India, Punjab state, Gurdaspur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Punjab
District:	Gurdaspur

Major People Groups

135

Major Unreached People Groups

134

Total Population

1,896,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

7.1 %

Hindu

50.7 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

41.1 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	6,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	-1 -
Awan	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Bengali	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	4,600	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania unspecified	18,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batwal (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Dogri	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Sikh traditions)	3,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-1 -
Bedar Punjab	2,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Acharaj	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	3,700	Kashmiri	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	1	42,000	-1 -	50	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	56,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	53,000	-1 -
Changgar	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	2,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	116,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	116,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	500	Kangri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	100,000	Odia	1	100,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	5,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,200	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Harni	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	174,000	Hindi	0	172,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	360,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	360,000	-1 -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Aulak (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Jat Bains (Hindu traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bhullar (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions)	70	Punjabi, Western	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions)	4,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -
Jat Dhindsa (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Jat Garewal	600	Punjabi, Western	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions)	3,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -
Jat Goraia (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Her (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Hijra	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kahlon (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Punjabi, Western	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Pannun	3,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Radhawa (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Randhawa (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions)	8,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,900	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions)	1,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	5,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,700	-1 -
Julaha	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	4,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	1,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	4,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	11,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	8,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,600	-1 -
Kumhar Prajapat	3,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	12,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Sikh traditions)	5,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	-1 -
Machhi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Gujarati	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Machhi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	1,700	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	1,400	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	107,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,100	100,000	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Mirasi (Hindu traditions)	9,700	Punjabi, Eastern	1	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	4,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	10,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Hindi	0	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	62,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	62,000	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Hindi	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	40	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pathania	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions)	80	Hindi	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Thakur	3,000	Kangri	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Punjabi, Eastern	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	7,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,100	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Saini (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	23,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	23,000	-1 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi	1,000	Sansi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansi (Sikh traditions)	6,800	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,800	-1 -
Sansoi	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Hindu traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	4,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shorgar (Hindu traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	8,000	Hindi	0	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	5,400	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -
Sudh (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	44,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	44,000	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Sikh traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 135	1,869,000		134 ●	945,000	15,000	100	133,000	776,000	500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 309	1,896,000		290 ●	962,000	22,000	300	134,000	779,000	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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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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