India, Manipur state, Imphal, West district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Manipur
District:	Imphal, West

Major People Groups

153

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

585,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

4.5 %

Hindu

76.0 %

Muslim

4.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

14.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahnal	200	Anal	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Aimol	100	Aimol	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	20	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Anglo	70	English	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	60	Naga, Ao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	100	Karbi	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	800	Assamese	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	400	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Saraogi	100	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bania unspecified	1,000	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	60	Kannada	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	70	Urdu	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Muslim traditions)	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhisti	20	Hindi	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Biate	300	Biate	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	200	Boro (India)	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Purohit	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,100	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bujur	90	Naga, Moyon	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	200	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	300	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chiru	80	Chiru	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Chothe	30	Naga, Chothe	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,200	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	30	Deori	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	90	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	20	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	400	Gangte	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	40	Garo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	30	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	100	Nepali	2	30	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	70	Bengali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	-1 Unknown	Chinese, Mandarin	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Haomei	1,700	Naga, Liangmai	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	100
Hira	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	800	Hmar	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	300	Naga, Mao	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	20
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Jewish, South Asian	30	Marathi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Jhalo Malo	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	20	Dimasa	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	30	Bengali	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	50	Odia	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	40	Bengali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	30	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	50	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	-1 Unknown	Adi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharam	-1 Unknown	Naga, Kharam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	40	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kom	600	Kom (India)	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Konai	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koren	500	Koireng	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	50	Telugu	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	500	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	30
Kuki Chin Taraor	-1 Unknown	Naga, Tarao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lamkang	30	Lamkang	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	18,000	Meitei	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	40	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	500	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	800	Bengali	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maramei	40	Naga, Maram	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Maring	200	Naga, Maring	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	50	Boro (India)	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	22,000	Meitei	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	31,000	Meitei	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	2,700
Meitei Thanga	31,000	Meitei	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	2,700
Meitei unspecified	450,000	Meitei	1	362,000	-1 -	1,300	9,900	-1 -	77,000
Miri	30	Mising	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mishmi	40	Digaro-Mishmi	1	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	200	Mizo	3	60	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	300	Mizo	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	20	Mundari	5	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	1,900	Naga, Tangkhul (India)	3	90	30	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	30
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	30	Nyishi	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	300	Chin, Paite	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Paite Simte	200	Simte	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	30	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	20	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Poumai	50	Naga, Poumai	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Raju	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	20	Hindi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	70	Assamese	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	1,300	Naga, Inpui	3	40	-1 -	30	500	-1 -	700
Sarki	70	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	30	Naga, Sumi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	70	Bengali	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sirte	70	Naga, Monsang	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	80	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	30	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	3,700	Chin, Thado	3	60	20	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	60
Thakuri	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thangkhal	20	Naga, Thangal	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thoubalkonou	-1 Unknown	Meitei	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	90	Bengali	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	-1 Unknown	Kok Borok	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	900	Vaiphei	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Nepali	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Zou	400	Zo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 153	585,000		98 ●	445,000	27,000	1,900	26,000	600	85,000

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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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