India, Assam state, Golaghat district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Golaghat

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,117,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

4.6 %

Hindu

86.6 %

Muslim

8.0 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	89,000	Assamese	1	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	16,000	Karbi	2	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	29,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	8,500	Hindi	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania unspecified	72,000	Hindi	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bhotia Tibetan	60	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	31,000	Bengali	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Boro (India)	2	30,000	50	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	30
Boria Assam	53,000	Assamese	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	6,600	Assamese	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	76,000	Hindi	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chepang	200	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	7,000	Nepali	1	6,900	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	9,900	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,900	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,300	Nepali	1	1,200	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	50	Odia	1	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	52,000	Hindi	1	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,800	Nepali	2	1,500	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	7,100	Ho	1	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	200	Assamese	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	300	Assamese	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	20,000	Assamese	1	19,000	20	-1 -	400	-1 -	20
Kaibartta Jalia	8,600	Bengali	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	44,000	Bengali	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	1,500	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	8,400	Bengali	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	13,000	Kharia	2	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	3,300	Korku	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	2,600	Odia	2	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	11,000	Nepali	2	11,000	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	70	Odia	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	20,000	Bengali	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	1,100	Boro (India)	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	3,200	Meitei	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	54,000	Mising	1	54,000	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	100
Mishmi	400	Digaro-Mishmi	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	73,000	Mundari	5	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	4,100	Nepali	1	4,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	48,000	Kurux	2	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,100	Assamese	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,200	Nepali	2	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	900
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Rajput Chandrabansi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	86,000	Santhali	2	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	1,000
Saora unspecified	3,600	Odia	2	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	56,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	100	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	100	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	800	Nepali	2	60	-1 -	700	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Taroi	1,400	Singpho	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	4,300	Nepali	2	3,400	-1 -	500	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bengali	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,900	Nepali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	5,200	Bhojpuri	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,700	Nepali	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	1,000
Major Groups (displayed): 79	1,092,000		60 ●	948,000	89,000	3,800	47,000	20	3,700
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 172	1,117,000		127 ●	968,000	89,000	3,800	51,000	1,100	3,700

* 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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