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601,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Koya Dora	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						3 ●			3

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Andh	India	497,000	497,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.63 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	149,000	149,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Baiga	India	582,000	585,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	12
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,169,000	6,170,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Bathudi	India	232,000	232,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhumia	India	159,000	159,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,137,000	1,165,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	23
Binjhal	India	139,000	139,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	181,000	187,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Chakhesang	India	160,000	160,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	220,000	679,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.83 %	-1	4
Chenchu	India	72,000	72,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Didayi	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.52 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	135,000	135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,445,000	14,451,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.79 %	-1	289
Gond Dorla	India	161,000	161,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.41 %	-1	3
Gond Muria	India	694,000	694,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	14
Gond Rajgond	India	1,226,000	1,226,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	25
Halba	India	739,000	739,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Hmar	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,089,000	1,156,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Jatapu	India	144,000	144,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	48,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	122,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kattunayakan	India	68,000	68,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,001,000	1,005,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharwar	India	574,000	583,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,637,000	1,643,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.68 %	-1	33
Kolah Lohara	India	9,700	9,700	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.20 %	-1	1
Koli Mahadev	India	1,698,000	1,712,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Kolowar	India	245,000	245,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Konda Dhora	India	237,000	237,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	124,000	124,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	2
Kori	India	2,618,000	2,640,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Kotia	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	795,000	795,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	16
Koya Gonma	India	5,100	5,100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	1
Koya Racha	India	32,000	32,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Rajulu	India	32,000	32,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kui Dongria	India	168,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,863,000	1,868,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	216,000	216,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	126,000	126,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.26 %	-1	8
Mandia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.41 %	-1	1
Mankidi	India	100	100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.73 %	-1	1
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Manna Dhora	India	20,000	20,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Matia	India	205,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mizo Lushai	India	574,000	576,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	45,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,726,000	3,870,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,859,000	3,859,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	77
Oraon	India	4,519,000	4,678,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhan	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parja	India	497,000	497,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	10
Pentia	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rajwar	India	617,000	627,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	12
Santal	India	7,723,000	8,405,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	994,000	997,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	68,000	68,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	538,000	538,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Valmiki	India	74,000	74,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.14 %	-1	-1 -
Yenadi	India	684,000	684,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	14
Yerukula	India	546,000	546,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 74						56 ●			914

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kff
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Chintoor Koya
Dor Koi
Dora
Dora Koi
Dorla Koitur
Dorla Koya
Dorli (Chintoor Koya)
Godavari Koya
Gommu Koya
Gotte Koya
Jaganathapuram Koya (Godavari Koya)
Kavor
Kaya
Koa
Koi
Koi Gondi
Koitar
Korla
Koyato
Koyi
Malkangiri Koya
Podia Koya (Gotte Koya)
Raj Koya

Dialects
Chintoor Koya
Dorla
Dorli
Godavari
Jaganathapuram Koya
Koi
Malakangiri
Podia
Podia Koya
Raj
Rajkoya

Dialect Alternate Names
Chintoor
Dorli
Godavari Koya
Gommu Koya
Gondi: Dorla
Gondi: Raj
Gondi: Southern
Gondi: Southern Raj
Gotte Koya
Jaganathapuram Koya
Kavor
Kaya
Koa
Koi
Koi Gondi
Koi: Koya
Koitar
Koya
Koya: Dorli
Koya: Godavari
Koya: Malakanagiri
Koya: Malakangiri
Koya: Podia
Koyato
Koyi
Malakanagiri Koya
Podia Koya
Raj Koya
Raj Koya);
Southern Raj

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1882-1889
New Testament	1997-2016
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Koya

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
1	Unreached - 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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The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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