Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Chittagong
District: All

Number of People Groups

208

Unreached People Groups

191

Total Population

36,208,000

Buddhist

2.9 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

7.8 %

Muslim

88.7 %

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 6,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,700 - - - -
 Aguri 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Ansari 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Asho Khyang 5,500 Chin, Asho - - 3,400 2,100 - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Baha'i 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - 1,300
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Bengali ☀︎ 59,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Barman 2,300 Bengali 2,100 - - - - 200
 Barua 24,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ 200 - 24,000 - - -
 Bauri 6,800 Bengali ☀︎ 6,800 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,900 - - - -
 Behara 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,200 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 29,427,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 29,427,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 3,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,800 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,600 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 23,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 324,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 324,000 - - - -
 Bhar 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 23,000 Bengali 22,000 - - 400 - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bhumij 300 Sylheti 300 - - - - -
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) 108,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 108,000 - - - -
 Bind 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bishnupriya Manipuri 2,400 Bishnupuriya 2,200 100 50 - - 70
 Brahmin Gaur 5,300 Bengali ☀︎ 5,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 76,000 Bengali ☀︎ 76,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Bru 2,400 Riang 2,000 - - 300 - -
 Burmese 69,000 Burmese ☀︎ - - 69,000 70 - -
 Chain 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Chak 6,200 Chak - - 6,200 20 - -
 Chakma 518,000 Chakma 32,000 700 448,000 37,000 - 300
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Bengali 4,700 - - 100 - -
 Christian 59,000 Bengali - - - 59,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,500 - - - -
 Dalu 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 5,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,800 - - - -
 Dhanuk 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Bengali ☀︎ 42,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 5,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,000 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Faqir 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Ganak 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 800 Garo - - - 800 - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Ghazi 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 19,000 - - - -
 Ghulam 5,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 5,000 - - - -
 Gonrhi 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Gosain 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 100 Gurung ☀︎ 30 - 80 - - -
 Hadi 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - 50 300 - -
 Hajam 112,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 112,000 - - - -
 Hajang 100 Hajong ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 300 Chinese, Mandarin ☀︎ - - 300 - - -
 Jamatia 5,300 War-Jaintia 3,700 400 - 1,200 - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - 800 -
 Jhalo Malo 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 267,000 Bengali ☀︎ 267,000 - - 500 - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Jola 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 29,000 - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 3,900 Dimasa 3,900 - - - - -
Kaghazi 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Bengali ☀︎ 8,600 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 78,000 Bengali ☀︎ 78,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 167,000 Bengali ☀︎ 167,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Chittagonian ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kalu 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
 Kandu 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kapali 16,000 Bengali ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
Karadar 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Karenga 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Kawar 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 690,000 Bengali ☀︎ 690,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 90,000 Bengali ☀︎ 90,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Khami 6,100 Chittagonian 100 - 3,700 300 - 1,900
 Kharia 4,000 Sylheti 4,000 - - - - -
 Khasi 600 War-Jaintia - - - 600 - -
 Kisan 300 Sylheti 300 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kol 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kori 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin 128,000 Chittagonian 200 - 113,000 15,000 - 800
Kuki Chin Asho 1,800 Chin, Asho - - 1,700 60 - 60
 Kuki Chin Chinbon 1,400 Chin, Uppu - - 1,200 300 - -
Kuki Chin Lai 1,700 Chin, Hakha - - 1,400 200 - 70
Kuki Chin Yindi 2,500 Chin, Khumi - - 2,100 300 - 100
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Bengali ☀︎ 45,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
Lohait Kuri 30 Sylheti ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Magar 300 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - 20 - - -
 Mahanta 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Mahishya 101,000 Bengali 100,000 - - 1,300 - -
 Mahli 9,200 Mahali 8,800 - - 100 - 300
 Majhwar 800 Bengali ☀︎ 600 200 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,700 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,200 - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 245,000 Marma 4,200 - 227,000 14,000 - -
Masalchi 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Mech 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Meitei 1,800 Meitei 1,600 100 - - - 80
Mir 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,700 - - - -
Mishri 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Mizo Bawm 2,300 Chin, Bawm - - 40 2,300 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Mru 69,000 Mru 40 - 66,000 2,700 - -
 Munda 600 Mundari 60 - - 30 - 500
Murasing 2,200 War-Jaintia ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 202,000 Bengali 201,000 - - 1,700 - -
 Namassej Chandel 161,000 Bengali 160,000 - - 1,600 - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Bengali 7,300 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,200 - - - -
 Newah 80 Nepali 80 - - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,500 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 6,800 Kurux 1,100 - - 1,100 - 4,700
 Paliya 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Pankhu, Panko 5,900 Pangkhua - - 5,700 200 - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Patial 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Sylheti ☀︎ 9,900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
Peshakar 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Pinjara 9,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,600 - - - -
 Poundra 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,600 - - - -
 Qazi 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,100 - - - -
 Rai 100 Bengali 30 - - - - 90
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Bengali 36,000 - 100 100 - -
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Rajbhar 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,400 - - - -
 Rajwar 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rakhine 17,000 Rakhine ☀︎ - - 17,000 - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 15,000 - - - -
 Rohingya 862,000 Rohingya 16,000 846,000 - - - -
 Rohingya Zerbadi 83,000 Rohingya ☀︎ - 83,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Sankara 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 10,000 Bengali 5,800 300 - 800 - 3,500
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 18,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 18,000 - - - -
 Shaikh 167,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 167,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 400 Sindhi ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 130,000 Bengali ☀︎ 130,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 74,000 Bengali ☀︎ 74,000 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Bengali ☀︎ 31,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,200 - - - -
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) 807,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 807,000 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ☀︎ 44,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,700 - - - -
 Tangchanghya 68,000 Tangchangya 200 - 58,000 9,100 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Bengali ☀︎ 9,500 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Tili 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
 Tipera 144,000 Kok Borok 121,000 10,000 7,200 5,100 - 200
 Tiyar 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Turaiha 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Uchoi Tipura (Brung) 9,500 Usoi 1,500 - 100 7,900 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 8,200 Bengali ☀︎ 8,200 - - - - -
  Totals:  208 36,208,000   191 2,840,000 32,131,000 1,055,000 166,000 800 14,000
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