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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 93
Population: 15,573,100
Unreached people groups: 86
UPG population: 12,072,100
Unengaged UPGs: 41
UUPG population: 433,350
Number of countries: 5
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
Overview: Odia is a major Indo-Aryan language of India, spoken in the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. It is the state language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand, with around 50 million speakers worldwide. The Odia people cluster encompasses numerous occupational castes that share the Odia language and the Hindu religion.
Peoples within this cluster: Aruva; Badu; Bagheti; Banka; Barika; Bariki; Bauti; Bavuri; Belama; Benita Odia; Bhandari; Bhuiya; Bhulia; Chaikwa; Chandala; Chandhai Maru; Chatarkheya; Cherua; Chuditya; Daityapati; Dammalia; Dandachatra Majhi; Dandasi; Dewar; Dhera; Dolapati; Doluva; Dura; Ganda; Ganrar; Ghantarghada; Ghogia; Girigiria; Godagali; Godra; Gokha, Hindu; Gudiya; Guna; Guria; Haddi; Hansia; Janughanta; Kachera, Bagheli; Kachera, Hindu; Kachera, Muslim; Kalingi; Kanda; Kapasia; Khadura; Khandait; Kobari; Kodalo; Kolta; Koraga; Kuliya; Kurunga; Kusta; Liari; Mahanta; Mahuria; Malia; Mangli; Naksia; Noliya; Orisi; Oriya; Paik; Pamidi; Pan; Panka, Oriya; Pap; Paroja; Patial; Patralu; Radhi; Ravulo; Relli; Rona; Rosa; Sabakhia; Sanei; Sanyasi; Sanyasi; Sindhuria; Siyal; Sonjhara; Sudha; Tanla; Thoria; Tulabhina; Ujia
Countries where they are found: Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Nepal; United States
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