Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Saran

Number of People Groups

276

Unreached People Groups

267

Total Population

4,901,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

90.3 %

Muslim

9.6 %

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 2,200 Urdu - 2,200 - - - -
 Aghori 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Amat 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Anglo Unknown English - - - - - -
 Ansari 110,000 Urdu - 110,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Asur 60 Asuri 60 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Bengali 39,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,500 Hindi 1,400 - - - - 20
 Bania Agrahari 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 6,200 Hindi 6,100 - - - - 100
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bantar Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 139,000 Hindi 139,000 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Bhar 23,000 Bhojpuri 23,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhumij 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bind 37,000 Bhojpuri 37,000 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
Bisati 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 149,000 Hindi 149,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 2,600 Odia 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 6,900 Hindi 6,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 7,500 Bengali 7,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 253,000 Hindi 253,000 - - - - 100
 Brahmin Utkal 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Chain 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 245,000 Hindi 243,000 - 200 2,200 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chaupal 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Chero 200 Hindi 200 30 - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Chik Baraik 200 Sadri 200 20 - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Dhanuk 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - 30 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 39,000 Urdu - 39,000 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Odia 7,000 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 185,000 Hindi 185,000 - 20 - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 90 Bengali - 90 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu 50 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 33,000 Hindi 33,000 100 - - - 70
 Gonrhi 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Hadi 3,100 Bengali 3,100 - - - - -
 Hajam 43,000 Urdu - 43,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Hijda 300 Hindi - 300 - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
 Julaha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Kalu 1,700 Bengali - 1,700 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi 38,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Kandu 131,000 Hindi 131,000 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Karwal 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Hindi 61,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,900 Bengali 2,900 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kharia 300 Kharia 300 - - - - -
 Kharwar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 397,000 Hindi 397,000 - - - - -
 Kol 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Hindi 60,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Kurariar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 228,000 Hindi 228,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Urdu - 2,200 - - - -
 Lakhera 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 87,000 Hindi 87,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Lohra 200 Sadri 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 146,000 Hindi 146,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Mahishya 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Mahli 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi 43,000 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 83,000 Hindi 83,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Manihar 4,600 Urdu - 4,600 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
Mirzakhani 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Munda 50 Mundari 50 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Nalband 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 40 Hindi - - - - 40 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 5,600 Urdu - 5,600 - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux 100 - - 20 - -
 Pan 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Pashtun Bangash 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Pinjara 26,000 Urdu - 26,000 - - - -
 Pod 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Qassab 1,700 Urdu - 1,700 - - - -
 Qazi 35,000 Urdu - 35,000 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 369,000 Hindi 369,000 - - - - 80
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi 8,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 5,800 Hindi 5,800 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajwar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Marathi 3,100 - - - - -
Rasua 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - 100 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 9,700 Urdu - 9,700 - - - -
 Sahariya 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Saini (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Sankara 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali 100 - - 20 - -
 Sayyid 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 13,000 Bengali - 13,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 136,000 Urdu - 136,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi 37,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 137,000 Hindi 137,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Tili 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Tiyar 2,500 Bengali 2,500 - - - - -
 Turaiha 36,000 Bhojpuri 36,000 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 70 Hindi - - - 70 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 603,000 Hindi 603,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 209,000 Hindi 209,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
  Totals:  276 4,901,000   267 4,426,000 472,000 300 2,700 400 400
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