India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Poonch district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jammu and Kashmir
District:	Poonch

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

494,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

10.3 %

Muslim

86.8 %

Sikh

2.7 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Awan	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bafinda	3,600	Dogri	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakkarwal	5,400	Gujari	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	17,000	Kashmiri	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Changpa	40	Changthang	1	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhund	3,800	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Domal	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dosali	200	Dogri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	164,000	Gujari	0	-1 -	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	7,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,900	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	174,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	174,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumangar	80	Dogri	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Rajput Awan	2,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	1,700	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	600	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khakkha	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	300	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Mandial	2,700	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions)	500	Hindi	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions)	60	Hindi	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudhan	21,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Waza	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	80	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 52	480,000		52 ●	46,000	424,000	0	0	9,500	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 116	494,000		115 ●	51,000	429,000	200	800	13,000	80

* 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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