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Major People Groups *

11

Major Unreached People Groups *

6

Total Population

46,000

Buddhism

53.2 %

Christianity

6.1 %

Hindism

34.5 %

Islam

1.8 %

Sikhism

1.9 %

Other Religions

2.5 %

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Photo	People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
	Bhotia Sikkim	8,400	89,000	9.4382 9.4%	Sikkimese	Buddhism	ST	1
	Brahmin unspecified	2,700	62,115,000	0.0043 0.0%	Hindi	Hindism	FC	0
	Kagate	300	1,900	15.7895 15.8%	Syuba	Buddhism	ST	1
	Khambu	2,400	362,000	0.6630 0.7%	Bengali	Hindism	OBC	1
	Khas	1,400	69,000	2.0290 2.0%	Nepali	Hindism	OBC	2
	Magar	1,100	387,000	0.2842 0.3%	Nepali	Hindism	OBC	2
	Rongkup-Lepcha	15,000	83,000	18.0723 18.1%	Lepcha	Buddhism	ST	2
	Tamang	2,200	259,000	0.8494 0.8%	Nepali	Buddhism	ST	2
	Thakali	100	2,200	4.5455 4.5%	Nepali	Hindism	OBC	1
	Thami	40	3,300	1.2121 1.2%	Nepali	Hindism	OBC	1
	Yakthumba, Limbu	4,800	151,000	3.1788 3.2%	Nepali	Hindism	ST	2
	Major Groups (displayed): 11	38,000						6 ●
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 42	46,000						32 ●

* 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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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

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%