1891 Census of India - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1891 Indian Census was conducted by the British and covered India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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and Burma. The ethnic distribution was as follows:

Class	Group	Caste	Population
All Classes	All Groups	All Castes	286,912,000
Military & Aristocratic Martial Race Martial Race was a designation created by Army officials of British India, where they classified each ethnic group into one of two categories: 'Martial' and 'Non-Martial'. A 'martial race' was typically considered brave and well built for fighting. The 'non-martial races' were those whom the...	Military & Aristocratic Martial Race Martial Race was a designation created by Army officials of British India, where they classified each ethnic group into one of two categories: 'Martial' and 'Non-Martial'. A 'martial race' was typically considered brave and well built for fighting. The 'non-martial races' were those whom the...	Total	29,393,870
		Rajput Rajput A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...	10,424,346
		Jat	6,688,733
		Gujjar Gujjar The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....	2,171,627
		Maratha Maratha The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...	3,324,095
		Babhan Bhumihar Bhumihar or Babhan or Bhuin-har is a Brahmin Hindu community mainly found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.- Varna status :...	1,222,674
		Nair Nair Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...	980,860
		Kallar	410,983
		Maravar Maravar Maravar are a Tamil community of the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, and are one of the three branches of the Mukkulathor confederacy.Maravars are found predominantly in the Southern districts of Tamilnadu viz., Madurai, Theni, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Thirunelveli,...	313,881
		Velama Velama Velama or the Velama Doralu is a social group found mainly in Andhra Pradesh. Velamas are classed as "Upper Shudras". The history of Velama's is as old as Telugu bravery. Military exploits of Velamas form an important part of Telugu tradition, history and folklore...	479,783
		Khandayat Khandayat With pass of time education became prominent part of life and those educated people depicted kshytriyas next to them in literature and books. After Muslim invasion of India Kshyatrias lost their power and dominance and mostly concentrated in cultivation to survive...	671,272
		Awan Awan (Pakistan) Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...	616,328
		Kathi Kathi (caste) The Kathi are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. Kathi is also a big gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs of Haryana. Also inter-marriage between the Ahir and the Kathi is an old phenomenon.Kathi tribe is named as Catti or Cat'hi and has been named as 36 royal races by James Tod.-History...	41,996
		Meo Meo Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...	365,726
		Kodava Kodava The Kodavas are a patrilineal ethno-lingual group from the region of Kodagu, in Karnataka state of southern India who traditionally were land-owning agriculturists with martial traditions and natively speak Kodava takk...	32,641
		Others	1,648,925
Agricultural Farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...	Total	Total	56,335,357
	Cultivator Cultivator A cultivator is any of several types of farm implement used for secondary tillage. One sense of the name refers to frames with teeth that pierce the soil as they are dragged through it linearly. Another sense refers to machines that use rotary motion of disks or teeth to accomplish a similar result... s	Total	47,927,361
		Kunbi Kunbi Kunbi is a generic term applied to castes of traditionally non-elite tillers in Western India. These include the Dhonoje, Ghatole, Hindre, Jadav, Jhare, Khaire, Lewa , Lonari and Tirole communities of Vidharbha. The communities are largely found in the state of Maharashtra but also exist in the...	10,531,300
		Mali Mali caste The Mali are an occupational caste found among the Hindus who traditionally worked as gardners. They also call themselves Phul Mali, who derived their names from their occupation of growing flowers. The Mali are found throughout North India, East India as well as the Terai region of Nepal and...	1,876,211
		Lodh Lodh The Lodh are a Hindu Rajput caste, found throughout India. They are found mainly in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Lodhas claim to Chandravansi Rajputs and inhabit Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar and Bharatpur districts. Their hereditary occupation is military service.-Origin:The word Lodh...	1,674,098
		Kachhia Kachhi (caste) The Kachhi are a Hindu caste, found in the states of Bihar, Rajasthan, gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in India . They are also known as the Shakya.-History and origin:...	1,384,222
		Koeri Kushwaha Kushwaha is a community of the Indian subcontinent, which has traditionally been involved in agriculture and farming.- Demographics :The Kushwahas are found in large numbers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh as well as in Nepal and Mauritius....	1,735,431
		Vellala Vellala Vellala is a small village in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is near the town of Proddutur in the Kadapa District.The village got its name from the locally famous "Vellala sanjevaraswami ", a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman....	2,254,073
		Vokkaliga Vokkaliga The Vokkaligas are an Indian caste or social group found mainly in the Old Mysore Region of southern Karnataka state. In Tamil Nadu they are known as Okkaligar and use Gowder as a title...	1,360,558
		Lingayat	655,491
		Panchamsali Lingayatism Lingayatism, also known as Veerashaivism, is a distinct Shaivite denomination in India. It makes several departures from mainstream Hinduism and propounds monotheism through worship centered on Lord Shiva. It also rejects the authority of the Vedas and the caste system. The adherents of this faith...	482,763
		Kaibartta Kaibartta Kaibarta — The Kaibartas are found to be one of the aboriginal ethnic groups that inhabited in Orrisa, Bengal and Assam from unknown past. The most established theory is that the Kaibartas are Dravidians or they belong to Dravidian stalk...	2,298,824
