India, Tripura state, Dhalai district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Tripura
District:	Dhalai

Major People Groups

162

Major Unreached People Groups

116

Total Population

422,000

Buddhist

10.1 %

Christian

6.0 %

Hindu

81.8 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Angami	20	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	40	Assamese	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaik	50	Sadri	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barua	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	70	Urdu	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhakat	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	200	Gujarati	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Bhin	90	Bengali	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	90	Hindi	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	900	Bengali	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	4,700	Bengali	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	8,800	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bru	47,000	Kok Borok	2	41,000	70	100	6,400	-1 -	50
Buna (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	37,000	Chakma	1	500	30	36,000	800	-1 -	80
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	1	1,200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	2,100	Sadri	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	200	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	20	Chhattisgarhi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doai	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	100	Gangte	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	5,500	Garo	3	1,600	50	40	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	2,300	Odia	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	50	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	40	Bengali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halam	8,200	Kok Borok	2	5,100	60	30	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Chorei	400	Chin, Falam	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Kaipeng	700	Chin, Falam	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Kaloi	500	Kok Borok	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Molsom	600	Kok Borok	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Rupini	500	Kok Borok	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jamatia	3,600	Kok Borok	2	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	50	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	-1 Unknown	Dimasa	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	23,000	Bengali	0	23,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	40	Odia	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanda	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	70	Odia	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	80	Bengali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	4,000	Bengali	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,600	Bengali	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	500	Kharia	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	80	Nepali	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	20	Khasi	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatti Khatti	-1 Unknown	Odia	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khavar	40	Gujarati	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	50	Hindi	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,200	Odia	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	3,100	Chin, Thado	3	200	-1 -	20	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Chongthir	200	Chin, Thado	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Lnykin	200	Chin, Thado	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Singjit	200	Chin, Thado	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	100	Gujarati	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lashkar	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	80	Bengali	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	-1 Unknown	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	60	Nepali	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	200	Marathi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	7,000	Bengali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marma (Magh)	5,300	Rakhine	1	200	-1 -	5,000	40	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	20	Boro (India)	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Bishnupriya	300	Meitei	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	10,000	Meitei	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	100	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,900	Mundari	5	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Murasing	100	Kok Borok	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	-1 Unknown	Nagamese	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Bengali	1	15,000	-1 -	20	40	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	5,900	Bengali	1	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	70	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	600	Kurux	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	30	Chin, Paite	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	30	Odia	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	40	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	4,600	Bengali	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	-1 Unknown	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Raju	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	30	Hindi	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	40	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	100	Santhali	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	80	Odia	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	-1 Unknown	Odia	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	7,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	60	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sukli	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Bengali	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	700	Bengali	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangchanghya	400	Tangchangya	2	200	-1 -	300	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Bengali	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	-1 Unknown	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	122,000	Kok Borok	2	116,000	200	400	4,800	-1 -	100
Tiyar	80	Bengali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Uchoi Tipura (Brung)	20	Kok Borok	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	30	Vaiphei	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	20	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 162	422,000		116 ●	345,000	8,200	43,000	25,000	200	300

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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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