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India

Southern Asia, Asia

2,146people groups
1.52Bpeople
1,844unreached groups
600unengaged and unreached
2.20weighted GSEC (?)

Unengaged and Unreached 600Engaged yet Unreached 1,244No Longer Unreached 302

People groups

The 100 largest of 2,146. See all 2,146 on the map and filter them.

People groupLanguageReligionPopulationStatus
Shaikh (Urdu)UrduSunni Islam61,950,000Engaged yet Unreached
RajputHindiHinduism55,500,000Engaged yet Unreached
Chamar (Hindi)HindiFolk Hinduism42,750,000Engaged yet Unreached
Brahmin (Hindi)HindiHinduism36,840,000Engaged yet Unreached
Mahratta (Marathi)MarathiHinduism30,930,000Engaged yet Unreached
Yadava (Hindi)HindiHinduism30,400,000Engaged yet Unreached
Shaikh (Bengali)BengaliSunni Islam28,460,000Engaged yet Unreached
Jat HinduHindiHinduism23,730,000Engaged yet Unreached
BhilBhiliFolk Hinduism20,550,000Engaged yet Unreached
ReddyTeluguHinduism16,380,000Engaged yet Unreached
KurmiHindiHinduism15,990,000Engaged yet Unreached
MahishyaBengaliHinduism15,970,000Engaged yet Unreached
VariyarMalayalamHinduism14,340,000No Longer Unreached
Deaf IndiansIndian Sign LanguageFolk Hinduism13,620,000Engaged yet Unreached
MappillaMalayalamSunni Islam12,030,000Engaged yet Unreached
MaharMarathiFolk Buddhism11,770,000Engaged yet Unreached
Jat SikhsPanjabiSikhism11,450,000Engaged yet Unreached
Adi DravidaTamilHinduism11,130,000No Longer Unreached
Ansari-Momin (Urdu)UrduSunni Islam10,750,000Engaged yet Unreached
TelagaTeluguHinduism10,060,000Engaged yet Unreached
SonarMarathiHinduism9,780,000Engaged yet Unreached
PasiHindiFolk Hinduism9,765,000Engaged yet Unreached
Teli (Hindi)HindiHinduism9,620,000Engaged yet Unreached
MadigaTeluguHinduism9,545,000No Longer Unreached
Yadava (Telugu)TeluguHinduism9,435,000Engaged yet Unreached
ViswakarmaTamilHinduism9,420,000Engaged yet Unreached
KayasthaBengaliHinduism9,400,000Engaged yet Unreached
SantalSantaliFolk Hinduism9,135,000No Longer Unreached
Izhattu PillaimarMalayalamHinduism8,625,000No Longer Unreached
Patel (Gujarati)GujaratiHinduism8,610,000Engaged yet Unreached
Koli (Hindi)HindiHinduism8,610,000Engaged yet Unreached
Yadava (Bhojpuri)BhojpuriHinduism8,555,000No Longer Unreached
KoiriMagahiHinduism8,500,000Engaged yet Unreached
NayarMalayalamHinduism8,395,000Engaged yet Unreached
SayyidUrduShia Islam8,265,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kumhar (Hindi)HindiHinduism7,975,000Engaged yet Unreached
Patel (Marathi)MarathiHinduism7,855,000Engaged yet Unreached
MalaTeluguHinduism7,710,000No Longer Unreached
Gond (Chhattisgarhi)ChhattisgarhiAnimism7,650,000Engaged yet Unreached
KachchiHindiHinduism7,595,000Engaged yet Unreached
Santal (Santali)SantaliFolk Hinduism7,595,000Engaged yet Unreached
LodhaHindiHinduism7,470,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kurmi (Awadhi)AwadhiFolk Hinduism6,990,000Engaged yet Unreached
DusadhBhojpuriFolk Hinduism6,955,000No Longer Unreached
Gond (Hindi)HindiHinduism6,615,000No Longer Unreached
VokkaligaKannadaHinduism6,600,000Engaged yet Unreached
NadarTamilHinduism6,435,000No Longer Unreached
MudirajTeluguHinduism6,370,000Engaged yet Unreached
