People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bauri | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karua | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Santhali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Odia | 4,570 | 4510 | - | 40 | - | - | 20 |
Oraon | Kuvi | 110 | 40 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Odia | 160 | 150 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 2,350 | 2350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 318,000 | 318000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Amat | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Badaik | Sadri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagata | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,660 | 5660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 7,340 | 7320 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 7,870 | 7110 | - | - | - | - | 760 |
Bargunda | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bariki | Odia | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bathudi | Oriya, Adivasi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 3,580 | 3580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Odia | 4,690 | 4690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhulia | Odia | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhunjia | Pengo | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhottada | Duruwa | 51,000 | 50900 | 20 | 30 | - | - | 50 |
Bhumij | Oriya, Adivasi | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bhuiya unspecified | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Birhor | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Binjhal | Odia | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Binjhia | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Odia | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Odia | 26,400 | 26200 | - | - | - | - | 210 |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 4,950 | 4920 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Cherua | Odia | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chitara | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Christian traditions) | Bengali | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Dandasi | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dewar | Odia | 7,430 | 7430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dharua | Oriya, Adivasi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 269,000 | 269000 | - | 360 | 70 | 10 | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaba | Oriya, Adivasi | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 40,900 | 40600 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 6,510 | 6510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 5,900 | 5900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandhmali | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godra | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gokha | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Odia | 94,500 | 94200 | 60 | 30 | 40 | 20 | 140 |
Gosain unspecified | Odia | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Guria | Odia | 27,400 | 27400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halba | Hindi | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Odia | 4,200 | 4190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Odia | 10,200 | - | - | 10200 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Odia | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalingi | Kui (India) | 8,280 | 8280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Odia | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamathi | Odia | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapewar | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karan | Odia | 4,150 | 4150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kela (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandha Gauda | Odia | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khadala | Odia | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Hindi | 3,740 | 3740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Odia | 550 | 500 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Khati (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Hindi | 40 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolah Lohara | Ho | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Odia | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Odia | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Dhora | Telugu | 1,570 | 1570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolha | Telugu | 150 | 140 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Kolta | Pengo | 1,730 | 1730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Odia | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korwa | Odia | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Odia | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotia | Kuvi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Kuvi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuli | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 40,700 | 40700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Kacchi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,210 | 3210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 22,300 | 22300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahara | Odia | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Odia | 3,390 | 3370 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Odia | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mandia | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) | Kuvi | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangali | Odia | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 5,190 | 5190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naksia | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Omanatya | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paharia | Odia | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paik | Odia | 88,900 | 88900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panka | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Odia | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pantanti | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parenga | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parja unspecified | Kuvi | 21,300 | 21100 | 110 | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 28,600 | 28400 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Rathawa | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Razu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Relli | Odia | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 5,460 | 5460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rona | Odia | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sagarbanshi | Odia | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Odia | 2,140 | 2110 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Shabar | Odia | 54,300 | 54100 | 40 | 10 | - | 10 | 60 |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 2,740 | - | 2740 | - | - | - | - |
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 3,780 | 3750 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Sounti | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Sudha | Odia | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 35,700 | 35700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 54,400 | 54300 | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Tharua | Oriya, Adivasi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Pengo | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vasudev | Odia | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Odia | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yerukula | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 290 | - | - | - | - | 290 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 63,200 | 63000 | - | 150 | - | - | - |
Mankirdia | Oriya, Adivasi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandia Odisha | Oriya, Adivasi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Odia | 213,000 | 211000 | 260 | 1230 | 10 | 30 | 460 |
Banka | Odia | 21,700 | 21700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Odia | 1,260 | 850 | - | - | - | - | 420 |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 180 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 180 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 140 |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 100 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bania Saraogi | Marwari (India) | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Jijhotia | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Odia | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Odia | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sanadhya | Hindi | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhagor | Odia | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Gujarati | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Dikhit | Chhattisgarhi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Jadu | Chhattisgarhi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Solanki | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Surajbansi | Chhattisgarhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond Dorla | Odia | 14,400 | 14400 | 10 | - | - | - | 20 |
Gond Rajgond | Odia | 29,900 | 29800 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 50 |
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Sunkar | Odia | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Dongria | Hindi | 47,400 | 46900 | 60 | 270 | - | - | 100 |
Kui Kuvi | Odia | 18,000 | 17900 | 20 | 100 | - | - | 40 |
Kui Sitha | Odia | 18,000 | 17900 | 20 | 100 | - | - | 40 |
Kumhar Magahia | Odia | 1,270 | 1270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali Thanapati | Odia | 4,570 | 4570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Mathuria | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Odia | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paik Rana | Odia | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parja Bonda | Kuvi | 1,690 | 1690 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Parja Jodia | Odia | 1,690 | 1690 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Parja Parenga | Kuvi | 3,380 | 3370 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Parja Pengo | Kuvi | 6,320 | 6280 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Odia | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Odia | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Odia | 147,000 | 147000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Mehtar | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 960 | - | 960 | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom Murdafarash | Chhattisgarhi | 54,100 | 54100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Odia | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
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