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

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

304,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

67.7 %

Hindu

3.4 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

28.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	20	Adi	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	800	Karbi	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Assamese (Christian traditions)	100	Assamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	70	Assamese	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	-1 Unknown	Urdu	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Biate	700	Biate	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	60	Boro (India)	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	90	Bengali	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	80	Nepali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	400	Garo	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	50	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	30	Nepali	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	20	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	400	Hmar	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	30	Naga, Mao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	100	Dimasa	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	30
Kachari Sonwal	50	Assamese	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	20	Adi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	30	Kharia	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	73,000	Khasi	3	1,300	200	20	49,000	-1 -	22,000
Kuki Chin	5,400	Chin, Thado	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	40
Kusiari	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	-1 Unknown	Meitei	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	-1 Unknown	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	500	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	-1 Unknown	Mal Paharia	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mara	20	Mara	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	40	Boro (India)	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	200	Meitei	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	-1 Unknown	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	30	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	40	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	80	Naga, Tangkhul (India)	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	30	Kurux	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Khan	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawi	800	Chin, Hakha	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	200
Pnar	211,000	Khasi	3	3,100	500	80	143,000	-1 -	64,000
Poundra	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	20	Assamese	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	100	Nepali	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	70	Assamese	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	1,300	Sakachep	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	80	Odia	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	50	Naga, Sumi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	30	Singpho	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	60	Nepali	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	90	Bhojpuri	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	200	Kok Borok	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	300	Assamese	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	200	Vaiphei	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	40	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Zeliang	40	Naga, Zeme	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 84	304,000		46 ●	10,000	1,300	200	206,000	10	86,000

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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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