		Namasudra Namasudra Namasudra is the name of a Hindu community originally from certain regions of Bengal, India. They were traditionally engaged in cultivation and as boatmen. However, they lived outside the four-tier ritual varna system...	1,948,658
		Kochh Koch dynasty The Koch dynasty of Assam and Bengal, named after the Koch tribe, emerged as the dominant ruling house in the Kamata kingdom in 1515 after the fall of the Khen dynasty in 1498...	2,364,365
		Koli KOLI KOLI is a radio station serving Wichita Falls, Texas and Vicinity with a country music format. It operates on FM frequency 94.9 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. It is the radio flagship station for the Wichita Falls Wildcats hockey team....	3,058,166
		Reddy Reddy Reddy is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they are a high-caste community of nobility, warriors and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the remote past and...	2,666,399
		Others	13,636,802
	Field Labourers Peasant A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...	Total	8,407,996
		Musahar Musahar The Musahar are a Hindu scheduled caste found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India, & Terai. They are also known as Arya or Banbasi.- Origin :...	622,034
		Bagdi Bagdi (caste) The Bagdis are indigenous people descended from people with Dravidian links found in the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. The Bagdis are populous in Bankura, Birbhum and other districts in the western fringe of West Bengal...	804,960
		Bawari Bawarij Bawarij were Sindhi corsairs from Gujarat, India that chased Arab shipping bound for India and China, they entirely converted to Islam during the rule of the Samma Dynasty. They are mentioned by Ma'sudi as frequenting the pirate den at Socotra and other scholars describes them as pirates and...	612,430
		Dubla Dubla The Dubla are a Hindu caste found in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.- Origin :...	172,052
		Palli Vanniyar Vanniyar , refers to a very large social group of people spread all across South India. Vanniyars primarily live in modern Tamil Nadu where they speak Tamil, while in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala they speak their native South Indian Dravidian languages namely, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam...	2,242,499
		Pallar Pallar The Pallar are a caste from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. They are mostly agriculturalists in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and amongst the Tamil diaspora...	814,989
		Mala Mala (caste) Mala or Malla is a social group or caste mostly from Andhra Pradesh state of India. Mala or Malla is derived from the Sanskrit word "Malla" which means wrestler. They are one of the dominant Dalit castes of Andhra the other being Madigas.They constitute around 8.5% of the total state population...	1,365,520
		Cheruma	523,744
		Others	1,249,768
Pastoral Animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....	Total	Total	16,721,494
	Cattle graziers Dairy farming Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows but also from goats and sheep, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.Most dairy farms...	Total	11,569,319
		Ahir	8,155,219
		Gauli/ Goala Dhangar The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...	2,237,323
		Others	1,176,777
	Shephards	Total	5,152,175
		Gaderia Gaderia Gaderia is exclusively used for the cattle grazing community of North India. Gaderia, Charvaha, Gwala and Gujar are synonyms of herdsman....	1,294,830
		Dhangar Dhangar The Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...	1,305,583
		Kuruba Kuruba Kuruba / Kuruba Gowda or Kuruma is a caste of Hindus who mainly were shepherds in the past. The community is present in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. They are known as Dhangars in Maharashtra, Kurumba / Kurumans / Kurumbar in Tamil Nadu, Kuruba Gowda or Halumatha Gowda in...	1,059,185
		Idiga Idiga Idiga or Ediga is a Hindu community of people concentrated in south central areas of Karnataka. Idigas are involved in soma and Ayurvedic medicine developers in ancient days who are classified as Somavanshi Kshatriyas. In some parts of Karanataka they also called deevaru which means islanders...	665,232
		Rabari Rabari Members of the Rabari or Rewari live throughout the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Harayana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states in India...	434,788
		Bharwad Bharwad The Bharwad are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. Those of Saurashtra use Ahir as a surname, Bharwad consider themselves as Nandvanshi Ahirs.Enthoven writes that Bharwads numbered 95,832 according to 1901 census.-Origin:...	128,271
		Others	264,286
Forest Tribes	Total	Total	15,806,914
	Group 1	Total	4,275,685
		Santhal	1,494,045
		Kol	474,969
		Korwa Korwa Korwa is a census town in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is home to HAL's Avionics Division that has produced DARIN upgrade for the SEPECAT Jaguar and supplied similar electronic systems for MiG-27 aircraft. A new ordnance factory is also coming in Korwa.-Demographics:...	158,700
		Ho Ho Ho, HO, or variations, may refer to:* Ho, Denmark, a town* Ho, Ghana, a town* Ho , Japanese kana* Ho language, spoken primarily in India* Ho people, primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand...	150,262
		Munda Munda people The Munda are tribal people of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region.They are found across Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Assam states of India, and into parts of Bangladesh...	110,621
		Bhuiya Bhuiya The Bhuiya are a Hindu tribal found in North India, and those in Uttar Pradesh have scheduled caste status . They are also known as Roy.- Origin :...	909,822
		Pan	341,710
		Kharwar Kharwar Kharwars are found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh,Madhyapradesh.The community claim to have originally suryavanshi kshatriya and chero rule also trace their descent from the suryavanshi kshatriya .They wear the janeo or...	112,298
		Oraon Oraon The Oraon उरांव or Kurukh कुड़ुख tribe , also spelled Uraon, Oran, or Oram, are tribal aborigines inhabiting various states across central and eastern India as well as Bangladesh...	523,258
