Country:

India

Province / State: Arunachal Pradesh
District: All

Major People Groups

244

Major Unreached People Groups

142

Total Population

1,498,000

Buddhist

11.9 %

Christian

30.9 %

Hindu

27.7 %

Muslim

1.8 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

27.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abor 1,800 Adi Progress Gauge 60 - - 300 - 1,400
 Adi 76,000 Adi Progress Gauge 7,200 200 300 17,000 - 52,000
Adi Gallong 20,000 Adi, Galo Progress Gauge 1,100 40 100 7,900 - 10,000
 Adi Minyong 27,000 Adi Progress Gauge 1,200 - 40 4,800 - 21,000
 Adi Padam 15,000 Adi Progress Gauge 1,800 50 - 4,600 - 8,800
Adi Pasi 3,400 Adi Progress Gauge 300 - - 700 - 2,400
Adi Ramo 1,500 Adi Progress Gauge - - 20 700 - 800
 Ahom 92,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 85,000 - 4,700 2,200 - 200
 Aka 9,300 Hruso Progress Gauge 3,300 - 100 3,200 - 2,600
 Angami 200 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Ansari 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Ao 200 Naga, Ao Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Arleng 1,200 Karbi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 20 - 20
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Assamese Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - 90
Bania Brittal 200 Assamese Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bauri 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 1,000 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 1,000 - - -
 Bhuinhar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhumij 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - 50 - 20
 Bind 30 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 30,000 - 400 2,000 - -
 Bokar 5,200 Adi Progress Gauge 70 40 20 3,600 - 1,500
Bori 3,800 Adi Progress Gauge 40 30 - 3,000 - 700
 Boria Assam 600 Assamese Progress Gauge 600 - - 50 - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - 30
 Bru 1,100 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 600 - 50 400 - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Burmese 6,000 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 5,600 400 - -
 Chain 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Chakhesang 200 Naga, Chokri Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Chakma 8,700 Chakma Progress Gauge 500 - 7,400 800 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Charumba 1,100 Zakhring Progress Gauge 30 - 1,000 80 - 50
 Chhetri 2,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,600 - 400 - - -
 Chiru 20 Chiru Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Christian 8,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 8,900 - -
 Darjee 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Deori 6,000 Deori Progress Gauge 6,000 20 - 20 - 20
 Dhanuk 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Digaru 1,200 Digaro-Mishmi Progress Gauge 800 - - 100 - 300
 Drukpa 1,100 Dzongkha Progress Gauge - - 1,100 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Galong 91,000 Adi, Galo Progress Gauge 3,700 300 200 25,000 - 62,000
 Gangte Unknown Gangte Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 800 Garo Progress Gauge 300 - - 500 - -
 Gauda 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 60 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - 40 500 - 40
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - 1,000 20 - -
 Hadi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Hajang 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 20 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Hira 80 Assamese Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Hmar 200 Hmar Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Ho 200 Ho Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Hojai 100 Assamese Progress Gauge 70 - 50 - - -
 Idu 9,100 Idu-Mishmi Progress Gauge 6,900 20 90 900 - 1,200
 Ilavan 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Illemei Unknown Naga, Mao Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jalkeot 100 Assamese Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,400 -
 Jhalo Malo 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 1,500 Dimasa Progress Gauge 1,100 - 200 200 - -
 Kachari Sonwal 16,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 7,200 - 3,500 5,700 - -
 Kachin 36,000 Jingpho Progress Gauge 300 - 35,000 200 - 20
 Kahha 90 Naga, Phom Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,300 - - 60 - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kami 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,500 - 300 20 - -
 Kandu 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kaora 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kapali 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 50 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - 20 - -
 Kemsing Tangsa 1,500 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 60 - 30 1,400 - -
 Khairwar 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - 20 - -
 Khamiyang 1,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 20 - 1,000 20 - -
 Khampa Tibetan 1,000 Khamba Progress Gauge - - 1,000 - - -
 Khampti 18,000 Adi Progress Gauge 300 50 17,000 100 30 100
 Khandait 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kharia 3,300 Kharia Progress Gauge 3,200 - - 30 - -
 Khasi 500 Khasi Progress Gauge 60 - - 500 - -
 Khowa 1,600 Bugun Progress Gauge 70 - 800 300 - 400
 Kisan 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Konyak 100 Naga, Konyak Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Korku 800 Korku Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Korwa 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 1,800 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 40 - 80 - 40
 Kuki Chin 1,100 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge 500 - 300 300 - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
Laju 1,900 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge 80 - - 1,800 - -
 Lisu Yobin 3,400 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge - - - 3,300 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Lotha 800 Naga, Lotha Progress Gauge - - - 800 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Magar 3,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,500 - 600 100 - -
Mahara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahishya 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - 50 - -
 Mahli 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Majhi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - 30 30 - -