KumharBengaliHinduism6,145,000Engaged yet Unreached
Gadaria (Hindi)HindiHinduism6,055,000Engaged yet Unreached
KammaTeluguHinduism6,015,000Engaged yet Unreached
Assamese MuslimsAssameseSunni Islam5,935,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kachchi, ShakyaAwadhiFolk Hinduism5,935,000Engaged yet Unreached
TantiBengaliHinduism5,930,000Engaged yet Unreached
MeenaMarwari (India)Folk Hinduism5,740,000Engaged yet Unreached
Dhoba (Odia)OdiaHinduism5,705,000Engaged yet Unreached
OraonKurukhEthnoreligion5,575,000No Longer Unreached
Kahar (Bhojpuri)BhojpuriHinduism5,520,000Engaged yet Unreached
Lohar (Hindi)HindiFolk Hinduism5,150,000Engaged yet Unreached
RajbanshiBengaliHinduism5,150,000Engaged yet Unreached
Yadava (Bengali)BengaliHinduism5,140,000Engaged yet Unreached
KurubaKannadaHinduism5,030,000Engaged yet Unreached
Naikda (Kannada)KannadaHinduism4,970,000Engaged yet Unreached
SatnamiChhattisgarhiFolk Hinduism4,940,000Engaged yet Unreached
NamasudraBengaliHinduism4,800,000Engaged yet Unreached
DhanakBhojpuriHinduism4,790,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pathan (Urdu)UrduSunni Islam4,785,000Engaged yet Unreached
BoyaTeluguHinduism4,760,000Engaged yet Unreached
Bania (Marwari)Marwari (India)Hinduism4,600,000Engaged yet Unreached
Chamar (Bhojpuri)BhojpuriHinduism4,595,000No Longer Unreached
BengaliBengaliSunni Islam4,585,000Engaged yet Unreached
Syrian ChristiansMalayalamSyriac Orthodox Christianity4,540,000No Longer Unreached
Dhoba (Hindi)HindiFolk Hinduism4,325,000Engaged yet Unreached
Brahmin (Telugu)TeluguHinduism4,180,000Engaged yet Unreached
Lewa KunbiMarathiHinduism4,085,000Engaged yet Unreached
BagdiBengaliFolk Hinduism4,015,000Engaged yet Unreached
MeghPanjabiFolk Hinduism3,995,000Engaged yet Unreached
Komati (Telugu)TeluguHinduism3,945,000Engaged yet Unreached
Bania (Awadhi)AwadhiFolk Hinduism3,915,000Engaged yet Unreached
LuniaAwadhiHinduism3,885,000Engaged yet Unreached
MaravarTamilHinduism3,850,000Engaged yet Unreached
AroraHindiHinduism3,785,000Engaged yet Unreached
MallahBengaliFolk Hinduism3,780,000Engaged yet Unreached
BarhaiHindiFolk Hinduism3,755,000Engaged yet Unreached
Brahmin (Bengali)BengaliHinduism3,705,000Engaged yet Unreached
Lingayat (Kannada)KannadaHinduism3,695,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pinjara, Behna (Urdu)UrduSunni Islam3,675,000Engaged yet Unreached
MazabiPanjabiSikhism3,670,000No Longer Unreached
ParayanTamilHinduism3,640,000No Longer Unreached
Brahmin (Marathi)MarathiHinduism3,580,000Engaged yet Unreached
PallanTamilHinduism3,465,000No Longer Unreached
Adi KarnatakaKannadaHinduism3,435,000No Longer Unreached
Gujjar (Marwari)Marwari (India)Hinduism3,410,000Engaged yet Unreached
PodBengaliEthnoreligion3,395,000Engaged yet Unreached
Santal (Bengali)BengaliFolk Hinduism3,390,000No Longer Unreached
Dhanak (Hindi)HindiHinduism3,390,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kurmi (Bhojpuri)BhojpuriHinduism3,325,000Engaged yet Unreached
MusaharMagahiFolk Hinduism3,265,000Engaged yet Unreached
Yadava (Odia)OdiaHinduism3,240,000Engaged yet Unreached
KalwarHindiHinduism3,215,000Engaged yet Unreached

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