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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 12
Population: 13,426,025
Unreached people groups: 11
UPG population: 13,425,800
Unengaged UPGs: 4
UUPG population: 574,200
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
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