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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.18 %	-1	1
Koya Dora	India	31,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	36,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	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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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Andh	India	490,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1	10
Arleng	India	497,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.55 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.69 %	-1	3
Baiga	India	563,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.23 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,000,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.41 %	-1	120
Bathudi	India	228,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhottada	India	457,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhumia	India	156,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,120,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.94 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	137,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	178,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.45 %	-1	4
Chakhesang	India	157,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.82 %	-1	4
Chenchu	India	71,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.79 %	-1	1
Desua Bhumij	India	600	●	1 ●	Hinduism	4.49 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	19,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.16 %	-1	1
Didayi	India	11,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.52 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	133,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.74 %	-1	3
Ghara	India	300	●	2 ●	Hinduism	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	13,982,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	280
Gond Dorla	India	159,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.41 %	-1	3
Gond Muria	India	741,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.92 %	-1	15
Gond Rajgond	India	1,210,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.34 %	-1	24
Halba	India	728,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.30 %	-1	15
Hmar	India	98,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,074,000	●	1 ●	Unknown	2.35 %	-1	21
Jatapu	India	142,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	47,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	130,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.66 %	-1	3
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	1
Kattunayakan	India	67,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,018,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharwar	India	516,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.16 %	-1	10
Kisan	India	1,612,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	32
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.20 %	-1	1
Koli Mahadev	India	1,640,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	33
Kolowar	India	242,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	5
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	121,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.92 %	-1	2
Kori	India	287,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.90 %	-1	6
Kotia	India	53,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	783,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.80 %	-1	16
Koya Gonma	India	5,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	-1	1
Koya Racha	India	32,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Rajulu	India	31,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.78 %	-1	1
Kui Dongria	India	168,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,835,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.09 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	213,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	125,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	India	6,717,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	134
Mahli	India	399,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.28 %	-1	8
Mandia	India	2,400	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.41 %	-1	1
Mankidi	India	100	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.73 %	-1	1
Mankirdia	India	2,400	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Manna Dhora	India	20,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.39 %	-1	1
Matia	India	190,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	4
Mizo Lushai	India	562,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.79 %	94.00 %	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,665,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.34 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,806,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	-1	76
Oraon	India	4,427,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.40 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhan	India	317,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	6
Parja	India	490,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.33 %	-1	10
Pentia	India	10,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	1
Rajwar	India	584,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	-1	12
Santal	India	7,409,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	148
Saora	India	982,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	15.59 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	30.39 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	531,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	7.18 %	-1	-1 -
Valmiki	India	73,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.14 %	-1	-1 -
Yenadi	India	675,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	-1	13
Yerukula	India	539,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 74				58 ●				1,131

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kff
Written	Yes
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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
Godavari
Koi
Malakangiri
Podia
Raj
Rajkoya

Dialect Alternate Names
Chintoor
Dorli
Godavari Koya
Gommu Koya
Gondi: Dorla
Gondi: Raj
Gondi: Southern
Gondi: Southern Raj
Gotte Koya
Jaganathapuram Koya
Koi: Koya
Koya
Koya: Dorli
Koya: Godavari
Koya: Malakanagiri
Koya: Malakangiri
Koya: Podia
Malakanagiri Koya
Podia Koya
Raj Koya);
Southern Raj


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


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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%