	Group 2	Total	3,353,989
		Baiga	136,478
		Kur Korwa Korwa is a census town in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is home to HAL's Avionics Division that has produced DARIN upgrade for the SEPECAT Jaguar and supplied similar electronic systems for MiG-27 aircraft. A new ordnance factory is also coming in Korwa.-Demographics:...	155,831
		Gond Gondi people The Gondi, Goindi or Gond people are people in central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, and Western Orissa. With over four million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India.The Gondi language is related to...	3,061,680
	Group 3	Total	2,686,096
		Bhil Bhil Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....	1,665,474
		Bhilala Bhilala The Bhilala are located in several states in western central India, but mainly in the districts of Dhar, Jhabua, and West Nimar of Madhya Pradesh and in Dhulia and Jalgaon in Maharashtra. Their language, also called Bhilala, is a sub-group of the Bhil language, which belongs to the Indo-Aryan family...	175,329
		Kirar Kirar The Kirar is a Hindu Rajput found in the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. They are also known as Kirar or Kirad.-History and origin:...	175,508
		Meena Meenas Meenas, Meena, Meenoat or Mina is a caste and community mainly found in Rajasthan, India. The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning 'fish' in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu.Meenas celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on 3...	669,785
	Group 4	Total	518,747
		Kathodi	77,705
		Warli Warli The Warlis or are an Indian indigenous people, who live mostly in Dahanu and Talasari talukas of the northern Thane district, parts of Nashik and Dhule districts of Maharashtra, Valsad District of Gujarat, and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. They have their own...	168,631
		Ghat-Thakur	130,481
		Naikda Naikda -History and origin:The Naikda are found mainly in Surat District in south Gujarat. They trace common ancestry from the Dhodia, another tribal community found in the region. The two communities claim descent from two brothers, the Naikda from Rupa Khatri, and the Dhodia from Dhana Khatri. According...	74,479
		Dhanka Dhanka The Dhanka are an Adivasi group in India. They number slightly over 400,000 people. Over half of the Dhanka live in Gujarat state with smaller populations in Maharashtra and Rajasthan and a small population in Madhya Pradesh....	67,451
	Group 5	Total	1,368,585
		Kandh (Khond)	627,388
		Savara	438,317
		Halaba Halbi Halbi or Halba is a tribal community of India. It is mostly found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.The word Halba is derived from word hal . The Halba were farmers and landlords. The Halba tribes was the one of the major and most influential tribal group of...	102,613
		Gadaba Gadabas The Gadabas are one of the Scheduled Tribes of India. They live primarily in Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.There are approximately 67,000 Gadabas. They are involved in both slash and burn and plow cultivation...	34,127
		Yanadi	84,988
		Jatapu Jatapus The Jatapus are a sub-tribe of the Khonds in India. They speak Telugu and have in many ways adopted the culture of the surrounding people. There were over one million Jatapus in 1991.Historically the Jatapus have lived in close connection with the Saoras....	81,152
	Group 6	Total	60,443
		Toda Toda people The Toda people are a small pastoral community who live on the isolated Nilgiri plateau of Southern India. Before the late 18th century, the Toda coexisted locally with other communities, including the Badaga, Kota, and Kuruba, in a loose caste-like community organization in which the Toda were...	739
		Kota Kota tribe Kotas or Kothar or Kov by self-designation are an ethnic group who are indigenous to the Nilgiris mountain range in Tamil Nadu, India. They are one of the many tribal or ethnic groups indigenous to the region. Others include Todas, Badagas, Irulas and Kurumbas...	1,201
		Irula Irulas Irulas are a scheduled tribe of India. Irulas are present in various parts of India, but are mainly located in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu...	58,503
	Group 7	Total	762,023
		Khasi	172,150
		Kachari	243,378
		Garo Garo (tribe) See also Garo for other uses.The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande or simply A·chik or Mande...	150,227
		Mech Mech tribe Mech tribe is one of the scheduled tribes of India and belong to Bodo-Kachari group of tribes. They belong to Mongoloid race and speak mainly Bodo language, which is a Tibeto-Burman dialect but have got influenced by the Assamese language. The Mech people live in the Dooars region of West Bengal...	96,873
		Tippera	99,395
	Group 8	Total	199,880
		Mikir	94,829
		Naga Naga people The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...	101,568
		Singpho Singpho The Singpho people of Arunachal Pradesh inhabit in the district of Lohit and Changlang and the Kachin State of Burma. Some are also found in the Tinsukia district of Assam. Comprising a population of at least 7,200 in India, they live in 13 villages, namely Bordumsa, Dibang, Ketetong, Pangna, Ulup,...	3,483
	Group 9	Total	266,896
		Kuki Kuki people The Kukis are an ethnic group that spread throughout the Northeastern region of India, Northwest Burma and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. In Northeast India they are present in all the states except Arunachal Pradesh. This dispersal across international borders is mainly attributed to the...	25,940
		Lushai Lushai The Lusei people are one of the eleven tribes of the Mizo people, native to Mizoram in Northeast India, Chin Hills in western Myanmar and Chittagong Hill Tracts of eastern Bangladesh.-The name:...	43,840
		Kathe (Manipuri) Meitei people The Meeteis or Meiteis are the majority ethnic group of Manipur, India, and because of this are sometimes referred to as Manipuris. Generally speaking, Meitei is an endonym and Manipuri is an exonym...	84,540
		Khyun Chakma people The Chakmas , also known as the Changhma , are a community that inhabits the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the North-East India. The Chakmas are the largest ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, making up more than half the tribal population. Chakmas are divided into 46 clans or...	82,710
