Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: Balangir

Number of People Groups

271

Unreached People Groups

251

Total Population

1,994,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

98.4 %

Muslim

0.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Agariya 8,400 - - - - -
 Agariya (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Amat 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Ansari 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Badaik Unknown Sadri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 900 Kannada ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - 500
 Bania Gahoi 60 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - 100
 Bania Oswal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - 200
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - 70
 Bania Rauniar 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Saraogi 100 Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - 100
 Bania unspecified 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - 1,800
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Lambadi 1,000 - - - - -
Banka 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bariki 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Bathudi 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bauri 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
Bauti Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bavuri 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Bhandari 11,000 Odia ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi - - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bhulia 49,000 Odia ☀︎ 49,000 - - - - -
 Bhumia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bhumij 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 70 Bhunjia ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bidur 70 Marathi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Binjhal 45,000 Odia ☀︎ 45,000 30 - 20 - 50
 Binjhia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi ☀︎ 78,000 - - - - -
 Bondo Poraja Unknown Bondo - - - - - -
 Boya 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 28,000 Hindi ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Utkal 5,100 Bengali ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi 3,700 - - 90 - -
Cherua 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chitara 1,600 Odia ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Marathi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Christian 10,000 Hindi - - - 10,000 - -
Dal 23,000 Odia 23,000 - - 20 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - 20
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dewar 52,000 Odia ☀︎ 52,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 90 Gujarati ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Dharua 100 Duruwa 100 - - - - -
 Dhimar 2,400 Hindi ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - 20 - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Odia 2,200 - - 200 - -
Dom Murdafarash 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Ganda 230,000 Odia 226,000 - 300 3,100 - -
Gandhmali 3,900 Odia ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Gauda 45,000 Odia ☀︎ 45,000 - - 300 - -
Ghantarghada 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Hindi ☀︎ 9,700 - - - - -
Godra 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Gokha 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Gond Dorla 13,000 Odia 13,000 - - - - -
 Gond Rajgond 24,000 Gondi, Northern 24,000 20 - - - 20
 Gond unspecified 108,000 Hindi 107,000 100 50 1,000 20 100
 Gosain unspecified 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Guria 3,000 Odia ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Hajam 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Halba 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Hatkar 4,000 Marathi ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Ho 20 Ho 20 - - - - -
 Holar 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Ilavan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
Jatapu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 90 Telugu ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kalingi 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kamathi 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kandha Gauda 2,100 Odia 2,100 - - - - -
Kandra 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Karan 12,000 Odia 12,000 - - - - -
Karua 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Marathi ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
Katia Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kawar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Khadala 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Khadura 1,700 Odia ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Khairwar 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Khandait 5,700 Odia ☀︎ 5,700 - - 60 - -
 Kharia 800 Kharia 700 - - 60 - -
 Kharwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kisan 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kol 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kolah Lohara 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Kolha 700 Ho 700 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 40 Marathi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kolta 100,000 Odia 100,000 - - 900 - -
 Konda Dhora 1,800 Telugu 1,800 - - - - -
 Kori 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Koshti 3,900 Marathi ☀︎ 3,900 - - 30 - -
 Koya unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 93,000 Odia 92,000 200 - 40 - 300
 Kuli 2,500 Odia 2,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 2,300 Odia ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kusta 1,200 Odia ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Labana (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 90 Telugu - - - 90 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 4,000 Marathi 3,900 - 50 20 - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 300 Marathi - - - 300 - -
Mahara 600 Odia ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Mahishya 42,000 Bengali 41,000 - - 300 - -
 Mahli 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Mahyavanshi 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 50 Malayalam - - - 50 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi ☀︎ 62,000 - - 400 - -
Manbhav 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Mandia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Mangala 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Mankirdia 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 50 Marathi - - - 50 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Odia 9,100 20 - - - 20
 Munda 2,300 Mundari 2,300 - - 60 - -
 Mundari Unknown Mundari - - - - - -
 Munnur 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Nai Mathuria 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Nair 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux 80 - - 90 - -
 Paharia 200 Mal Paharia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Paik 13,000 Odia 13,000 - - 200 - -
Paik Rana 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Pan 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Panika 700 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Pantanti 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Pardhi Unknown Pardhi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Patial 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Pinjara 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Poundra 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - 70
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Rajwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Marathi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Rona 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 900 Odia ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 300 Santhali 200 - - - - -
Saora Jati 5,100 Odia 5,100 - - - - -
Saora Kapusavar 2,700 Odia 2,700 - - - - -
 Saora Lanjia 2,700 Odia 2,700 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 50,000 Odia 50,000 50 - - - 50
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Sauntia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sayyid 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Shabar 13,000 Odia 13,000 20 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 800 Bengali ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 4,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
 Siyal 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - 50
Sonjhara 9,100 Odia ☀︎ 9,100 - - - - -
Sounti 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Sudha 28,000 Odia 27,000 - - 200 - -
Sudha Butka 2,800 Odia ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Bengali 26,000 - - 200 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 6,400 Bengali 6,400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Tanla 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 40 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 93,000 Hindi ☀︎ 93,000 - - - - -
Tharua 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Tiyar 14,000 Bengali 14,000 - 70 70 - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Velama 12,000 Telugu ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 212,000 Hindi ☀︎ 212,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 19,000 Telugu ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 4,100 Hindi ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 135,000 Hindi ☀︎ 135,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Yenadi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  271 1,994,000   251 1,962,000 9,000 500 18,000 600 3,800
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