India, Assam state, Cachar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Cachar

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,842,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.1 %

Hindu

62.7 %

Muslim

35.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	15,000	Assamese	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	23,000	Karbi	2	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	100
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	67,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,900	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Brittal	1,600	Assamese	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	28,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	5,000	Dimasa	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	8,100	Bengali	1	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bhumij	1,900	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	30
Biate	10,000	Biate	2	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	6,000	Bishnupuriya	1	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	1,000	Assamese	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bru	14,000	Kok Borok	2	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	200
Chakma	16,000	Chakma	1	15,000	-1 -	100	500	-1 -	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	1,800	Nepali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chiru	200	Chiru	3	40	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	50	Odia	1	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Hrangkhol	6,900	Hrangkhol	2	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	400	Assamese	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Bengali	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	9,900	Dimasa	2	9,900	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	60,000	Bengali	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Hindi	0	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	5,900	Khasi	3	900	90	20	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	5,300	Odia	2	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	5,400	Chin, Thado	3	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Changsen	2,500	Chin, Thado	2	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khelma	2,200	Bengali	3	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Kholhang	10,000	Chin, Thado	2	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Hindi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	3,900	Nepali	2	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	200	Odia	0	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	20,000	Bengali	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maimal	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	9,700	Meitei	1	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	6,000	Meitei	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Thanga	6,000	Meitei	1	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	91,000	Meitei	1	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	200	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	1,200	Mizo	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Bengali	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	15,000	Mundari	5	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	1	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Bengali	1	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	22,000	Bengali	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	13,000	Kurux	2	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	100
Pashtun, Pathan	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	94,000	Bengali	0	94,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	42,000	Bengali	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	300	Assamese	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	3,000	Sakachep	3	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	38,000	Santhali	2	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	40
Sayyid	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	570,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	570,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	2,600	Bengali	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Bengali	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	30,000	Bengali	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	20,000	Kok Borok	2	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	12,000	Naga, Zeme	3	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 88	1,817,000		67 ●	1,135,000	645,000	200	33,000	20	2,900
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 220	1,842,000		157 ●	1,155,000	646,000	400	38,000	300	3,200

* 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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