India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands state, Andaman, South district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District:	Andaman, South

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

258,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

13.1 %

Hindu

74.8 %

Muslim

11.5 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	7,500	Bengali	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	4,700	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bauri	3,600	Bengali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhantu	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaura	2,700	Chaura	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	26,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jarawa	200	Jarawa	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karen, S'gaw	100	Karen, S'gaw	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	1,300	Kharia	2	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	4,900	Bengali	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Bengali	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,400	Mundari	5	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Bengali	1	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	3,700	Bengali	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nicobarese	3,800	Nicobarese, Car	3	60	200	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	4,700	Kurux	2	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	6,600	Bengali	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Bengali	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	4,600	Santhali	2	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sentinelese	200	Sentinel	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Shaikh unspecified	21,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	20	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	50	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	1,100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Bengali	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 48	205,000		40 ●	147,000	26,000	70	31,000	0	500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 277	258,000		243 ●	193,000	30,000	100	34,000	900	600

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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