India, Assam state, Karimganj district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Karimganj

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,272,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

45.1 %

Muslim

53.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	34,000	Assamese	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	9,500	Karbi	2	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	200
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	33,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,400	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bania unspecified	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Barman	1,000	Dimasa	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	14,000	Bengali	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	3,000	Bengali	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	1,400	Bishnupuriya	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	1,200	Assamese	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	38,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chhetri	3,000	Nepali	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	5,100	Hindi	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	60
Halam Chorei	200	Chin, Falam	3	100	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	600	Assamese	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Bengali	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	6,100	Bengali	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	30,000	Bengali	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	3,800	Kharia	2	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	2,500	Korku	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	1,200	Telugu	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,600	Odia	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,600	Nepali	2	2,500	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	100	Odia	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	6,800	Bengali	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maimal	800	Bengali	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	1,800	Meitei	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	1,200	Meitei	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Thanga	1,200	Meitei	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	12,000	Meitei	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Bengali	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	11,000	Mundari	5	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Bengali	1	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	25,000	Bengali	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,500	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	8,200	Kurux	2	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	20
Patni (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Bengali	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	12,000	Bengali	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Bengali	1	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sakachep	300	Sakachep	3	90	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	7,100	Santhali	2	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	300
Sarki	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	643,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	643,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Bengali	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,300	Nepali	2	1,200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangchanghya	100	Tangchangya	2	-1 -	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Bengali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Hindi	0	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	900	Nepali	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,600	Bhojpuri	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	5,400	Bengali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	5,800	Kok Borok	2	5,200	-1 -	50	500	-1 -	50
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 70	1,249,000		57 ●	553,000	684,000	400	11,000	0	1,300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 173	1,272,000		132 ●	574,000	684,000	400	12,000	90	1,800

* 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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