Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Raigarh

Number of People Groups

296

Unreached People Groups

281

Total Population

1,345,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.9 %

Hindu

94.5 %

Muslim

1.2 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Agariya 6,400 - - 50 - -
 Agri 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Amat 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
Asur 600 Asuri 600 - - - - -
Badaik 500 Sadri ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bagdi Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Baiga 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Bengali ☀︎ 8,900 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - 20
 Bania Agrahari 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - 200
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Lambadi 6,500 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 400 Lambadi 400 - - - - -
Barahar 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Basor 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bauri 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Bhaina 6,500 Chhattisgarhi 6,500 - - - - -
 Bhandari 1,200 Odia ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bharewa 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 6,400 Hindi ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bhattra 40 Bhatri 20 - - - 20 -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bhisti 30 Hindi ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi ☀︎ 37,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi - - - - - -
 Bhoyar 5,400 Hindi ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 34,000 Hindi ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 7,000 Hindi 7,000 - - - - -
 Bhulia 3,200 Odia ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 20 Bhunjia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bidur 70 Marathi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Binjhia 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
Birhor 700 Birhor 700 - - - - -
 Bohra 400 Gujarati ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Brahmin Bengali 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,800 Hindi ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - 200
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
 Chain 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi 41,000 - 70 70 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Chauhan 300 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Christian 900 Hindi - - - 900 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Dewar 1,100 Odia ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Dhangri 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 60 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 4,900 Chhattisgarhi 4,900 - - - - -
 Dhimar 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 400 Marathi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Drukpa Unknown Dzongkha ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Faqir 70 Hindi ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Gadaba 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Ganda 67,000 Odia 67,000 - - 700 60 -
Gandhmali 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Gauda 2,500 Odia ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Gokha 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 700 Duruwa 700 - - - - 20
 Gond Maria 20 Gondi, Northern 20 - - - - -
 Gond Muria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Gond Nagawasi 700 Hindi 700 - - - - 20
 Gond Rajgond 10,000 Gondi, Northern 9,800 - - 30 - 200
Gond Singhrolia 700 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 60,000 Hindi 59,000 50 - 200 - 1,200
 Gosain Dasnami 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
 Guria 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Hadi 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Hajam 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Halba 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 900 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kalingi 2,600 Odia 2,600 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 4,600 Hindi ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Kandra 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
 Kaora 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
Karan 1,500 Odia 1,500 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Marathi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Katia 30 Hindi ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Kawar 150,000 Hindi 150,000 90 - 90 - 200
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Khadura 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Khairwar 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Khandait 3,000 Odia ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Kharia 15,000 Kharia 14,000 - - 600 - 200
 Kharwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
 Kisan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kol 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kolowar Unknown Kolami, Northwestern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kolta 36,000 Odia 36,000 - - - - -
 Kori 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Korwa 2,500 Telugu 2,300 - - 200 - -
 Koshti 4,400 Marathi ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 2,500 Odia 2,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Lingayat 20 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 20
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Lohana 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 1,400 Marathi 1,200 - 200 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 70 Marathi - - - 70 - -
Mahara 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mahishya 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Mahli 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 70 Gujarati ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhi 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Majhwar 9,200 Hindi 9,100 - - 20 - 80
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Malto 50 Mal Paharia 50 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Mawasi Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Moghia 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Mowar 1,900 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Munda 2,300 Mundari 2,000 - - 300 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi ☀︎ 7,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
 Nair 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Naksia 2,000 Odia ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Oraon 81,000 Kurux 32,000 200 30 50,000 - 200
Paik 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Pan 3,500 Odia 3,500 - - - - -
 Panika 25,000 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
Pao 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Pardhan 80 Pardhan 80 - - - - -
 Pardhi 700 Pardhi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Patial 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Pinjara 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Poundra 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - 20
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 400 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 2,800 Hindi ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Nikumbh 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Raju 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rajwar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Rautia 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - 40 - -
Sagarbanshi 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sahariya 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Santal (Sawntal) 70 Santhali 50 - - - - 20
 Saora unspecified 34,000 Odia 34,000 - - 20 - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
 Satnami 41,000 Hindi 41,000 - 100 200 - -
Sauntia 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Saur 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
Shabar 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 12,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
Sonjhara 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 90 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi ☀︎ 58,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Thakkar 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Tili 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Tiyar 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Vasudev 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Hindi ☀︎ 95,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 3,700 Hindi ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 35,000 Hindi ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 11,000 Telugu ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 29,000 Hindi ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  296 1,345,000   281 1,271,000 16,000 500 53,000 2,100 2,500
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