India, Chhattisgarh state, Bastar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Bastar

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,419,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

3.0 %

Hindu

93.3 %

Muslim

0.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

2.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Balija (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Kannada	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	5,400	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Lambadi	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhattra	137,000	Bhatri	1	131,000	20	30	4,600	60	600
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bidur	10,000	Marathi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	7,300	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chadar	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaba	1,300	Telugu	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gammalla	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	9,900	Odia	1	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Dhuriya	16,000	Duruwa	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	300
Gond Dorla	20,000	Odia	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	700
Gond Ghotul Muria	6,500	Gondi, Northern	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	200
Gond Kandra	2,900	Chhattisgarhi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Gond Maria	185,000	Gondi, Northern	1	171,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	7,100
Gond Muria	150,000	Hindi	1	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	5,700
Gond Nagawasi	2,800	Hindi	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Gond Raja Muria	16,000	Gondi, Northern	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	600
Gond Rajgond	46,000	Gondi, Northern	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	1,800
Gond unspecified	509,000	Hindi	1	474,000	200	60	15,000	200	19,000
Gontara	30	Odia	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halba	35,000	Marathi	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	20	200
Halba Kewat	1,300	Halbi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	6,700	Hindi	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	300	Kamar	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapewar	500	Telugu	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	4,900	Marathi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya Dora	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	12,000	Telugu	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	2,300	Marathi	1	1,700	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	1,600	Marathi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	70	Odia	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	2,000	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Telugu	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	1,400	Kurux	2	300	20	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paharia	300	Mal Paharia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	5,800	Chhattisgarhi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	2,000	Pardhi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Rajput Gaur	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	4,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,800	Telugu	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 68	1,375,000		65 ●	1,286,000	7,100	700	41,000	300	39,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 340	1,419,000		327 ●	1,324,000	10,000	700	42,000	1,700	40,000

* 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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