India, Sikkim state, Sikkim, South district people groups

Country: State: District:

151,000

24.1 %

14.4 %

57.9 %

1.2 %

0.1 %

2.3 %

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People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
Baha'i	300	14,000	2.1429 2.1%	Hindi	Other	OBC	0
Bhotia Sikkim	15,000	89,000	16.8539 16.9%	Sikkimese	Buddhist	ST	1
Brahmin unspecified	9,000	61,578,000	0.0146 0.0%	Hindi	Hindu	FC	0
Christian	1,500	1,469,000	0.1021 0.1%	Hindi	Christian	OBC	3
Darjee	2,200	53,000	4.1509 4.2%	Nepali	Hindu	SC	1
Drukpa	200	13,000	1.5385 1.5%	Dzongkha	Buddhist	OBC	0
Gharti	1,100	25,000	4.4000 4.4%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	1
Gurung Ghaleg	1,300	122,000	1.0656 1.1%	Nepali	Buddhist	OBC	2
Kami	4,200	108,000	3.8889 3.9%	Nepali	Hindu	SC	1
Khambu	35,000	359,000	9.7493 9.7%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	1
Khas	22,000	69,000	31.8841 31.9%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	2
Magar	7,600	384,000	1.9792 2.0%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	2
Newah	6,600	177,000	3.7288 3.7%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Rai	3,500	132,000	2.6515 2.7%	Nepali	Christian	OBC	2
Rongkup-Lepcha	7,300	82,000	8.9024 8.9%	Lepcha	Buddhist	ST	2
Shaikh unspecified	1,800	90,380,000	0.0020 0.0%	Urdu	Muslim	OBC	0
Sherpa	2,600	47,000	5.5319 5.5%	Nepali	Buddhist	OBC	2
Sunuwar	1,300	89,000	1.4607 1.5%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Tamang	11,000	257,000	4.2802 4.3%	Nepali	Buddhist	ST	2
Thakali	200	2,200	9.0909 9.1%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Thami	90	3,200	2.8125 2.8%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Yakkha	300	6,100	4.9180 4.9%	Yakkha	Other	OBC	2
Yakthumba, Limbu	10,000	150,000	6.6667 6.7%	Nepali	Hindu	ST	2
Major Groups (displayed): 23	143,000						13 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 52	151,000						42 ●

* 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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