People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
District Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Anglo Indian | English | 157,000 | 300 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 12,611,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 547,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,428,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Nepali | 15,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Baiga | Hindi | 677,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 5,775,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 439,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 16,927,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Bauri | Bengali | 2,345,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 82,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | 70 | 29,000 | 700 | - | 60 |
Bhuiya unspecified | Hindi | 1,754,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 245,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 3,645,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Jijhotia | Hindi | 608,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,898,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 34,711,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0  | 25,000 | - | - | 200 | - | 40 |
Chhetri | Nepali | 293,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0  | 1,400 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Christian | Nepali | 1,492,000 | 2,700 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 2,700 | - | - |
Darjee | Hindi | 56,000 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0  | 4,500 | - | 100 | 300 | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 12,571,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Drukpa | Dzongkha | 14,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Gharti | Nepali | 25,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0  | 1,600 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Groma | Groma | 700 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 400 | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 127,000 | 700 | N | 2.0  | 200 | - | 200 | 300 | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 8,724,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,785,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kagate | Syuba | 1,700 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,300 | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Hindi | 1,644,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,675,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Hindi | 701,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 110,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0  | 8,600 | - | 200 | 800 | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 7,944,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 7,090,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khambu | Nepali | 372,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0  | 33,000 | - | 3,900 | 4,000 | - | - |
Khas | Nepali | 61,000 | 21,000 | N | 2.0  | 18,000 | - | 2,000 | 1,300 | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 356,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 18,593,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,599,000 | Unknown | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 22,483,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,260,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Nepali | 409,000 | 14,000 | N | 2.0  | 12,000 | - | 400 | 1,400 | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 11,773,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Majhi | Nepali | 143,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Majhwar | Nepali | 220,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 3,169,000 | 40 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,309,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Moghal | Urdu | 2,063,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,362,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,026,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 7,717,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 3,840,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 191,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0  | 11,000 | - | 200 | 500 | - | - |
Pardhan | Gondi, Northern | 376,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parsee | Gujarati | 93,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 9,141,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Pod | Bengali | 3,541,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 144,000 | 6,800 | N | 2.0  | 4,700 | - | - | 1,800 | - | 300 |
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 5,005,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 27,490,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,250,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
Rongkup | Lepcha | 79,000 | 11,000 | N | 2.0  | 300 | 20 | 9,000 | 2,000 | - | 20 |
Sarki | Nepali | 32,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 9,222,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 71,641,000 | 4,600 | Y | 1.0  | - | 4,600 | - | - | - | - |
Sherpa | Nepali | 44,000 | 2,900 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | 2,400 | 400 | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,255,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 643,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 97,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0  | 2,700 | - | - | 100 | - | 30 |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 4,405,000 | 70 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 266,000 | 18,000 | N | 2.0  | 1,100 | 40 | 15,000 | 1,500 | - | 30 |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,759,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,237,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 22,267,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakali | Nepali | 1,600 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Thami | Nepali | 2,700 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | 40 | 20 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 532,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0  | 10,000 | - | 200 | 1,500 | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 5,795,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu t | Hindi | 11,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40,856,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 3,080,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakkha | Nepali | 6,500 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 300 | - | 20 | 70 | - | 30 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 151,000 | 10,000 | N | 2.0  | 8,100 | 30 | 600 | 1,100 | - | 300 |
District Totals: 83 People Groups |
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251,000 |
70 |
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157,000 |
5,300 |
66,000 |
22,000 |
900 |
1,100 |