India, Meghalaya state, Garo Hills, West district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Garo Hills, West

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

552,000

Buddhist

0.6 %

Christian

62.3 %

Hindu

17.4 %

Muslim

16.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

3.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	90	Assamese	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	-1 Unknown	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	3,800	Assamese	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	80	Assamese	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	200	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	20	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Boro (India)	2	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	20	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	20	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	364,000	Garo	3	1,700	1,200	2,200	342,000	100	17,000
Gurung Ghaleg	200	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	34,000	Bengali	1	34,000	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	20
Hajang Banai	3,600	Bengali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	100	Dimasa	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	80	Bengali	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	300	Khasi	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Koch	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	30
Kuki Chin	900	Chin, Thado	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	30
Magar	30	Nepali	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	50	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	40	Meitei	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	70	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	800	Bengali	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	30	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	-1 Unknown	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	18,000	Assamese	2	18,000	30	-1 -	200	-1 -	60
Rai	700	Nepali	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	600
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Bengali	1	7,600	-1 -	80	60	-1 -	30
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	-1 Unknown	Naga, Inpui	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	80,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	50	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	900	Phake	2	20	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	200	Nepali	2	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	20	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	30	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	-1 Unknown	Kok Borok	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Totals: 77	552,000		57 ●	96,000	90,000	3,600	344,000	200	18,000

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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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