1	2,500	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali Thanapati	1,300	Odia	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mankirdia	300	Odia	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Odia	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	20
Munda	66,000	Mundari	5	41,000	200	80	25,000	-1 -	100
Nai (Hindu traditions)	7,500	Hindi	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naksia	800	Odia	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	32,000	Kurux	2	21,000	90	40	9,500	-1 -	900
Pan	22,000	Odia	1	21,000	-1 -	30	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pap	4,500	Odia	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rona	70	Odia	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jadu	500	Odia	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Jati	500	Odia	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	400	Odia	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Khotto	500	Odia	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	400	Odia	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	27,000	Odia	2	27,000	20	-1 -	40	-1 -	40
Sayyid	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	2,900	Odia	2	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	11,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonjhara	1,400	Odia	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudha	2,800	Odia	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudha Butka	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Bengali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanla	1,200	Odia	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Hindi	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Hindi	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	6,100	Telugu	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 90	1,051,000		75 ●	980,000	18,000	300	50,000	1,300	1,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 327	1,083,000		303 ●	1,008,000	21,000	300	50,000	2,500	1,500

* 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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