South Asia Buddhist People Cluster

People Cluster: South Asia Buddhist What is a People Cluster?

Population

22,057,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

130

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

South Asian Peoples

Cluster Progress

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

Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ahinkuntaya	66,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Aiton (Tai Aiton)	3,700	1	1	100.0 %	3,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Badahala	123,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Barua	38,000	3	3	100.0 %	38,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Batgama	409,000	1	1	100.0 %	409,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.5 %	-1 Unknown	8
	Berava	400,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.6 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Bhote	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.4 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Bintanna	7,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Bodhivansha	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Bumthangpa	23,000	1	1	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.6 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Chak	8,500	2	2	100.0 %	8,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.4 %	0.3 %	2
	Chali	1,800	1	1	100.0 %	1,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Couratto	7,500	1	1	100.0 %	7,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.7 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Dakpa	4,600	1	1	100.0 %	4,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Demala Gattara	8,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Dodda-Weddah	41,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Dolpa	4,500	1	1	100.0 %	4,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.4 %	0.8 %	1
	Dowaniya	3,300	1	1	100.0 %	3,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Drukpa	239,000	3	3	100.0 %	239,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Durava	785,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	8.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Dzala	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Gahala	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.8 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Gattara	823,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.7 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Gauraykwallu	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.9 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Gongduk	2,500	1	1	100.0 %	2,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Govigama	604,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.9 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Govigama Patti	30,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.3 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Govigama Radala	30,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.3 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Gurung Ghale	25,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Buddhism	6.5 %	3.2 %	-1 -
	Gurung Ghaleg	717,000	4	2	50.0 %	11,000	1.6 %	4 ●	Buddhism	6.4 %	4.9 %	2
	Handi	1,900	1	1	100.0 %	1,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hannali	361,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.9 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Hanomoreyo	5,800	1	1	100.0 %	5,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Heeri	18,000	1	1	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.6 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Henawalayo	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.7 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Hinna	262,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.7 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Hunna	98,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Jirel	6,200	1	1	100.0 %	6,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	4.4 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Kaike	1,500	1	1	100.0 %	1,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Karava	1,164,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.4 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Khamti	29,000	2	2	100.0 %	29,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.6 %	2
	Kheng	36,000	1	1	100.0 %	36,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Kiddea	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Kinnara	31,000	1	1	100.0 %	31,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.5 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Konta Durayi	2,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kurtokha	2,200	1	1	100.0 %	2,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kustarogiyo	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.3 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Kyerung	12,000	2	2	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Lap, Lakha	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Layakha	3,600	1	1	100.0 %	3,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Lhokpu	3,600	1	1	100.0 %	3,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Lhomi	4,800	3	2	66.7 %	2,900	60.4 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.4 %	1.3 %	2
	Loba	5,200	2	2	100.0 %	5,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Lunape	1,300	1	1	100.0 %	1,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mangrik	84,000	2	2	100.0 %	84,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Matpa	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Navandanna	1,254,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.3 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Ngalong	91,000	1	1	100.0 %	91,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Nubri	1,700	1	1	100.0 %	1,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nupbi	3,100	1	1	100.0 %	3,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nyenpa	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Oli	32,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.2 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Pamunu	33,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.4 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Pankhu	5,900	1	1	100.0 %	5,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.3 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Pannikki	263,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.6 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Pidayne Danno	9,600	1	1	100.0 %	9,600	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.5 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Porowakara	64,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	5.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Radava	394,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.4 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Radayo	1,900	1	1	100.0 %	1,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Rajaka	162,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Rigzong	9,900	2	2	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Rodiya	19,000	1	1	100.0 %	19,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Salagama	337,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	12.2 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Sampang	1,600	1	1	100.0 %	1,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Sharchop	68,000	1	1	100.0 %	68,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Sherpa	188,000	5	3	60.0 %	16,000	8.7 %	4 ●	Buddhism	6.7 %	2.9 %	3
	Sherpa Helambu	2,800	1	1	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.4 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Sinhalese	200,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.8 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Sinhalese	421,000	17	12	70.6 %	336,000	79.8 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.9 %	12
	Tai Taroi	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tamang	1,964,000	3	1	33.3 %	9,400	0.5 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.5 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Tangchanghya	70,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	13.5 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Thakali Marphali	2,100	1	1	100.0 %	2,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.8 %	-1 Unknown	1
	Tibetan Gtsang	753,000	1	1	100.0 %	753,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	15
	Tokpegola	1,600	1	1	100.0 %	1,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tondagattan	1,600	1	1	100.0 %	1,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tseku	21,000	2	2	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Tsum	2,600	1	1	100.0 %	2,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Vellidura	1,300	1	1	100.0 %	1,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Wahumpura	8,873,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	7.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Yamannu	84,000	1	1	100.0 %	84,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.7 %	-1 Unknown	2
Totals:	91 Peoples (across countries)	22,057,000	130	87	66.9 %	2,578,000	11.7 %	●	Buddhism	6.4%	1.5%	113

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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