India, Meghalaya state, Jaintia Hills, West district people groups

Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Jaintia Hills, West

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

320,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

67.5 %

Hindu

3.3 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

28.4 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	20	Adi	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	900	Karbi	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Assamese (Christian traditions)	100	Assamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	70	Assamese	0 ☀	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	70	Hindi	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	-1 Unknown	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Biate	800	Biate	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	60	Boro (India)	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	90	Bengali	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	600	Hindi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chin Mara	20	Mara	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,900	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	400	Garo	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	50	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	40	Nepali	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	20	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	400	Hmar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	30	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	100	Dimasa	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	30
Kachari Sonwal	50	Assamese	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	20	Adi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	40	Kharia	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	76,000	Khasi	3 ●	1,300	200	20	52,000	-1 -	23,000
Kuki Chin	5,700	Chin, Thado	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	-1 -	40
Kusiari	100	Bengali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	-1 Unknown	Meitei	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	-1 Unknown	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	500	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	-1 Unknown	Mal Paharia	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	40	Boro (India)	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	200	Meitei	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	-1 Unknown	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	40	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	40	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	90	Naga, Tangkhul (India)	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	40	Kurux	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Khan	-1 Unknown	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawi	800	Chin, Hakha	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	300
Pnar	222,000	Pnar	3 ●	3,200	600	90	150,000	-1 -	68,000
Pod	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	20	Assamese	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	100	Nepali	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	70	Assamese	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	1,300	Sakachep	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	80	Odia	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	60	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	30	Singpho	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	70	Nepali	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	90	Bhojpuri	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	200	Kok Borok	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	300	Assamese	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	200	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	100	Bengali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	40	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Zeliang	40	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 84	320,000		46 ●	11,000	1,400	200	216,000	10	91,000

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