Country: India
Province / State: Uttar Pradesh
District: Varanasi

Major People Groups

161

Major Unreached People Groups

161

Total Population

4,456,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

85.7 %

Muslim

13.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahar 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Aheria 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Ansari 159,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 159,000 - - - -
 Atishbaz 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Baloch 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 600
 Bania Agrahari 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Bania Baranwal 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - 500
 Bania Porwal 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - 100
Bania Rastaogi 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Bania Ummad 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - 300
 Bania unspecified 75,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 74,000 - - - - 1,900
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Bhar 135,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 135,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 59,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 70,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 70,000 - - - - -
 Bhurtia 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - -
 Bind 40,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chaturvedi 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 2,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 138,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 138,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 300,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 300,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 325,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 318,000 - 800 6,600 - -
 Chepang 20 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 19,000 - - - -
Dharhi (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
 Dharkar 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 7,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,900 - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Odia Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 68,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 4,900 Duruwa Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
Gond Jetwant 1,200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 50 - - - 20
 Gonrhi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 27,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 27,000 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Hela 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Karwal 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Kharwar 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - 20 - 30 -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 185,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 185,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 2,600 Odia Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 301,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 301,000 - - - - -
 Lakhera 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 62,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 68,000 - - - - -
 Mahishya 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Manihar 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,100 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 7,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 62,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 62,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Pinjara 36,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 36,000 - - - -
 Qassab 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,000 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - 20 -
 Rajbhar 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 148,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 148,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,700 - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,000 - 60 100 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 5,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,400 - - - -
 Satnami 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - 50 100 - -
 Sayyid 31,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 31,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 9,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 9,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 43,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 43,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 159,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 159,000 - - - -
 Soiri 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Sonar Bawaria 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Sonar Bhojpuria 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Sonar Choralia 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Sonar Tejania 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Tawaif (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 92,000 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,300 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 448,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 448,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 29,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 137,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 137,000 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  161 4,396,000   161 3,774,000 610,000 900 6,900 1,100 3,300
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  483 4,456,000   460 3,820,000 621,000 1,200 7,800 3,300 3,700
* 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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