Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Dhaka
District: All

Number of People Groups

227

Unreached People Groups

219

Total Population

57,232,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

8.0 %

Muslim

91.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 15,000 - - - -
 Aguri 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
Anglo 2,100 Bengali 200 100 - 1,700 - 100
 Ansari 6,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,400 - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,500 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - - - - -
 Baha'i 7,200 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - 7,200
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Bengali ☀︎ 30,000 - - 90 - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Barman 24,000 Bengali 22,000 100 - 200 - 1,700
 Barua 400 Chittagonian ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bauri 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 7,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,400 - - - -
Beg 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Behara 7,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,000 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Bengali ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 48,277,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 48,277,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 15,000 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 53,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 53,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 548,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 548,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Shaikh Siddiqi 8,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 8,300 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,000 - - - -
 Bhar 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - 30 - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,100 Sylheti 1,100 - - - - -
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) 393,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 393,000 - - - -
 Bind 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 105,000 Bengali ☀︎ 105,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 3,900 Bengali ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Bengali ☀︎ 8,600 - - - - -
 Burmese 11,000 Burmese ☀︎ - - 11,000 - - -
 Chain 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Chakma 8,500 Chakma 400 - 7,000 1,100 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Bengali 27,000 - - 600 - -
 Chik Baraik 70 Sylheti 70 - - - - -
 Christian 103,000 Bengali - - - 103,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 60,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 60,000 - - - -
 Dalu 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,900 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 8,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 8,100 - - - -
 Dhanuk 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ☀︎ 44,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,300 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 5,800 Sylheti ☀︎ - 5,800 - - - -
Doai 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Chittagonian ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Dulia 5,600 Bengali ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Bengali ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Faqir 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,400 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Ganak 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,200 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 91,000 Garo 400 500 - 90,000 - 300
Ghazi 38,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 38,000 - - - -
 Ghulam 1,100 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Gonrhi 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Gosain 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 20 Gurung ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Hadi 14,000 Bengali 14,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 186,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 186,000 - - - -
 Hajang 14,000 Hajong ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 2,900 Chinese, Mandarin ☀︎ - - 1,800 - - 1,000
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 29,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - 900 -
 Jhalo Malo 94,000 Bengali ☀︎ 94,000 - - 70 - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Bengali ☀︎ 81,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Jola 420,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 420,000 - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 2,600 Dimasa 2,600 - - 20 - -
Kadar 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kaghazi 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,300 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 69,000 Bengali ☀︎ 69,000 - - 30 - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 110,000 Bengali ☀︎ 109,000 - - 100 - -
 Kalu 73,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 73,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 40 Bengali ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kandu 5,000 Bengali ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kapali 68,000 Bengali ☀︎ 68,000 - - - - -
Karadar 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
Karenga 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Kawar 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 420,000 Bengali ☀︎ 419,000 - - 700 - -
 Kayastha Karan 64,000 Bengali ☀︎ 64,000 - - 100 - -
 Khairwar 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Khandait 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kharia 100 Sylheti 100 - - - - -
 Kharwar 600 Sylheti 600 - - - - -
 Khasi 4,800 War-Jaintia - - - 4,800 - 40
 Kisan 200 Sylheti 200 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Koch 24,000 - - 200 - 300
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kol 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kori 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Bengali ☀︎ 78,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Bengali ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
Lohait Kuri 300 Sylheti ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ☀︎ 55,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 9,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,300 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
 Magar 800 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - 90 - - -
 Mahanta 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Mahishya 169,000 Bengali 167,000 - - 1,400 - -
 Mahli 200 Mahali 200 - - - - -
 Majhwar 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 11,000 2,700 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Bengali ☀︎ 4,900 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,900 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Bengali ☀︎ 9,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 6,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,400 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,700 - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 20,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 20,000 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 9,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,600 - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 1,800 Marma - - 1,700 90 - -
Masalchi 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
 Matia 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Mir 16,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 16,000 - - - -
Mishri 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Bengali ☀︎ 53,000 - - - - -
 Mru 1,700 Mru - - 1,700 70 - -
 Munda 2,700 Mundari 1,200 - - 90 - 1,400
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 8,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 8,300 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Naliya (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,900 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 944,000 Bengali 938,000 - - 6,000 - -
 Namassej Chandel 803,000 Bengali 797,000 - - 5,300 - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali 2,400 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Newah 900 Nepali 900 - - 40 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 27,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 27,000 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 2,900 Kurux 1,100 - - 400 - 1,300
 Paliya 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Pan 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Patial 7,400 Bengali ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,500 - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
 Pinjara 18,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 18,000 - - - -
 Poundra 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Pundari 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Qassab 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Qazi 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
 Rai 600 Bengali 200 - - 40 - 300
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Bengali 130,000 - - 200 - 2,500
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Rajbhar 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 4,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,600 - - - -
 Rajwar 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,400 - - - -
 Raute 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Rautia 300 Sadri, Oraon ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 28,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Sankara 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 23,000 Bengali 18,000 700 - 1,700 - 3,400
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 36,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 36,000 - - - -
 Shaikh 164,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 164,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,800 - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 700 Sindhi ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 207,000 Bengali ☀︎ 207,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 82,000 Bengali ☀︎ 82,000 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Bengali ☀︎ 69,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 4,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,600 - - - -
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) 1,770,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 1,770,000 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 86,000 Bengali ☀︎ 86,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Bengali ☀︎ 40,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Bengali ☀︎ 57,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Tili 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 1,100 Kok Borok 1,100 - - 40 - -
 Tiyar 38,000 Bengali ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 67,000 Bengali ☀︎ 67,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 38,000 Bengali ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  227 57,232,000   219 4,565,000 52,404,000 23,000 218,000 900 19,000
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