Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Biswarup GangulyCreative Commons
Explore in Photos
QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 12
Population: 13,288,525
Unreached people groups: 11
UPG population: 13,288,300
Unengaged UPGs: 4
UUPG population: 571,200
Number of countries: 1
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
Overview: Ansari refers to a Muslim community found mainly in India, though smaller Ansari communities are reported in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. The Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh is regarded as the center of the community in India. The Ansaris are mainly a landlord community but some are small and medium scale farmers.
Peoples within this cluster: Ansari; Ansari-Momin (Bengali); Ansari-Momin (Bhojpuri); Ansari-Momin (Gujarati); Ansari-Momin (Hindi); Ansari-Momin (Kannada); Ansari-Momin (Marathi); Ansari-Momin (Marwari); Ansari-Momin (Sadri); Ansari-Momin (Tamil); Ansari-Momin (Telugu); Ansari-Momin (Urdu)
Countries where they are found: India
Explore on Map