		Khyun Khwemu	14,200
		Khyun Mro	15,666
Fishers	Total	Total	8,261,878
		Kahar Kahar Kahar is an ancient community of India. They are divided in to Hindu ,Muslim and Sikhs respectively. The muslim kahar chiefly found in Punjab,Haryana and western belt of Uttar Pradesh...	1,943,155
		Mala Mala (caste) Mala or Malla is a social group or caste mostly from Andhra Pradesh state of India. Mala or Malla is derived from the Sanskrit word "Malla" which means wrestler. They are one of the dominant Dalit castes of Andhra the other being Madigas.They constitute around 8.5% of the total state population...	1,147,544
		Kewat Kewat The Kewat are a Hindu caste, found in the states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are the traditional boatmen of North India.-History and origin:...	989,352
		Boya Boyar (caste) A boyar, also spelled boya, meaning Hunter or Warrior, denotes the leader of a group or head of a territory. They constitute the Kshatriya or Warrior class of India and are believed to have originated from an ancient people called the Kirata , a generic term in Sanskrit literature for people who...	606,190
		Jhinwar Jhinwar Bold text°The Jhinwar are a Hindu caste and Sikh caste found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. They are also known as Dhimar, Jhimar and Kashyap Rajputs...	489,819
		Dhimar Kahar Kahar is an ancient community of India. They are divided in to Hindu ,Muslim and Sikhs respectively. The muslim kahar chiefly found in Punjab,Haryana and western belt of Uttar Pradesh...	287,436
		Gaurhi	317,111
		Machhi	260,496
		Others	2,220,775
Artisans	Total	Total	28,882,551
	Goldsmith Goldsmith A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare... s	Total	1,661,088
		Sonar Sunar Sunar is a Hindu caste in India and Nepal referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths...	1,178,795
		Aksale	307,670
		Thattan	56,044
		Others	118,579
	Blacksmith Blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut... s	Total	2,625,103
		Lohar Lohar Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...	1,869,273
		Kammar Kamma (caste) Kamma or the Kammavaru is a social group that are classed as Upper Shudras is found largely in the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. The Kamma population was 795,732 in the year 1881. According to 1921 census they constituted about 4.8% of Andhra Pradesh...	666,887
		Others	88,943
	Carpenter Carpenter A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors.... s and Masons Masonry Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone; concrete block, glass block, stucco, and...	Total	3,442,201
		Suthar Suthar The Suthar or Sutar is a Hindu caste within the Vishwakarma community of India. They are also found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan . They are also known as Mistry in Saurashtra.-The Origin :...	681,790
		Barhai Barhai The Barhai , or sometimes pronounced Badhai are Hindu caste, found in North India. They are also known as Panchali, Chowrasia,and Kolash. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. -History and origin:...	932,718
		Tarkhan Tarkhan Tarkhan is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic Tarqan; Mongolian: Darkhan; ; ; ; alternative spellings Tarkan, Tarkhaan, Tarqan, Tarchan, Tarxan, Tarcan or Targan) is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic...	696,781
		Badagi	452,339
		Asari	100,409
		Khati Khati Khati is a community within the Vishwakarma community, found in North India.-Distribution:Members of this community are spread widely in northern and are also known as jangid brhamins...	301,476
		Gaundia	76,995
		Raj Raj (caste) The Raj are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Maimar and sometimes Mistry.-History and origin:...	19,770
		Others	179,923
	Brass and Coppersmiths	Total	301,519
		Kasera	161,596
		Thathera Thathera The Thathera are a Hindu community, found mainly in North India, who are involved in the production of household utensils made from various kinds of metal alloys.- History :...	60,837
		Bogar	37,002
		Others	42,084
	Tailors	Total	735,548
		Darzi Darzi The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:... / Shimpi	710,092
		Others	25,456
	Weavers and Dyers	Total	9,369,902
		Julaha Momin Ansari The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...	2,660,159
		Kori Kori (people) The Kori are a Hindu caste, found mainly in North India, who are traditional associated with weaving. They are known as Bhuiyar in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Koli in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.- History :...	1,187,613
		Tanta Tanti - Origin :The word tanti is derived from the Hindi word tant, which means a loom. They were traditionally weavers, and are one of the many communities found in South Asia, traditionally associated with this craft. According to their trafitions, they were created by the Hindu god Shiva from his tears...	483,912
		Jugi	424,219
		Balai	305,635
		Sali Salvi (caste) The Salvi are a caste found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India.-History and origin:The Salvi trace their origin from the word Sal, which means a loom. They are said to have migrated from Gujarat to Malwa in the Middle Ages. The community is traditional associated with the art of weaving...	391,064
		Kaikola	316,620
		Tatwa	328,778
		Koshti Koshti The Koshti are a Hindu caste mainly found in the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka with a smaller population in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India....	225,019
		Ganda	291,768
		Patnuli	96,443
		Khatri Khatri Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...	116,880
		Rangrez Muslim Rangrez The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...	187,698
		Others	2,354,094
	Cotton Cleaners	Total	859,288
		Pinjara Pinjara The Pinjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Shaikh Mansoori, especially in Gujarat, where the name Pinjara is no longer used...	753,675
		Kadhera Kandera The Kandera are a community, partly Muslim and partly Hindu found in the state of Rajasthan in India.-History and origin:The community is historically associated with the occupation of cotton ginning. In the local language, Rajasthani, the word kani means cotton, and a kandera means someone who...	105,613
