Chiru in India

The Chiru have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

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People Name General Chiru
People Name in Country Chiru
Alternate Names चीरू
Population this Country 11,000
Population all Countries 11,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 16598
ROP3 Code 111801
ROP25 Code 301747
ROP25 Name Chiru
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 4
Largest States
Manipur
10,000
Nagaland
700
Assam
200
Arunachal Pradesh
20
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 4
  Manipur 10,000
  Nagaland 700
  Assam 200
  Arunachal Pradesh 20
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.04 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
98.36 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.83 %
Islam
0.66 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.01 %
Unknown
0.10 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Chiru (8,300 speakers)
Language Code cdf   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 21
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Kom (India)
500
Hmar
100
Karbi
60
Naga, Inpui
60
English
50
Gangte
50
Naga, Liangmai
20
Naga, Mao
20
Naga, Zeme
20
Chin, Thado Hindi Juang
Chin, Paite Bengali Naga, Chang
Primary Language Chiru (8,300 speakers)
Language Code cdf   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 21
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Kom (India) 500
  Hmar 100
  Karbi 60
  Naga, Inpui 60
  English 50
  Gangte 50
  Naga, Liangmai 20
  Naga, Mao 20
  Naga, Zeme 20
  Chin, Thado 10
  Hindi 10
  Juang 0
  Chin, Paite 0
  Bengali 0
  Naga, Chang 0
People Groups Speaking Chiru

Primary Language:  Chiru

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2010)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2009-2010)
Bible-Complete No
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Photo Source Charles Keen 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
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