India, Chhattisgarh state, Shakti district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Chhattisgarh
District:	Shakti

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

222,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

98.4 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	1,800	Hindi	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chauhan	400	Chhattisgarhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daharia	300	Chhattisgarhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Daraiha	500	Chhattisgarhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	1,300	Chhattisgarhi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimar	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	2,700	Odia	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	5,800	Gondi, Northern	1	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Singhrolia	300	Chhattisgarhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	17,000	Hindi	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	1,300
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	3,900	Hindi	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Khairwar	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	1,400	Odia	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	3,000	Marathi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	2,900	Kurux	2	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	50
Pando	80	Chhattisgarhi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	8,200	Chhattisgarhi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	4,700	Odia	2	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Satnami	20,000	Hindi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 44	195,000		42 ●	192,000	1,100	0	200	0	1,400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 265	222,000		257 ●	218,000	1,900	0	300	100	1,400

* 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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