	Oil pressers	Total	4,672,907
		Teli Teli Teli is a business caste of oil pressers in India and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik.... / Ghanchi Ghanchi - Ghanchi Muslim Jamaat Name :BHADAR KHATIYA , BOMBAY HALAI , DALAL , DETHARIYA , GODHRA , HALAI , JAMNAGAR , JUNAGADH , KADIWAL , KUTCHI , LUNAWADA , MANGROLIA , MODASA , MODAN , PRABHAS PATAN , RADHANPURA , RAJKOT , SORTHIYA , ZALAWAD , ZALAWADIA - Origin :The name is of Hindi origin, and means...	4,147,803
		Ghaniga	142,374
		Vaniya	186,297
		Kalu	191,395
		Others	5,038
	Potters	Total	3,497,306
		Kumbhar Kumhar Kumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....	3,346,488
		Kusuvan	138,097
		Others	12,721
	Glass and Lac	Total	155,003
		Churihar Manihar The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...	55,616
		Lakhera Lakhera The Lakhera is a Hindu caste found in North India. They are a community traditionally associated with bangle making.-Origin:The Lakhera get their name from the Sanskrit laksha kuru meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of...	32,139
		Others	67,248
	Salt and Lime	Total	1,531,130
		Lonia Lonia The Loniya are a Hindu Rajput caste, found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India . They are traditionally salt makers, and also known as Nuvra, Sambhri, Sambhri Chauhan and Jhumana Parmar.- Origins :...	796,080
		Uppar	267,715
		Agri Agri (caste) The Agri are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.- Origin :The Agri are so called because they migrated to Gujarat from the city of Agra. According to other traditions, they are said to have originated in Maharashtra. They still speak a dialect which is a mixture of Marathi and...	241,336
		Rehgar Regar The Regar are a scheduled caste found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. The caste is historically associated with the collecting of saltpetre.-History and origin:...	77,856
		Others	148,143
	Goldsmiths' Cleaners	Total	6,363
		Niaria	5,808
		Jhalgar	555
	Iron and Gold Washers	Total	24,893
		Jhora	7,337
		Dhangari	3,672
		Asuri	3,552
		Deoli	2,289
		Others	8,043
Domestic Service	Total	Total	14,019,626
	Barbers	Total	3,729,934
		Nai Nai (caste) The word Nai refers to a particular profession, that of cutting hair, running beauty salons, makeup or facelift clinics, beauty parlours, etc. among Hindus, Sikhs or Muslims in India. They are also referred to as Nai and Nai-Thakur, Sains. In Pakistan, the Nai or hairdresser were following it as a...	2,532,067
		Hajjam Hajjam Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...	605,721
		Ambattan	186,187
		Mangala	151,438
		Bhandari Bhandari For other uses, see Bhandari .Bhandari caste is among the sea-faring warrior castes of ancient and medieval India. They migrated southward from Rajputana in early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts of India...	103,026
		Others	151,495
	Washermen	Total	2,824,451
		Dhobi Dhobi The Dhobi are a caste group found in Pakistan and India who specialize in washing clothes. The word Dhobi is derived from Hindi word dhona, which means to wash. They are found throughout North India, Gujarat, Maharashtra as well as the Punjab province of Pakistan, where they are known as Gazar...	2,039,743
		Agase	126,710
		Vannan	258,508
		Sakala	327,720
		Parit	60,129
		Others	11,641
	Service	Total	430,065
		Gola	33,804
		Bhishti	98,824
		Khas	215,200
		Chakar	25,706
		Others	56,531
	Grain Parchers / Confectioners	Total	1,407,169
		Bhadbhunja Bharbhunja (Hindu) The Bharbhunja are a largely Hindu caste found in North India and Maharashtra. They are also known as Kalenra in Maharashtra, Mehra in Punjab and in Uttar Pradesh. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. - Origin :...	343,308
		Kandoi Kandu The Kandu are a Hindu caste in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. They traditionally provided parched grains and are one of the Bania castes in the Vaishya Varna. In Bihar, Kandu often use Gupta as a surname. Kandu living in Nepal are also called Kanu...	524,155
		Halwai Halwai The Halwai are a ethnic group found in India and Pakistan. The Arabic word Halwa means sweet and Halvai or Halwai means sweet-maker. In Pakistan they are considered a community while in India they are considered a caste. They are also known as Mithaya in Madhya Pradesh, Gudia in Orissa, Mayara in...	260,801
		Guria	141,628
		Others	137,277
	Betel Leaf Sellers	Total	236,507
		Tamboli Tamboli - Origin & History :Tamboli's are from "Barai" also a sub-section of Chaurasia caste or community.According to a legend, after the Pandavas’ victory at Hastinapur, they began to have a fervent desire for "Tambool" or "big Leaf". A messenger was urgently sent to the underground abode of the Queen of...	222,048
		Others	14,459
	Toddy Drawers	Total	4,795,210
		Kalal	1,195,097
		Shaha / Sunri	525,698
		Nadar Nadar (caste) Nadar is one of the prominent castes of Tamil Nadu, South India. The term, Nadar, in Tamil literally means one who rules the land. The Nadars are also commonly called as Annachi . Nadars are an entrepreneurial south Indian caste and constitute 12% of Tamil Nadu's population...	690,434
		Bhandari Bhandari For other uses, see Bhandari .Bhandari caste is among the sea-faring warrior castes of ancient and medieval India. They migrated southward from Rajputana in early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts of India...	170,014
		Idiga Idiga Idiga or Ediga is a Hindu community of people concentrated in south central areas of Karnataka. Idigas are involved in soma and Ayurvedic medicine developers in ancient days who are classified as Somavanshi Kshatriyas. In some parts of Karanataka they also called deevaru which means islanders...	196,901
		Ezhava Ezhava The Ezhavas are a community with origins in the region presently known as Kerala. They are also known as Ilhava, Irava, Izhava and Erava in the south of the region; as Chovas, Chokons and Chogons in Central Travancore; and as Tiyyas, Thiyas and Theeyas in Malabar...	1,241,290
		Gamalla	122,322
		Gaundla	235,902
		Others	417,552
	Butchers	Total	605,890
		Kasai Qassab The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...	302,612
