India, Assam state, Jorhat district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Jorhat

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

962,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

2.2 %

Hindu

91.6 %

Muslim

5.6 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	74,000	Assamese	1	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aiton (Tai Aiton)	600	Aiton	0	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	4,400	Karbi	2	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	19,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	6,400	Hindi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Brittal	3,300	Assamese	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	46,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bhotia Tibetan	90	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	25,000	Bengali	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Boro (India)	2	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	67,000	Hindi	0	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	50	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	8,500	Nepali	1	8,400	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	3,600	Deori	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	50	Odia	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	1,900	Gondi, Northern	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	37,000	Hindi	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	7,200	Ho	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	100	Assamese	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,300	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	19,000	Assamese	1	19,000	80	-1 -	30	-1 -	50
Kaibartta Jalia	5,700	Bengali	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	54,000	Bengali	0	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	7,000	Bengali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	15,000	Kharia	2	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	3,400	Korku	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	3,100	Odia	2	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	3,100	Bengali	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,200	Nepali	2	2,100	-1 -	90	40	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	6,200	Bengali	1	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	3,200	Meitei	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	87,000	Mising	1	86,000	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	500
Mishmi	400	Digaro-Mishmi	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	131,000	Mundari	5	128,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,500	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	30,000	Kurux	2	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,200	Nepali	2	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	700
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Rajput Chandrabansi	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	80,000	Santhali	2	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	1,000
Saora unspecified	3,600	Odia	2	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	32,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	100	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Taroi	600	Singpho	0	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,500	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,800	Bhojpuri	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,100	Nepali	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	500
Major Groups (displayed): 70	936,000		57 ●	862,000	53,000	1,600	17,000	20	3,700
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 208	962,000		158 ●	881,000	54,000	2,000	21,000	1,500	3,800

* 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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