India, Arunachal Pradesh state, Namsai district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Arunachal Pradesh
District:	Namsai

Major People Groups

118

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

81,000

Buddhist

15.8 %

Christian

8.2 %

Hindu

67.6 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

6.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abor	30	Adi	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Adi	4,200	Adi	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	1,900
Adi Gallong	300	Adi, Galo	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Adi Minyong	500	Adi	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	300
Adi Padam	800	Adi	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	500
Adi Pasi	300	Adi	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Ahom	20,000	Assamese	1	18,000	-1 -	1,000	600	-1 -	200
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	500	Assamese	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Bengali	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Brittal	40	Assamese	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	300	Bengali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Sikkim	90	Sikkimese	1	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	60	Bengali	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Boro (India)	2	2,900	-1 -	30	200	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	900	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	900	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	1,100	Chakma	1	100	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Charumba	50	Zakhring	2	-1 -	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	2,200	Deori	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Digaru	500	Digaro-Mishmi	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	60
Galong	400	Adi, Galo	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Garo (A-chik Mande)	70	Garo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	200	Hindi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	-1 Unknown	Assamese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Idu	4,600	Idu-Mishmi	2	3,600	-1 -	30	500	-1 -	500
Jat (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	40	Assamese	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachin	1,700	Jingpho	1	200	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kemsing Tangsa	20	Naga, Tangshang	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	200	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampa Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Khamba	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	7,400	Adi	1	100	20	7,200	60	-1 -	40
Khandait	100	Odia	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	100	Kharia	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	70	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	-1 Unknown	Korku	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	80	Odia	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	400	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	-1 Unknown	Odia	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	2,500	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	20	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	90	Boro (India)	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	300	Meitei	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miji	30	Miju-Mishmi	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miju Mishmi	2,700	Miju-Mishmi	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	700
Millang	-1 Unknown	Adi	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miniyong	20	Adi	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	1,000	Mising	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	300
Mizo	90	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momba	20	Sartang	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Monpa	60	Monpa, Tawang	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	500	Mundari	5	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Naga	60	Nagamese	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nishang	-1 Unknown	Nyishi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	90	Nyishi	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Nocte	200	Naga, Nocte	3	40	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Nyishi	60	Nyishi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Oraon	300	Kurux	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Padam	200	Adi	2	20	-1 -	50	70	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	700	Assamese	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	50	Nepali	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	100
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	30	Lepcha	2	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	400	Santhali	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	30
Saora unspecified	100	Odia	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	40	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	800	Singpho	2	20	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	30	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tagin	80	Tagin	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Tangsa	70	Naga, Tangshang	3	30	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tangsa Moglum	-1 Unknown	Naga, Tangshang	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangsa Tikhak	20	Naga, Tangshang	2	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanu	200	Apatani	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	80
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	100	Assamese	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tutcha Nocte	-1 Unknown	Naga, Wancho	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wancho	100	Naga, Wancho	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	20	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 118	81,000		70 ●	55,000	1,300	13,000	6,600	70	5,300

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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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