		Khateek Khateek The Khatik is a Kshatriya, Rajput ancestry and the etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit Khat+eek, which means orders of Priest in the Yaga Mandapam to stroke sacrifice of animal during Vedic Yagas by none other than Rajput, Kshatriya i.e...	293,771
		Others	9,507
Untouchables	Total	Total	30,795,703
	Leather Workers	Total	14,003,100
		Chamar Chamar Chamar \|tanner]]"; from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational caste in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Chamar is a Dalit sub-caste mainly found in the northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi and in Nepal at least north to the Himalayas...	11,258,105
		Mochi Mochi (caste) The Mochi are a community, found in North India. They are the traditional shoemakers of South Asia. They are a Hindu community, spread throughout North India.-History and origin:The Mochi are Hindu...	961,133
		Madiga Madiga Madiga is a social group or caste group of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharastra etc. found almost in all Indian states with different names. The people belonging to this community are most oppressed and exploited in the society. The term Madiga is derived from Sanskrit word Maha-Adiga which can be...	927,339
		Sakilia	445,366
		Bambhi Bhambi The Bhambi are a Hindu caste found in the state of Maharashtra in India. They are also known as Chhambar and have scheduled caste status.-Origin:...	220,596
		Others	190,561
	Watchmen	Total	12,808,300
		Dusadh Dusadh The Dusadh are a Hindu caste, found in the states of Uttar Pradesh Bihar in India.-Etymology:William Crooke noted: attempt has been made to derive the name from the Sanskrit dusk "to be corrupted" and ad "to eat;" or from dauh-sâdhika, "a porter." But the name is more probably of non-Aryan...	1,284,126
		Ghawal	167,089
		Pasi Pasi (caste) The Pasi are a caste found in India, in the states of Bihar, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A small number of Pasi are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are one of the Scheduled caste but not Untouchables. The Pasi are also known as Paswan.-Origin:The Pasi claim their descent from...	1,378,314
		Arakh Arakhs The Arakhs or Arkawanshis are an ancient kshatriya clan/tribe of Indian origin who at one time ruled large areas of Awadh. The heroes of the Arakh clan include sun-worshipper Maharaja Tilok Chand , Salhia Singh , Malhia Singh and Maharaja...	85,522
		Dhanuk Dhanuk The Dhanuk are an ethnic group found in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. In India, the Dhanuk, who are also known as Dharhi and are found in the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They have been granted Scheduled Caste status. In Nepal, they are settled in the Terai districts of Saptari,...	883,278
		Mehra	226,216
		Mahar Mahar Mahar is an important social group within the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding states. A grouping of related endogamous castes, the Mahar are the largest scheduled caste group in Maharashtra, in which they comprise ten percent of the population .On...	2,960,568
		Dhed Meghwal The Megh , Meghwal or Meghwar people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. As of 2008, their total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India...	508,310
		Holar	880,441
		Mang	690,458
		Berad	659,863
		Ramosi	63,991
		Mutrasa	296,743
		Paraiya Paraiyar Paraiyar, Parayar, and Sambavar, anglicised by Europeans as Pariah are a social group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and in Sri Lanka . In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, though they have been enumerated under three different caste names, they have generally been referred to as... (Pariah)	2,210,988
		Others	512,393
	Scavengers	Total	3,984,303
		Mehtar Mehtar Mehtar is a Persian word meaning "Mighty" and was used in several ancient area of Pakistan to denote the local ruler. It is the title of the ruler of the former State of Chitral....	727,985
		[Chuhra]]	1,243,370
		Megh Meghwal The Megh , Meghwal or Meghwar people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. As of 2008, their total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India...	148,210
		Bhuinmali	231,429
		Bhuinhari	316,787
		Dom Domba The Domba or Dom are an ethnic or social group, or groups, scattered across India. They are usually segregated from the mainstream community as outcastes.The Domba are sometimes also called "Chandala". Both terms also came to be used in the sense of "outcaste" in general... (Dumna)	1,257,826
		Others	58,696
Traders	Total	Total	12,270,973
	Vaishya	Total	12,148,597
		Mahajan Mahajan Mahajan is an Indian surname or title, found among several castes and communities.The word "Mahajan" is an amalgam of two Sanskrit words: Maha meaning great, and Jan meaning people or individuals... and Bania Bania (caste) Bania is an occupational caste of bankers, money-lenders, dealers in grains, spices and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. Baniya is a distinct caste mostly coming from Western India and Central India but spread now all over India...	3,186,660
		Agarwal	354,177
		Khatri Khatri Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...	686,511
		Arora Arora Arora is an Indo-Aryan community of the Punjab region. Commentators differ in their opinions regarding the relationship between the Arora and the Khatri community....	673,695
		Komti	545,206
		Balija Balija Balija is a social group spread across the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala...	804,307
		Chetti Chettiar Chettiar , also spelled Chetty, is a title used by various castes in South India especially in Tamil Nadu. In Kannada, it appears as Setty, Shettar and Shettigar, who are Padmashalis in Andhra Pradesh....	702,141
		Mappila Mappila Mappila or Moplah refers to a Muslim community of Kerala, primarily in the northern region called Malabar, which arose in Malabar as a result of the pre and post Islamic Arab contacts. Significant numbers of the community are also present in the southern districts of Karnataka and western parts of...	916,436
		Labbe	364,293
		Lohana Lohana The Lohana also referred to as Luvana are an Indian caste,largely classified as merchants and are categorized as Vaishya or Bania caste although their ancient history proves that they are Kshatriya of Suryavanshi descant, claiming their lineage from Lava, son of Rama...	530,168
