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Estimated Global Speakers

340,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kharia	India	761,000	773,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	31.62 %	-1	-1 -
	Totals: 1					0 ●				0

* 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	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ao	India	235,000	235,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.62 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	149,000	149,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,925,000	3,004,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.09 %	-1	58
Baiga	India	581,000	584,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	12
Bathudi	India	231,000	231,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	545,000	582,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhaina	India	74,000	74,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.21 %	-1	1
Bhandari	India	643,000	643,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	325,000	325,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	17,083,000	17,583,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.76 %	-1	342
Bhotia	India	115,000	115,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,025,000	2,038,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	-1	40
Bhumij	India	1,135,000	1,163,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	-1	23
Bhunjia	India	27,000	28,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	139,000	139,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	181,000	187,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	6.02 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	159,000	159,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	220,000	678,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.83 %	-1	4
Chero	India	161,000	166,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	119,000	124,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	992,000	1,269,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,141,000	12,446,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1	243
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,297,000	2,334,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.51 %	-1	46
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,292,000	1,292,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.65 %	-1	26
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,111,000	1,238,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	95.60 %	80.00 %	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,020,000	2,020,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	40
Ghara	India	300	300	●	2 ●	Hinduism	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	437,000	438,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.53 %	-1	9
Gond	India	14,424,000	14,430,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.79 %	-1	288
Hadi	India	1,007,000	1,065,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.51 %	-1	20
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.96 %	-1	2
Halam	India	43,000	45,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Halba	India	738,000	738,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,088,000	1,155,000	●	1 ●	Unknown	2.37 %	-1	22
Jatapu	India	144,000	144,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	48,000	48,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	281,000	282,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.67 %	-1	6
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	122,000	125,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	2
Kawar	India	999,000	1,003,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	422,000	423,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.24 %	-1	8
Khambu	India	338,000	340,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	4.24 %	-1	7
Kharia	Nepal	500	773,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharwar	India	574,000	583,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	11
Khasi	India	1,543,000	1,626,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,636,000	1,642,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,783,000	1,785,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	36
Kolah Lohara	India	9,700	9,700	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.20 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	716,000	716,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,696,000	1,712,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	34
Kori	India	2,617,000	2,639,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,053,000	1,055,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	453,000	455,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.09 %	-1	9
Koya	India	794,000	794,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,861,000	1,866,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	185,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,668,000	16,005,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	313
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,840,000	17,854,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	357
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,144,000	19,431,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	383
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	600	6,728,000		1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Muslim traditions, tribal)	India	200	200	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,497,000	9,787,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	190
Lohara	India	268,000	286,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	180,000	180,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	83,000	83,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,976,000	10,666,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.35 %	-1	200
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.26 %	-1	8
Majhi	India	122,000	200,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.30 %	-1	2
Majhi	Nepal	78,000	200,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.95 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	189,000	204,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	4
Malto	India	192,000	227,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	27.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	137,000	137,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.16 %	-1	3
Monpa	India	41,000	136,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,300	7,500	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,722,000	3,866,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,866,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.76 %	-1	1
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	153,000	172,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.60 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	4,515,000	4,674,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	Nepal	37,000	4,674,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.94 %	-1	1
Pan	India	1,607,000	1,611,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.91 %	-1	32
Pardhan	India	321,000	321,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	36,000	39,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.69 %	-1	1
Parja	India	497,000	497,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.33 %	-1	10
Rabha	India	374,000	376,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	101,000	101,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,712,000	8,394,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	154
Saora	India	993,000	996,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	538,000	538,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,920,000	19,415,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	378
Valmiki	India	74,000	74,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.14 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	59,508,000	60,730,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	1190
Totals: 102					77 ●				4,783

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

Language Alternate Names
Dhelki Kharia
Dudh Kharia
Haria
Khadia
Khadiya
Khariya
Khaɽiyā
Kharvi
Khatria
Kheria

Dialects
Dhelki
Dudh
Khadia
Mirdha-kharia

Dialect Alternate Names
Dhelki Kharia
Dhud
Dudh Kharia
Haria
Khadia: Dhelki
Khadia: Dudh
Kharia: Dhelki
Kharia: Dhelki Kharia
Kharia: Dudh
Kharia: Dudh Kharia
Khariya
Kharvi
Khatria

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1951
New Testament	1992
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kharia
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

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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