India, Meghalaya state, Ri Bhoi district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Ri Bhoi

Major People Groups

134

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

288,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

17.9 %

Hindu

12.0 %

Muslim

0.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

2.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	50	Adi	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	800	Assamese	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	90	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	15,000	Karbi	2	4,000	60	20	8,700	-1 -	2,500
Assamese (Christian traditions)	400	Assamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	300	Assamese	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	90	Bengali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	400	Boro (India)	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	-1 Unknown	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	200	Chakma	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	60	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	6,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	90	Deori	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	16,000	Garo	3	100	30	30	16,000	-1 -	20
Goanese	60	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	60	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	70	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	100	Hmar	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	100	Naga, Mao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	700	Dimasa	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	30	Bengali	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	50	Odia	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	70	Bengali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	40	Bengali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	80	Odia	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	50	Kharia	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	198,000	Khasi	3	1,700	600	300	-1 -	20	3,600
Koch (Hindu traditions)	50	Koch	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	50	Telugu	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	400	Chin, Thado	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	80	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,600	Nepali	2	2,300	-1 -	60	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	30	Marathi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	40	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	20	Mal Paharia	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mara	100	Mara	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	1,000	Boro (India)	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	500	Meitei	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	30	Mising	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	100	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	-1 Unknown	Mundari	5	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	30	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	200	Naga, Tangkhul (India)	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	70	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	-1 Unknown	Nyishi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	20	Kurux	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	200	Chin, Paite	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	16,000	Khasi	3	100	30	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	200
Poi	200	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	4,800	Assamese	2	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	200
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Raju	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	70	Hindi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	400	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	200	Assamese	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	60	Hindi	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	30	Naga, Inpui	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	100	Odia	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	80	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	90	Naga, Sumi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	-1 Unknown	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	50	Singpho	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	30	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	100	Nepali	2	80	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	500	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	200	Bhojpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	30	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	60	Kok Borok	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	4,700	Assamese	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	70	Bengali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	20	Bhojpuri	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	400	Nepali	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Zeliang	200	Naga, Zeme	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 134	288,000		90 ●	34,000	2,000	500	51,000	400	7,100

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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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