		Others	3,385,003
	Pedlars	Total	122,376
		Manihar Manihar The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...	90,131
		Thoria	9,097
		Others	23,148
Professional	Total	Total	21,652,422
	Priests	Total	15,467,752
		Brahmin Brahmin Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...	14,821,732
		Jangam	396,598
		Ulama	50,165
		Garodi Garodi The Garodi are a Muslim community found in the state of Maharashtra in India. They are also known as Sampagarudi, Madari Baorikar and Gare.-Origin:The Garodi are a community of Madari Faqirs, and are found in the districts of Kolhapur, Sangli and Pune...	41,412
		Others	157,845
	Devotees and Ascetics	Total	2,717,861
		Gosain	231,612
		Bairagi Bairagi -External links:* * *...	275,604
		Sadhu (unspecified)	376,130
		Bawa	66,115
		Vaishnav	469,052
		Fakir Faqir (caste) The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...	830,131
		Others	469,217
	Temple Service	Total	320,530
		Gurao	110,529
		Satani	88,354
		Sewak	121,647
	Genealogists	Total	590,412
		Bhat Bhat Bhat meaning a priest or scribe in Sanskrit, is a surname common in most parts of Nepal. A predominantly Hindu last name, it is found most commonly in the states of coastal areas of Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh, is a...	481,119
		Charan Charan Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...	99,090
		Others	10,203
	Writers	Total	2,555,867
		Kayastha Kayastha Kayastha or Kayasth or Kayeth is a caste or community of Hindus originating in India. Kayastha means "scribe" in Sanskrit, and has traditionally denoted members of the writer caste....	2,239,810
		Karan	146,053
		Karnam	54,177
		Kannakan	41,013
		Prabhu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu or , abbreviated CKP, is an ethno-religious community which is part of Kayastha. The mother tongue of this community is Marathi...	29,559
		Vidhur	33,437
		Others	11,818
Arts	Total	Total	4,153,275
	Astrologers	Total	299,776
		Joshi Joshi Joshi is a family name common in India and Nepal. Whereas the Joshi's of India are of Brahmin origin, the Joshi's of Nepal are either Newars or Khas-Brahmin...	85,306
		Vaidya	87,193
		Dakaut	16,062
		Kanisan	27,198
		Others	84,017
	Drummers and Ballad Singers	Total	645,214
		Mirasi Mirasi The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...	316,422
		Dafali Dafali The Dafali are a Muslim community found in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Shaikh Derveshi or just Derveshi. The Dafali have been granted Other Backward Class status.-Origin:...	147,364
		Gondhali	18,031
		Others	163,397
	Singers and Dancers	Total	145,778
	Mimes	Total	62,507
		Bahurupia	4,940
		Bhand	9,783
		Bharia	24,539
		Others	23,245
Carriers	Total	Total	973,626
		Banjara Banjara The Banjara are a class of usually described as nomadic people from the Indian state of Rajasthan, North-West Gujarat, and Western Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Sindh province of pre-independence Pakistan...	561,644
		Labana Labana Labanas are a Punjabi tribe. The Labanas of Punjab region are mostly Sikhs, with a small minority of Muslims and Hindus.- History:According to British records 33% of the Labana were baptised Sikhs and were found primarily in the Lahore, Gujranwala, and Sialkot areas...	327,748
		Pindari Pindari The Pendharis or Free Companions were dispersed throughout the Maratha states and were countenanced and protected by the Maratha chiefs to whom they acted as agents for supplying all the commissariat required by their armies. They were composed of different tribes who congregated together solely...	6,751
		Others	77,483
Vagrants	Total	Total	3,457,666
	Grindstone Makers	Total	18,996
		Takankar	9,508
		Khumra Khumra Khumra are a Muslim community found mainly in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh in India. A few were also found in Panipat and Karnal in Haryana, most of whom are now found in Pakistan. They generally refer themselves as Khumra Shaikh...	6,554
		Others	2,934
	Earth and Stone Workers	Total	1,124,357
		Odh / Waddar	793,516
		Beldar Beldar The Beldar are scheduled caste[], found in North Indianow also in Maharashtra.people of mh they speak their own languages name Beldari in their house. -History and origin:...	152,515
		Others	178,326
	Knife Grinders	Total	18,980
		Shikligar Sikligar The Sikligar are a community found in the states of Gujarat, Haryana and Pinjab in India. They also known as the Mathuria Lohar, Kamgar, Kuchband and Panchal. They are Hindu in Gujarat and Sikh in Punjab, and partly Hindu and partly Sikh in Haryana.- Origin :...	16,781
		Others	2,199
	Mat and Cane Workers	Total	639,150
		Korvi	207,045
		Burud	53,413
		Bansphor Bansphor The Bansphor are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Banbasi, and have scheduled caste status.-Origin:...	89,955
		Basor Basor The Basor are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Dumar, and have scheduled caste status.-Origin:...	73,345
		Changar	36,569
		Ghasia	46,077
		Others	132,746
	Hunters and Fowlers	Total	948,870
		Wagri Vagri The Vagri or Bagri are a scheduled caste found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan.-History and origin:The etymology of the word Vagri is said to come from the Rajasthani word vagode, which means to run away...	179,070
		Baheliya Baheliya The Baheliya are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They have scheduled caste status. A small number of Baheliya have converted to Islam and now form a distinct community of Muslim Baheliya...	39,203
		Mahtam Mahtam Mahatams are a clan found among Punjabis of India and Pakistan . They are Hindus as well as Muslims, and in the 1920s the former were mainly cultivators and the latter were clearers of the jungle....	56,984
		Moghia	146,667
		Valaiya	289,411
		Aheria Aheria The Aheria are a scheduled caste of India that number about 140,000. Their name means hunter. This was their main occupation prior to the 1920s. Since then they have become farmers. The Aheria are found mainly in the states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh....	36,320
		Others	201,215
	Vagrants	Total	400,969
		Jogi Jogi (castes) The Jogi are a Hindu community, found in North India, and smallers numbers also found in the southern state of Karnataka . They are known as Giri, Nath and Goswami....	214,546