 Majhwar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Malto 50 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Matia 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mech 1,400 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 1,100 - 100 200 - -
 Meitei unspecified 1,600 Meitei Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Miji 9,100 Miju-Mishmi Progress Gauge 1,200 90 1,000 3,900 - 3,000
 Miju Mishmi 7,000 Miju-Mishmi Progress Gauge 4,000 20 20 200 - 2,800
Millang 4,600 Adi Progress Gauge 200 40 - 1,600 - 2,700
Miniyong 8,900 Adi Progress Gauge 200 20 - 1,800 - 6,900
 Miri 8,600 Mising Progress Gauge 5,200 50 80 1,400 - 1,900
 Mishmi 24,000 Digaro-Mishmi Progress Gauge 4,700 100 900 1,000 - 17,000
 Mizo 700 Mizo Progress Gauge 20 - 20 700 - -
Mizo Lushai 300 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Momba 5,100 Sartang Progress Gauge 30 40 4,900 40 - 80
 Monpa 45,000 Monpa, Tawang Progress Gauge 300 70 44,000 400 - 200
 Monpa Dirang 8,100 Tshangla Progress Gauge 60 20 7,900 60 - 30
 Monpa Kalaktang 1,600 Monpa, Kalaktang Progress Gauge 600 - 800 100 - -
 Monpa Lish 2,500 Lish Progress Gauge 20 - 2,500 - - -
 Monpa Tawang 8,000 Monpa, Tawang Progress Gauge 40 - 7,900 30 - 20
 Munda 17,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 14,000 - 200 2,000 - 50
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Naga 6,400 Nagamese Progress Gauge 400 50 40 2,700 - 3,300
 Naga Tangkhul 70 Naga, Tangkhul (India) Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
 Nair 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Newah 1,400 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,200 - 300 - - -
Nishang 3,300 Nyishi Progress Gauge 500 20 - 2,100 - 700
 Nissi 35,000 Nyishi Progress Gauge 2,300 200 100 22,000 40 11,000
Nocte 43,000 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge 10,000 100 100 27,000 - 5,100
 Nyishi 281,000 Nyishi Progress Gauge 17,000 1,400 500 177,000 70 86,000
 Oraon 11,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 10,000 - 100 900 - 40
Padam 3,500 Adi Progress Gauge 400 50 100 1,200 - 1,800
Pailibo 1,400 Nyishi Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - 400
 Paite (Christian traditions) 80 Chin, Paite Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
Paite Simte 40 Simte Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Paliya 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pan 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 70 Urdu Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
Pasi 1,200 Adi Progress Gauge 20 - - 100 - 1,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pochury 40 Naga, Pochuri Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
Poi 100 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Poundra 6,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,100 - - 20 - -
 Puroik 4,900 Puroik Progress Gauge 300 - - 2,200 - 2,400
 Rabha 4,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 3,500 - 100 400 - 50
 Rai 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 600 - - 100 - 500
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,300 - 60 300 - 300
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 500 -
 Raju 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - 30 - -
Ralte 80 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 80 - -
 Rengma 20 Naga, Southern Rengma Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Rongkup-Lepcha 200 Lepcha Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Rongmei 50 Naga, Inpui Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Sangtam 100 Naga, Sangtam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 7,900 Santhali Progress Gauge 5,700 - 100 1,000 - 1,200
 Saora unspecified 2,100 Odia Progress Gauge 2,000 - - 200 - -
 Sarki 200 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Sartang 3,800 Sartang Progress Gauge 20 - 3,700 60 - 20
 Sayyid 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Sema 300 Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Shaikh unspecified 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 200 Phake Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Sherdukpen 3,900 Sherdukpen Progress Gauge 30 - 3,800 30 - 30
 Sherpa 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - 300 - - -
Simong 3,100 Adi Progress Gauge 50 20 - 1,200 - 1,600
 Singpho 6,300 Singpho Progress Gauge 100 - 6,100 100 - 20
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - 20 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 1,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Tagin 70,000 Tagin Progress Gauge 10,000 200 400 8,300 - 51,000
 Tamang 6,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,700 - 4,100 400 - -
Tangsa 17,000 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 2,100 200 500 11,000 - 3,600
 Tangsa Haisa 1,100 Adi Progress Gauge 200 - - 500 - 500
Tangsa Longchang 3,500 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 200 - 30 800 - 2,500
Tangsa Moglum 2,900 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 800 - 40 600 - 1,400
Tangsa Mossang 4,400 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 200 - 30 4,100 - 100
Tangsa Roerah 1,700 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 30 - 80 1,600 - -
Tangsa Taisen 1,200 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 300 - - 400 - 600
 Tangsa Tikhak 2,600 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 30 - 2,000 500 - -
Tangsa Yougli 1,200 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge - - - 900 - 300
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Tanu 49,000 Apatani Progress Gauge 2,800 100 70 11,000 - 36,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Thakuri 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 500 - 100 - - -
 Tharu 2,700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 2,600 - - 90 - -
 Tili 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 90 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Tiwa 2,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,400 - 200 500 - -
 Turaiha 20 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Tutcha Nocte 1,200 Naga, Wancho Progress Gauge 300 - - 700 - 200
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Vaniyan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Wancho 72,000 Naga, Wancho Progress Gauge 6,500 300 200 64,000 - 600
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 900 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - 400
 Yimchungra 100 Naga, Yimchungru Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Zeliang 100 Naga, Zeme Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
  Totals:  244 1,498,000   142 415,000 27,000 178,000 462,000 3,200 412,000
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