India / Chhattisgarh / Surguja

Population
2,878,900
Unreached Population
2,552,360 (88.7%)
People Groups
582
Unreached People Groups
549 (94.3%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Bauri Odia 120 120 - - - - -
Hadi Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Mahli Chhattisgarhi 270 270 - - - - -
Majhi Bengali 9,370 9200 10 160 - - -
Mana Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 540 - 540 - - - -
Munda Mundari 670 600 - 70 - - -
Oraon Kurux 136,000 67900 170 67100 90 40 980
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 350 350 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) Santhali 10 10 - - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 390 - - - 390 - -
Agariya (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 14,200 13900 20 180 - - 50
Aguri Bengali 410 410 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bagheli 54,900 54900 - - - - -
Amat Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Andh Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Arora (Hindu traditions) Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Hindi 50 - - - - 50 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Baiga Hindi 310 310 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,980 1980 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Hindi 370 370 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Hindi 7,300 7110 - - - - 190
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 590 590 - - - - -
Basor Chhattisgarhi 770 770 - - - - -
Bharia Bhumia Hindi 25,500 25300 30 20 - - 160
Pando Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Bawa Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Bhaina Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Bhandari Odia 50 50 - - - - -
Bhar Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bhuinhar Chhattisgarhi 31,100 31100 - - - - -
Bhunjia Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 5,620 5620 - - - - -
Bhottada Bhatri 10 10 - - - - -
Bhoyar Malvi 2,150 2150 - - - - -
Bharewa Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Biar (Hindu traditions) Kurux 1,190 1180 - - - - -
Birhor Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bhanumati Hindi 20 - - - - 10 -
Binjhia Hindi 1,470 1410 - 40 - - 20
Boya Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Odia 9,550 9500 - - - - 50
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 9,580 9140 - 80 360 - -
Chadar Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Chain Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Chik (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 2,210 2200 - - 10 - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 20 - - 20 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 10 - - 10 - - -
Chauhan Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 660 640 - - - - 20
Deshwali (Hindu traditions) Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Dhimar Chhattisgarhi 580 580 - - - - -
Dhanwar Danuwar 940 940 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 5,510 5510 - - - - -
Dohor Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Hindi 260 260 - - - - -
Gadaba Hindi 100 100 - - - - -
Gauda Odia 90 90 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 9,600 9590 - - 20 - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Gokha Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Hindi 158,000 157000 140 150 10 20 890
Gosain unspecified Hindi 2,560 2560 - - - - -
Gowari Chhattisgarhi 170 170 - - - - -
Guria Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Halba Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Hindi 60 60 - - - - -
Holar Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Christian Kurux 2,000 - - 2000 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 2,270 2270 - - - - -
Kalingi Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Kalu Bengali 10 - 10 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 8,460 8460 - - - - -
Kaora Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Kapali Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Karan Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Katia Hindi 20 - - - 20 - -
Kawar Hindi 87,200 86800 100 100 20 20 80
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,100 1100 - - - - -
Khandait Odia 120 120 - - - - -
Khangar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Kharia Korwa 280 210 - 70 - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Khairwar Khandesi 20,300 20300 10 20 - - 10
Kharwar Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Kandra Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Kol Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Kolowar Chhattisgarhi 20 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 80 80 - - - - -
Kolta Odia 710 710 - - - - -
Korku Korku 30 30 - - - - -
Korwa Kuvi 32,100 30300 40 1750 - - 70
Koshti Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Hindi 80 80 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 17,800 17800 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 2,230 2230 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 10,500 10500 - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 100 100 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 22,900 22900 - - - - -
Lohana Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 100 70 - - 20 - -
Mahyavanshi Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 460 460 - - - - -
Majhwar Malayalam 9,200 9160 10 20 - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Matia Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 20 - - 20 - - -
Mang Garudi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 140 140 - - - - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 120 - 120 - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Urdu 210 - 210 - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Mal Paharia 28,300 28000 10 60 - 10 180
Nai (Hindu traditions) Hindi 810 810 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 290 290 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Paik Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Panika Chhattisgarhi 66,100 66100 - - - - -