		Sansi Sansi Sansi is a nomadic tribe originally located in the Rajasthan area of northwestern India, but expelled in the 13th century by Muslim invaders and now living in states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab as well as scattered throughout India.Their language is Sansiboli, Sansi or Bhilki that is a highly... a	30,704
		Kanjar Kanjar Kanjar is a traditionally nomadic community resident in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and parts of Uttar Pradesh in India. The community is also known by the names of Nath, Banchra, Marwari Kumar, and Bhantu. They are reputed to have made a living by kidnapping, theft, prostitution,...	29,186
		Barwala	63,856
		Others	62,677
	Jugglers and Acrobats	Total	Total	306,344
		Bedia	65,194
		Nat Nat (caste) The Nat are a Hindu caste found in North India.-History and origin:The Nat are a nomadic community found in North India. They are one of number of communities that are said to be of Dom origin, and have traditions similar to the Bazigar caste. The word nata in Sanskrit means a dancer, and the Nat...	139,068
		Others	102,082
Indefinite Indian	Total	Total	3,079,204
Foreign Musalmans	Total	Total	34,348,085
		Shaikh	27,644,993
		Pathan Pashtun people Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...	3,255,521
		Mughal Mughal (tribe) The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...	333,114
		Sayyid Sayyid Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...	1,430,329
		Baloch Baloch people The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....	971,835
		Turk Turk (caste) The Turk are a Muslim community found in the Terai region of the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.-Origin:The Turks claim to have come from Central Asia to India with the armies of Mohammad Ghori, who settled in the slopes of the Himalayas, to guard the plains of North India from...	50,503
		Arab Arab (Gujarat) A large number of people with Arab origins have over time have settled in the state of Gujarat in India, and now form one of the large communities Muslim in that state. They are also known as Chavuse, especially in Saurashtra...	39,338
		Others	622,452
Himalayan Mongoloids	Total	Total	244,722
		Ladakhi	30,672
		Bhoti Bhutia The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak Sikkimese, a Tibetan dialect fairly mutually intelligible to standard Tibetan. In 2001, the Bhutia numbered around 70,300...	25,670
		Lepcha Lepcha people The Lepcha or Róng people , also called Róngkup , Mútuncí Róngkup Rumkup , and Rongpa , are the aboriginal people of Sikkim, who number between 30,000 and 50,000...	9,745
		Khamba	33,490
		Tharu	53,875
		Newar Newar The Newa , Newār or Newāl) are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The valley and surrounding territory have been known from ancient times as Nepal Mandala, its limits ever changing through history.Newas have lived in the Kathmandu...	4,979
		Limbu Limbu people The Yakthung or Limbu tribes and clans belong to the Kirati nation or to the Kirat confederation.They are indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of east Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim....	15,079
		Gurung Gurung The Gurung people, also called Tamu, are an ethnic group that migrated from Mongolia in the 6th century to the central region of Nepal. Gurungs, like other east Asian featured peoples of Nepal such as Sherpa, Tamang, Thakali, Magar, Manaaggi, Mustaaggi, and Walunggi, are the indigenous people of...	10,894
		Mangar	19,383
		Sunuwar Sunwar Sunuwar or Sunwar are one of the indigenous peoples of Nepal and some areas in India. The tribe is influenced by Hinduism. They speak the Sunuwar language...	5,210
		Murmi Tamang The Tamangs are the ancient and original inhabitants of the mountains and plains of the Himalayan regions of Nepal and India. Their ancient capital being Yambu - modern day Kathmandu. They have their own distinct culture, language and religion. Their ancestral domain is popularly known as...	21,889
		Others	13,836
Indian Christians Christianity in India Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population. The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings and 14th century Portuguese missionaries created an illusion to convert Indians that Christianity was introduced to...	Total	Total	1,835,848
		Native	1,807,092
		Goanese Goan Catholics The Goan Catholics are an ethno-religious community of Roman Catholics and their descendants from the state of Goa, located on the west coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language...	28,756
Assamese and Burmese	Total	Total	7,297,618
		Burmese Bamar The Bamar are the dominant ethnic group of Burma , constituting approximately two-thirds of the population. The Bamar live primarily in the Irrawaddy basin, and speak the Burmese language, which is also the official language of Burma. Bamar customs and identity are closely intertwined with general...	5,408,984
		Karen Karen people The Karen or Kayin people , are a Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic group which resides primarily in southern and southeastern Burma . The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of approximately 50 million people...	540,876
		Shan	182,745
		Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....	41,832
		Arakanese	452,164
		Yau Yao people The Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south...	12,931
		Mon Mon people The Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...	467,885
		Ahom	153,518
		Cross-breeds	19,821
Western Asiatics	Total	Total	107,864
		Jew Bene Israel The Bene Israel are a group of Jews who migrated in the 19th century from villages in the Konkan area to the nearby Indian cities, primarily Mumbai, but also to Pune, and Ahmedabad. Prior to these waves of emigrations and to this day, the Bene Israel formed the largest sector of the subcontinent's... s	16,951
		Armenians Armenians in India The association of Armenians with India and the presence of Armenians in India are very old, and there has been a mutual economic and cultural association of Armenians with India for the last several centuries...	1,295
		Parsi Parsi Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community.... s	89,618
Eurasians	Total	Total	81,044
Europeans	Total	Total	166,428
Africans	Total	Total	18,775

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