India, Arunachal Pradesh state, Tawang district people groups | Joshua Project

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Major People Groups *

6

Major Unreached People Groups *

4

Total Population

44,000

Buddhist

77.7 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

15.8 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

2.6 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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Photo	People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
	Ahom	1,400	1,740,000	0.0805 0.1%	Assamese	Hindu	OBC	1
	Momba	100	4,600	2.1739 2.2%	Sartang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Monpa	27,000	41,000	65.8537 65.9%	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	1,400	1,400	100.0000 100.0%	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhist	ST	2
	Monpa Tawang	6,400	7,200	88.8889 88.9%	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Tangsa Moglum	30	2,600	1.1538 1.2%	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhist	ST	2
	Major Groups (displayed): 6	37,000						4 ●
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 82	44,000						48 ●

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

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%