India, Assam state, Hojai district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Hojai

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

972,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

48.1 %

Muslim

51.1 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	25,000	Assamese	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	7,700	Karbi	2	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	200
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	177,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	177,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Sikh traditions)	200	Assamese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,100	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Brittal	1,800	Assamese	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bhuinmali	2,300	Bengali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bilaspuri	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Boro (India)	2	6,000	20	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Boria Assam	7,800	Assamese	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	800	Assamese	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Chhetri	1,300	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	2,500	Garo	3	200	30	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	1,500	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	100
Hajang	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	2,200	Assamese	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	3,000	Dimasa	2	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	3,000	Assamese	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	7,300	Bengali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	38,000	Bengali	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	8,100	Hindi	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	2,100	Kharia	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	1,800	Korku	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,100	Odia	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	1,200	Nepali	2	1,100	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	103,000	Bengali	1	103,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maimal	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	1,600	Meitei	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	1,000	Meitei	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Thanga	1,000	Meitei	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	9,300	Meitei	1	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	12,000	Mundari	5	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Bengali	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	16,000	Bengali	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	5,400	Kurux	2	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Bengali	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	19,000	Bengali	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Bengali	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Hindi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Santal (Sawntal)	6,000	Santhali	2	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	300
Sayyid	4,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	314,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	314,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	100	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	200	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Bengali	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Bengali	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	21,000	Assamese	1	21,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 61	948,000		50 ●	447,000	496,000	400	4,400	200	1,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 194	972,000		156 ●	467,000	497,000	700	5,100	900	1,200

* 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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