India / Odisha / Kalahandi

Population
6,211,280
Unreached Population
5,694,600 (91.7%)
People Groups
481
Unreached People Groups
444 (92.3%)
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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