People Group Profiles

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Displaying 1-30 of 40 results.
PG Name Country Of Birth Primary Religion Language Total Population
Afghan, Hindu/SikhsAfghanistanOther Religions - SikhismPanjabi - (pan)6,000
AssameseIndiaIslamAssamese - (asm)1,300
BengaliBangladeshIslam - SunniBengali - (ben)42,305
BihariIndiaIslam - SunniBhojpuri - (bho)150
Fijian HindiFijiHinduism - Other / MarginalFiji Hindi - (hif)2,200
GoansIndiaHinduismGoan Konkani - (gom)6,925
Gujarati (Hindu)IndiaHinduismGujarati - (guj)821,145
Gujarati (Muslim)IndiaIslam - ShiaGujarati - (guj)15,000
HindiIndiaHinduismHindi - (hin)1,479,923
Indian Muslims (Shaikh)IndiaIslamUrdu - (urd)60,000
KannadaIndiaHinduismKannada - (kan)47,645
KashmiriIndiaIslamKashmiri - (kas)3,320
KeralaIndiaChristianity - CopticMalayalam - (mal)68,000
KonkaniIndiaHinduismKonkani (individual language) - (knn)5,815
MalayaliIndiaHinduismMalayalam - (mal)227,955
MarathiIndiaHinduismMarathi - (mar)47,800
MeitheiIndiaHinduismManipuri - (mni)140
MuhajirPakistanIslamUrdu - (urd)280,000
MundaIndiaHinduismMunda - (unx)2,500
Naga, TangkhulIndiaChristianity - ProtestantTangkhul Naga (India) - (nmf)100
NepaliNepalHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)42,951
Nepali, BantawaNepalEthnic ReligionsBantawa - (bap)100
Nepali, BhutaneseBhutanHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)53,400
Nepali, BrahmanNepalHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,000
Nepali, ChamlingNepalHinduismCamling - (rab)100
Nepali, GurungNepalBuddhismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,200
Nepali, LimbuNepalBuddhismLimbu - (lif)900
Nepali, MagarNepalHinduismEastern Magar - (mgp)100
Nepali, SherpaNepalBuddhismSherpa - (xsr)4,200
OriyaIndiaHinduismOriya (individual language) - (ory)2,900

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