India, Assam state, Dibrugarh district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Dibrugarh

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,416,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

3.8 %

Hindu

90.8 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	110,000	Assamese	1	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	1,400	Naga, Angami	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	2,300	Karbi	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	31,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Agrahari	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	1,500	Assamese	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania unspecified	84,000	Hindi	0	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	1,900	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	34,000	Bengali	1	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bilaspuri	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Boro (India)	2	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	95,000	Hindi	0	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Burmese	400	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	400	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	70	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	30,000	Nepali	1	29,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	7,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	600	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	2,500	Deori	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	80	Odia	1	40	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	90	Nepali	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	94,000	Hindi	1	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	100
Gorait	400	Sadri	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,600	Nepali	2	2,200	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	9,600	Ho	1	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	700	Assamese	2	600	-1 -	20	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	900	Assamese	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	77,000	Assamese	1	77,000	200	-1 -	80	-1 -	50
Kaibartta Jalia	6,500	Bengali	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	32,000	Bengali	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Hindi	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	24,000	Bengali	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	12,000	Bengali	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	40,000	Kharia	2	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	1,100	Khasi	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	4,900	Korku	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	6,900	Odia	2	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Hindi	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	5,300	Nepali	2	4,800	-1 -	400	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	8,100	Bengali	1	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	4,000	Boro (India)	2	4,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Bishnupriya	500	Meitei	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	500	Meitei	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	4,800	Meitei	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	9,500	Mising	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Mishmi	1,100	Digaro-Mishmi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	109,000	Mundari	5	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Bengali	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,200	Nepali	1	2,100	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	78,000	Kurux	2	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Bengali	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	2,000	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	7,200	Nepali	2	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	1,300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Rajput Chandrabansi	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	71,000	Santhali	2	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	2,000
Saora unspecified	5,900	Odia	2	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	29,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	200	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	200	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	100	Singpho	2	-1 -	-1 -	30	90	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	2,800	Nepali	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	2,700	Nepali	2	2,200	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	4,000	Nepali	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	90	Nepali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	3,400	Bhojpuri	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,700	Nepali	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	1,100
Major Groups (displayed): 97	1,388,000		77 ●	1,264,000	63,000	4,200	49,000	1,600	5,700
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 217	1,416,000		166 ●	1,286,000	64,000	4,700	54,000	2,100	5,700

* 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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