Country:

India

Province / State: Himachal Pradesh
District: Shimla

Number of People Groups

256

Unreached People Groups

240

Total Population

1,154,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

97.9 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

0.5 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ad Dharmi 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
 Aheria 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Anglo 300 English - - - 300 - -
 Ansari 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Arain (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Arain (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi ☀︎ 49,000 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 80 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi ☀︎ 6,600 - 100 - 20 -
 Bagdi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bajgi 2,800 Garhwali ☀︎ 2,800 - 20 - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 600 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - 50
 Bania Kasarwani 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 2,600 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - 200
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 60 Lambadi 60 - - - - -
Banjara Bhanjra 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bansi 20 Chambeali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Barad (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Batwal (Hindu traditions) 40 Dogri ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bedar Punjab 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bharewa 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Hindi ☀︎ 5,800 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) 400 Ladakhi 100 - 200 - - -
Brahmin Bengali 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bohara 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dakaut 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dhiman 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,100 Hindi ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 3,800 Kashmiri ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Purohit 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 92,000 Hindi ☀︎ 92,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - 300 500 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
Chanal 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,600 - 70 - - -
 Chhetri 70 Nepali 70 - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 70 -
 Christian 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Dagi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - 30 - - -
 Darai 50 Kangri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Darjee 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Daule (Hindu traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Dhangri Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Dhanuk 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Dhiar 70 Kashmiri ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - 20 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Odia 1,400 - 30 - - -
Dom (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 60 -
 Faqir 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) 400 Dogri ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Gardi (Hindu traditions) 30 Dogri ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) Unknown Garo - - - - - -
 Gharti 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Ghirth (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Mandeali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Goanese Unknown Konkani, Goan - - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Gujjar (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujari 300 - - - - -
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Gujari ☀︎ - 3,300 - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 60 Nepali - - 50 - - -
 Hajam 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
Hali Unknown Chambeali ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 20 Chinese, Mandarin - - 20 - - -
 Jad 200 Khamba 70 - 100 - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 2,000 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
Jat Hijra 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Jat Makiwal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Jaunsari 300 Jaunsari ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Julaha 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,400 - 50 - - -
 Kabirpanthi 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Kami 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Kanaura 4,700 Kinnauri ☀︎ 4,100 - 600 - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 70 Kashmiri ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 168,000 Hindi ☀︎ 168,000 - 500 - 300 -
Kraal 20 Kashmiri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kumal 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Kumhar Prajapat 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Kumhiar (Hindu traditions) 20 Dogri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kutana 6,600 Hindi ☀︎ 6,600 - - - - -
 Labana (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Lahaula 100 Tinani 80 - 60 - - -
 Lingayat 60 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 60
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 9,800 - 200 - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Lohar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Machhi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Magar 500 Nepali 500 - 50 50 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Mahishya 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Marija (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern 1,000 - - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Mizo 30 Mizo - - - 30 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 60 -
Nalband 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Newah 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
Pangwala 50 Pangwali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Pherera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pinjara 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Poundra 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Qassab 90 Hindi ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Rai 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 350,000 Hindi ☀︎ 350,000 - 100 - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 800 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 2,600 Hindi ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 4,000 Hindi ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi ☀︎ 36,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 3,000 Hindi ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi ☀︎ 7,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 7,400 Hindi ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 3,000 Hindi ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Kanet 88,000 Kangri ☀︎ 88,000 - 100 - - -
 Rajput Khasiya 13,000 Garhwali ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 4,200 Hindi ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
Rajput Rathi 36,000 Hindi ☀︎ 36,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 4,300 Hindi ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 2,800 Hindi ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 70 -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rehar 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Saini (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
Sanhai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Sanhal 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Sansoi 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 40 Santhali 30 - - - - -
Sapela Unknown Garhwali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sarki Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
Saryara (Hindu traditions) Unknown Dogri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sayyid 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 4,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,800 - - - -
 Sherpa 30 Nepali - - 30 - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala ☀︎ - - - - - -
Sipi 50 Chambeali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
Sonar Mair 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Sunuwar Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Swangla 50 Tinani ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Tamang 1,500 Nepali 700 - 500 300 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 400 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Thakuri 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Tibetan 500 Tibetan, Central - - 500 - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ - - 40 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 900 Hindi - - - 900 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 400 Nepali 300 - - 20 - -
Zargar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Dogri ☀︎ - - - - - -
  Totals:  256 1,154,000   240 1,130,000 13,000 3,700 2,300 5,900 300
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