India, Assam state, Dima Hasao district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Dima Hasao

Major People Groups

129

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

232,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

30.6 %

Hindu

66.7 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	21,000	Assamese	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	300	Hruso	2	90	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	90
Angami	600	Naga, Angami	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	100	Naga, Ao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	11,000	Karbi	2	5,300	30	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	20
Arora (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	20	Hindi	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	100	Assamese	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,700	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	500	Bengali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	500	Odia	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	90	Kuvi	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	500	Bengali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	100	Bishnupuriya	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bru	200	Kok Borok	2	30	-1 -	70	20	-1 -	50
Burmese	50	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	70	Naga, Chokri	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	50	Chakma	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	-1 Unknown	Naga, Chang	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	90	Nepali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	90	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	20	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	500	Odia	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	200	Gangte	3	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	400	Garo	3	200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	100	Gondi, Northern	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	1,500	Hindi	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	30
Guria	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	100	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Chorei	30	Chin, Falam	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	17,000	Hmar	3	70	30	20	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	200	Naga, Mao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	20	Assamese	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	50	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	84,000	Dimasa	2	83,000	70	-1 -	500	-1 -	90
Kachari Sonwal	5,900	Assamese	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	20	Naga, Phom	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	500	Odia	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	300	Adi	1	200	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	500	Odia	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	200	Kharia	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	4,200	Khasi	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Khiamniungan	-1 Unknown	Naga, Khiamniungan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	-1 Unknown	Naga, Konyak	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	900	Telugu	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	100	Odia	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	27,000	Chin, Thado	3	1,200	50	70	26,000	-1 -	40
Kuki Chin Chongthir	1,400	Chin, Thado	3	50	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khongsai	1,400	Chin, Thado	3	70	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	30	Meitei	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	600	Nepali	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	500	Hindi	1	400	-1 -	30	30	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	90	Mal Paharia	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mara	-1 Unknown	Mara	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Bishnupriya	70	Meitei	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	70	Meitei	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	70	Meitei	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	300	Meitei	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	400	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	2,300	Mundari	5	2,100	-1 -	30	200	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	100	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	2,100	Kurux	2	1,900	-1 -	30	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	500	Odia	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	80	Odia	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	-1 Unknown	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	20	Naga, Pochuri	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	40	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	20	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Ralte	60	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	1,700	Naga, Southern Rengma	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	40	Naga, Inpui	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	7,500	Sakachep	3	400	-1 -	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	30	Naga, Sangtam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	1,400	Santhali	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Saora unspecified	600	Odia	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	400	Naga, Sumi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	90	Odia	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	500	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	400
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	90	Nepali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	500	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	90	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tikhir	30	Naga, Yimchungru	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	700	Kok Borok	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	80	Assamese	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	60	Vaiphei	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	20	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yimchungra	20	Naga, Yimchungru	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	3,800	Naga, Zeme	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 129	232,000		78 ●	154,000	4,400	700	71,000	200	1,000

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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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