Country:

India

Province / State: Meghalaya
District: All

Major People Groups

208

Major Unreached People Groups

153

Total Population

3,309,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

69.1 %

Hindu

11.6 %

Muslim

4.1 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

8.7 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi 300 Adi Progress Gauge 300 - - 20 - -
 Adi Dravida 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Aguri 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Ahom 8,800 Assamese Progress Gauge 8,600 - - 100 - -
 Angami 1,000 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
Anglo 200 English Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Arleng 21,000 Karbi Progress Gauge 4,500 90 20 12,000 - 3,600
Assamese (Christian traditions) 3,700 Assamese Progress Gauge - - - 3,700 - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 7,300 Assamese Progress Gauge - 7,300 - - - -
Badaik 500 Sadri Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 200
Bania Brittal 400 Assamese Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bauri 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bhotia Tibetan 100 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Bhuinmali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhumij 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Biate 1,100 Biate Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 2,300 - - 400 - 70
Brahmin Bengali 3,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Burmese 200 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Chain 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Chakma 1,200 Chakma Progress Gauge 80 - 200 900 - 30
 Chhetri 800 Nepali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Christian 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 33,000 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Dalu 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Darjee 50 Nepali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Deori 400 Deori Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Drukpa 200 Dzongkha Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
Dulia 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Dura 1,000 Odia Progress Gauge 800 - 200 50 - -
 Gangai 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 1,037,000 Garo Progress Gauge 6,900 4,100 4,000 998,000 200 24,000
 Gharti 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Goanese 400 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Gosain unspecified 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 900 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 600 90 - -
 Hadi 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Hajang 51,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 51,000 70 200 500 - 30
Hajang Banai 5,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,100 - - 70 - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 30 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 30 - - -
 Hira 50 Assamese Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Hmar 2,100 Hmar Progress Gauge 30 - - 2,100 - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Illemei 300 Naga, Mao Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Jalkeot 60 Assamese Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,100 -
 Jhalo Malo 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Jimdar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 5,100 Dimasa Progress Gauge 500 30 - 3,900 - 700
 Kachari Sonwal 2,400 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,600 - - 900 - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kalu 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kami 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kandra 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kandu 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kaora 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kapali 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - 40 - -
 Kayastha Karan 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Khairwar 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khambu 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Khampti 30 Adi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Khandait 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khasi 1,353,000 Khasi Progress Gauge 9,700 4,500 1,600 976,000 90 168,000
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Koch Progress Gauge 31,000 - 20 300 - 30
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Konai 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Korwa 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin 15,000 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge 400 40 - 14,000 - 200
 Kumal 30 Nepali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kusiari 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Lingayat 30 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 30
Loi Unknown Meitei Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lotha 200 Naga, Lotha Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Magar 23,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 20,000 - 1,700 800 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Mahara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahishya 19,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Malto 100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mara 200 Mara Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Marma (Magh) Unknown Rakhine Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Matia 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mech 1,200 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 800 - - 300 - -
 Meitei unspecified 3,500 Meitei Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Miri 200 Mising Progress Gauge 80 - - 80 - -
 Mizo 1,200 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
Mizo Fanai 200 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Mizo Lushai 2,900 Mizo Progress Gauge 30 - 20 2,800 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Munda 100 Mundari Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Naga 1,300 Nagamese Progress Gauge 40 - 30 1,200 - 20
 Naga Tangkhul 1,000 Naga, Tangkhul (India) Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nair 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - 20 - - -
 Namassej Chandel 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - 20 - - -
 Newah 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - 20 - - -
 Nissi 50 Nyishi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Oraon 300 Kurux Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Paite (Christian traditions) 700 Chin, Paite Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
 Paliya 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Pashtun Khan 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Pawi 1,200 Chin, Hakha Progress Gauge 30 - - 800 - 400
 Pnar 313,000 Khasi Progress Gauge 4,200 800 200 220,000 20 88,000
Poi 900 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
 Poundra 6,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - -
 Pundari 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rabha 41,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 39,000 100 - 1,700 - 100
 Rai 3,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 300 - 2,100
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajbansi Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 12,000 - 100 200 - 50
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 800 -
 Raju 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajwar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Ralte 1,000 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
Ranabhat 1,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rautia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rongmei 100 Naga, Inpui Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sakachep 1,500 Sakachep Progress Gauge - - - 1,500 - -
Sankara 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 300 Santhali Progress Gauge 200 - - 20 - 20
 Saora unspecified 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Sarki 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - 70 40 - -
 Sayyid 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Sema 400 Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 4,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 109,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 109,000 - - - -
Shan 80 Shan Progress Gauge - - 80 - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 1,200 Phake Progress Gauge 40 - 1,100 20 - -
 Sherpa 100 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Singpho 300 Singpho Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 5,400 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - 1,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Tamang 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 500 - 200 60 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Thadou 100 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Thakali 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Thakuri 900 Nepali Progress Gauge 900 - - 50 - -
 Thami 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tharu 700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 700 - 30 30 - -
 Tibetan 200 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Tili 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Tipera 3,100 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 800 - - 60 - -
 Tiwa 44,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 44,000 - - 40 - -
 Tiyar 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Turaiha 60 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Vaiphei 600 Vaiphei Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 3,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - 800
 Zeliang 700 Naga, Zeme Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
  Totals:  208 3,309,000   153 384,000 137,000 11,000 2,287,000 3,200 289,000
  Download   Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards