India, Assam state, Tinsukia district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Tinsukia

Major People Groups

103

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,370,000

Buddhist

1.2 %

Christian

5.7 %

Hindu

89.1 %

Muslim

3.5 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	1,400	Adi	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Ahom	356,000	Assamese	1	327,000	-1 -	2,300	27,000	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	25,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	800	Asuri	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	30
Badaik	7,300	Sadri	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	4,700	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Brittal	1,100	Assamese	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	29,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bhar	1,100	Bhojpuri	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	15,000	Bengali	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Boro (India)	2	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Buna (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1	1,900	-1 -	40	80	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	400	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	11,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	4,000	Sadri	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	30
Christian	2,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	700	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	8,200	Deori	1	8,200	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	40	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	400	Nepali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	3,900	Gondi, Northern	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	62,000	Hindi	1	53,000	-1 -	200	8,500	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	6,900	Nepali	2	4,200	-1 -	1,600	400	-1 -	700
Hajang	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	3,600	Ho	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	300	Assamese	2	200	-1 -	60	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	500	Assamese	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	41,000	Assamese	1	41,000	100	70	50	-1 -	40
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,500	Bengali	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	17,000	Bengali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	5,700	Nepali	1	5,500	-1 -	100	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	3,800	Bengali	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	6,400	Bengali	1	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	300	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	400	Adi	1	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	2,500	Odia	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	20,000	Kharia	2	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	5,200	Telugu	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	2,900	Odia	2	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	600	Nepali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi	30	Lhomi	2	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	1,200	Bengali	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	30
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	1,700	Sadri	1	1,200	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	20
Magar	15,000	Nepali	2	14,000	-1 -	600	700	-1 -	-1 -
Mahali	8,300	Bengali	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	80
Mahishya	22,000	Bengali	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	1,300	Mal Paharia	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	2,000	Boro (India)	2	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	19,000	Mising	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	100
Munda	192,000	Mundari	5	176,000	50	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Bengali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	3,300	Bengali	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	4,300	Nepali	1	4,200	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	90,000	Kurux	2	80,000	30	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	5,100	Bengali	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	1,100	Assamese	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,700	Nepali	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	800
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Bengali	1	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajput Chandrabansi	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	300	Assamese	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	17,000	Santhali	2	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	900
Saora unspecified	8,200	Odia	2	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	1,300	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	80	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	300	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	5,600	Nepali	2	900	-1 -	4,300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	2,000	Singpho	2	40	-1 -	1,900	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,600	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	90
Tamang	11,000	Nepali	2	9,400	-1 -	1,500	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	600	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,900	Nepali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	9,600	Bhojpuri	1	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	5,800	Nepali	2	4,500	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	500
Major Groups (displayed): 103	1,311,000		79 ●	1,170,000	46,000	15,000	76,000	10	4,300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 377	1,370,000		313 ●	1,221,000	48,000	16,000	78,000	2,300	4,400

* 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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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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