India, Assam state, Chirang district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Chirang

Major People Groups

109

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

526,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

10.3 %

Hindu

68.3 %

Muslim

21.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	7,900	Assamese	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	50	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	22,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,000	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania Agrahari	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	500	Assamese	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	700	Bengali	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	1,000	Bengali	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	189,000	Boro (India)	2	149,000	500	40	40,000	30	400
Brahmin unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	30	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	1,100	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	400	Sadri	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,200	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	40	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	30	Odia	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	500	Garo	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	300	Gondi, Northern	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	11,000	Hindi	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	300
Gonrhi	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	300	Sadri	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	100	Nepali	2	30	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	100	Assamese	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	100	Assamese	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	20	Assamese	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	-1 Unknown	Dimasa	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	3,100	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	2,000	Bengali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	300	Kharia	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	100	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	700	Odia	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	800	Bengali	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,900	Nepali	2	2,500	-1 -	50	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	17,000	Bengali	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	70	Meitei	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishmi	60	Digaro-Mishmi	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	12,000	Mundari	5	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	30	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Bengali	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	12,000	Bengali	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	13,000	Kurux	2	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	400	Odia	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	5,100	Bengali	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,300	Assamese	2	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	100
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Hindi	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Ranabhat	400	Assamese	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	23,000	Santhali	2	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	900
Saora unspecified	1,100	Odia	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	83,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	40	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	30
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Bengali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	600	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	100	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	60	Nepali	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	600	Bhojpuri	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	900	Bengali	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	70	Vaiphei	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	500	Nepali	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	200
Totals: 109	526,000		86 ●	359,000	111,000	400	54,000	90	2,100

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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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