India, Assam state, Biswanath district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Biswanath

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

640,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

6.8 %

Hindu

84.5 %

Muslim

8.1 %

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	22,000	Assamese	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	200	Hruso	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	2,600	Karbi	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Sikh traditions)	80	Assamese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Brittal	800	Assamese	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bhotia Tibetan	200	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	9,000	Bengali	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Boro (India)	2	52,000	60	20	4,700	-1 -	300
Boria Assam	22,000	Assamese	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	2,900	Assamese	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,200	Bengali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Chepang	20	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	11,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	300	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	80	Odia	1	40	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	1,400	Gondi, Northern	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	37,000	Hindi	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	60
Hojai	200	Assamese	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	300	Assamese	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	3,300	Bengali	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,300	Bengali	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	16,000	Bengali	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	5,800	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	10,000	Kharia	2	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	1,900	Khasi	3	70	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	1,600	Korku	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	6,900	Telugu	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	4,000	Odia	2	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Hindi	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Hindi	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	5,200	Nepali	2	4,800	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	60	Odia	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	10,000	Bengali	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	18,000	Mising	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	20
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	84,000	Mundari	5	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Bengali	1	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	2,400	Bengali	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	1,000	Nyishi	3	800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	34,000	Kurux	2	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	70
Poundra	2,800	Bengali	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	1,500	Assamese	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,700	Nepali	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	80
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Bengali	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	70
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Ranabhat	300	Assamese	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	19,000	Santhali	2	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	60
Saora unspecified	7,200	Odia	2	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	36,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	3,000	Nepali	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,500	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	2,200	Nepali	2	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	100
Major Groups (displayed): 67	614,000		50 ●	520,000	51,000	900	42,000	80	1,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 197	640,000		153 ●	541,000	52,000	2,200	44,000	300	1,100

* 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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