India, Bihar state, Gaya district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Bihar
District:	Gaya

Major People Groups

129

Major Unreached People Groups

129

Total Population

4,817,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

88.5 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	96,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	65,000	Hindi	0	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,600	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Barnawar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	22,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Kannada	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhogta	8,800	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	568,000	Hindi	1	568,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	87,000	Hindi	0	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	137,000	Hindi	0	137,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	211,000	Hindi	1	208,000	-1 -	200	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	1,600	Hindi	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kathiya	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Odia	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	239,000	Hindi	0	239,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	20	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	229,000	Hindi	0	229,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Telugu	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	40,000	Hindi	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Marathi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Hindi	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,900	Bengali	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	348,000	Hindi	0	348,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Hindi	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	109,000	Hindi	0	109,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Hindi	1	72,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	93,000	Hindi	0	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Bangash	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Durrani	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Rohilla	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	35,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	121,000	Hindi	0	121,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	37,000	Hindi	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	220,000	Hindi	0	219,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	31,000	Hindi	1	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Nagbansi	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Rajbhar	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	16,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	30,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	13,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	320,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	320,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Sonar Barhaiya	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	7,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Bengali	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	135,000	Hindi	0	135,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	679,000	Hindi	0	679,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	136,000	Hindi	0	136,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 129	4,786,000		129 ●	4,242,000	538,000	600	3,100	40	1,900
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 274	4,817,000		257 ●	4,265,000	545,000	900	4,000	900	1,900

* 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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