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Language: Kharia

Estimated Global Speakers

340,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kharia	India	760,000	772,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-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-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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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	502,000	503,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,907,000	2,987,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	58
Baiga	India	574,000	577,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	558,000	596,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhaina	India	74,000	74,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bhandari	India	649,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	323,000	323,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,969,000	17,462,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	339
Bhotia	India	115,000	115,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	460,000	460,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,101,000	2,114,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhumij	India	1,127,000	1,156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	23
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	219,000	686,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chero	India	160,000	165,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	118,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,253,000	1,583,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,019,000	12,341,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	240
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,165,000	2,202,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	43
Gadaba	India	133,000	133,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,105,000	1,235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,027,000	2,027,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	41
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,385,000	14,391,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	288
Hadi	India	986,000	1,045,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	20
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Halam	India	43,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Halba	India	735,000	735,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,081,000	1,149,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Jatapu	India	143,000	143,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	47,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	281,000	282,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	6
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	130,000	133,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Kawar	India	993,000	997,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	422,000	423,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Khambu	India	337,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Kharia	Nepal	500	772,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharwar	India	571,000	580,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Khasi	India	1,533,000	1,618,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,636,000	1,642,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,773,000	1,775,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	711,000	711,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,685,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Kori	India	2,600,000	2,623,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,045,000	1,047,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	452,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Koya	India	791,000	791,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	177,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,753,000	16,097,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	315
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,379,000	18,393,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	368
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,066,000	19,362,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	381
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	600	6,706,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Muslim traditions, tribal)	India	200	200	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,535,000	9,831,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	191
Lohara	India	267,000	285,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,961,000	10,664,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	199
Mahli	India	410,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Majhi	India	121,000	202,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	2
Majhi	Nepal	81,000	202,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	188,000	204,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Malto	India	190,000	226,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Monpa	India	41,000	138,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,200	7,400	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,701,000	3,848,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,848,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	150,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	4,489,000	4,651,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	Nepal	38,000	4,651,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	319,000	319,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	31,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Parja	India	494,000	494,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Rabha	India	371,000	373,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	100,000	100,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,666,000	8,362,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	988,000	991,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	534,000	534,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,867,000	19,378,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	377
Valmiki	India	72,000	72,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.28 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,887,000	60,161,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1178
Totals: 98						72 ●			4,547

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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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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kharia
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)
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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