India, Himachal Pradesh state, Chamba district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Himachal Pradesh
District:	Chamba

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

547,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

92.6 %

Muslim

6.3 %

Sikh

0.5 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ad Dharmi	3,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Ansari	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansi	1,200	Chambeali	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batwal (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Dogri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	1,400	Kashmiri	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	48,000	Hindi	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chanal	5,400	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	300	Kangri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangri	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhaogri	500	Kangri	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Odia	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Dosali	300	Dogri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	107,000	Dogri	0	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	9,700	Gujari	0	-1 -	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hali	42,000	Chambeali	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Jad	40	Khamba	1	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jangam (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Bengali	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Prajapat	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lahaula	400	Tinani	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangrik	600	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pangwala	17,000	Pangwali	0	17,000	20	700	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pashtun, Pathan	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pherera (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathi	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Thakur	2,600	Kangri	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathia (Hindu traditions)	124,000	Hindi	0	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rigzong	200	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Hindu traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sipi	20,000	Chambeali	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 52	526,000		52 ●	491,000	31,000	1,500	500	2,000	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 190	547,000		180 ●	507,000	35,000	1,900	800	3,000	200

* 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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