Pan Odia 140 140 - - - - -
Pao Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Pardhi Gujarati 200 200 - - - - -
Pardhan Hindi 580 560 - - - - 10
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 80 80 - - - - -
Pinjara Urdu 40 - 40 - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Poundra Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Pundari Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Hindi 11,000 10900 - - 30 - 20
Raju Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Rajwar Chhattisgarhi 20 20 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sagarbanshi Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Saonta Hindi 280 280 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Hindi 130 130 - - - - -
Sauntia Chhattisgarhi 13,600 13600 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 2,100 - 2100 - - - -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) Hindi 10 - - - - 10 -
Shabar Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 14,600 - 14600 - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,850 1850 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Hindi 250 - - - - 250 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 70 - - 70 - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 22,800 22800 - - - - -
Tiyar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Tili Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 900 900 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Waddar 20 20 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Bagdi Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Barahar Chhattisgarhi 200 200 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 500 - - - - 500 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 510 510 - - - - -
Kui Khond Hindi 10 - - - - - -
Ganda Chhattisgarhi 100 100 - - - - -
Ahmadi Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) Urdu 30 - 30 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 1,940 1920 - - - - 20
Bania Gahoi Bundeli 140 140 - - - - -
Bania Gujar Gujarati 270 270 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani Hindi 200 200 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan Bundeli 250 250 - - - - -
Bania Mahur Hindi 900 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali Bengali 370 370 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Hindi 610 610 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Hindi 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya Chhattisgarhi 620 620 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Hindi 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Agnivansi Hindi 680 680 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Hindi 450 450 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) Hindi 360 360 - - - - -
Rajput Dikhit Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Rajput Jadon Hindi 250 250 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 510 510 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 470 470 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 110 110 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 20 20 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 2,740 2680 - 20 30 - -
Gond Dhuriya Gondi, Northern 520 520 - - - - -
Gond Maria Gondi, Northern 140 140 - - - - -
Gond Muria Gondi, Northern 540 540 - - - - -
Gond Nagawasi Hindi 4,510 4470 - - - - 50
Gond Rajgond Hindi 20,500 20300 20 20 - - 180
Gond Singhrolia Gondi, Northern 2,930 2900 - - - - 30
Bhoi Ghogra Chhattisgarhi 140 140 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot Chhattisgarhi 170 170 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 230 230 - - - - -
Kalwar Jaiswal Hindi 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Kumhar Bardiha Chhattisgarhi 960 960 - - - - -
Kumhar Kanaujia Chhattisgarhi 1,070 1070 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 900 - 900 - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 900 900 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab Chhattisgarhi 270 270 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor Hindi 1,580 1580 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Chhattisgarhi 4,290 4290 - - - - -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) Chhattisgarhi 8,230 8230 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat Chhattisgarhi 1,420 1420 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Kayastha Sribastab Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 7,200 - 7200 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 30 - - 30 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 90 80 - - 10 - -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat Chhattisgarhi 900 900 - - - - -
Satnami Chhattisgarhi 5,050 4740 - 110 200 - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi Hindi 290 290 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham Chhattisgarhi 170 170 - - - - -
Dhobi Kanaujia Chhattisgarhi 230 230 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya Hindi 190 190 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Dhobi Parit Hindi 120 120 - - - - -
Dhobi Sribastab Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Gosain Dasnami Hindi 770 770 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan Chhattisgarhi 30 30 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi Chhattisgarhi 30 30 - - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 80 - 80 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Hindi 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Yadav Jadubans Chhattisgarhi 630 630 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha Chhattisgarhi 560 560 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra Chhattisgarhi 680 680 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans Chhattisgarhi 510 510 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 320 - 320 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 270 - 270 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 320 - 320 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Hindi 170 170 - - - - -

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