India, Assam state, Dhemaji district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Dhemaji

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

706,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

95.6 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	68,000	Assamese	1	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	8,500	Assamese	0	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,000	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Brittal	1,200	Assamese	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	9,500	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Barman	300	Dimasa	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	40	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	5,100	Bengali	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Boro (India)	2	44,000	60	20	1,700	-1 -	80
Brahmin unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Chhetri	1,300	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	8,000	Deori	1	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	5,000	Gondi, Northern	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	16,000	Hindi	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	50
Hajang	7,200	Bengali	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	500	Assamese	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	26,000	Assamese	1	26,000	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	30
Kaibartta Jalia	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	17,000	Bengali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	5,700	Bengali	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	40	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	5,900	Kharia	2	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	1,800	Telugu	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	3,300	Odia	2	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	1,100	Nepali	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	60	Odia	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	7,900	Bengali	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	1,200	Meitei	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	224,000	Mising	1	214,000	1,000	-1 -	3,600	20	5,200
Munda	56,000	Mundari	5	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	80
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Bengali	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	7,600	Bengali	1	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,300	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	500	Nyishi	3	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	18,000	Kurux	2	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,900	Bengali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,400	Assamese	2	2,300	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Santal (Sawntal)	17,000	Santhali	2	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	1,200
Saora unspecified	3,300	Odia	2	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	80	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	200	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,400	Nepali	2	1,300	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,600	Bhojpuri	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	6,200	Assamese	1	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,100	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	700
Major Groups (displayed): 61	678,000		48 ●	650,000	13,000	500	7,600	20	7,500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 185	706,000		151 ●	675,000	13,000	900	8,800	300	7,700

* 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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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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