India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Kishtwar district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jammu and Kashmir
District:	Kishtwar

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

239,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

42.4 %

Muslim

56.0 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bafinda	300	Dogri	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakkarwal	1,500	Gujari	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	2,100	Ladakhi	1	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	9,400	Kashmiri	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	700	Gujari	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	31,000	Gujari	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	80,000	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kraal	100	Kashmiri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	900	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangrik	200	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	9,800	Hindi	0	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	60	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions)	60	Hindi	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rigzong	200	Ladakhi	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	500	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Hindu traditions)	300	Kashmiri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Hindu traditions)	600	Dogri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	200	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 33	224,000		33 ●	92,000	128,000	2,600	20	50	500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 96	239,000		95 ●	102,000	134,000	2,600	200	400	500

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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