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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Munda	Bhutan	1,900	3,781,000		Hinduism	2 ●	5.11 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,637,000	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.43 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Amat	India	268,000	271,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Ao	India	230,000	230,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	31,000	32,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.57 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	145,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,855,000	2,934,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	57
Baiga	India	565,000	568,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,028,000	6,029,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	121
Bathudi	India	227,000	227,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	536,000	573,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	India	4,100	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhandari	India	629,000	629,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	317,000	317,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,673,000	17,130,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	333
Bhottada	India	451,000	451,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,064,000	2,077,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	41
Bhuiya Ghatwar	India	303,000	304,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	6
Bhumia	India	155,000	155,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,107,000	1,135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhumij	Bangladesh	28,000	1,135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.12 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	136,000	136,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	176,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.23 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin	India	58,307,000	62,164,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1166
Chakhesang	India	155,000	155,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	215,000	673,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.85 %	-1	4
Chero	India	156,000	161,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	116,000	121,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,203,000	1,516,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Desua Bhumij	India	500	500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dewar	India	1,002,000	1,002,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	20
Dhimar	India	1,822,000	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	36
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,775,000	12,080,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	235
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,128,000	2,165,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	43
Gadaba	India	131,000	131,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,248,000	1,248,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	25
Gauda	India	1,989,000	1,989,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	40
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	439,000	440,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.38 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	283,000	283,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,074,000	14,080,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	281
Gond Jhare	India	100,000	100,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,196,000	1,196,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	24
Gorait	India	10,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Guria	India	716,000	716,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Hadi	India	961,000	1,019,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	19
Halba	India	720,000	720,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	14
Haomei	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,062,000	1,128,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	21
Jhalo Malo	India	403,000	644,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	8
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,138,000	3,731,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	63
Kaibartta	India	1,818,000	2,277,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	36
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	656,000	656,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Karan	India	517,000	517,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	10
Karmali	India	119,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,667,000	9,524,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	153
Khambu	India	331,000	333,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Khandait	India	1,718,000	1,720,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	34
Kharia	India	744,000	756,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.59 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	560,000	569,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,607,000	1,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Kol	India	1,741,000	1,743,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	699,000	699,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,656,000	1,671,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Kori	India	2,554,000	2,576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	51
Korwa	India	444,000	446,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kui Khond	India	1,817,000	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	133,000	173,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,366,000	15,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	307
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,684,000	18,972,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	374
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,287,000	9,577,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	186
Lohara	India	261,000	279,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Mahali	India	81,000	81,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,791,000	10,480,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	196
Mahli	India	400,000	431,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.25 %	-1	8
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	9,762,000	9,909,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	195
Malto	India	187,000	222,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Matia	India	200,000	237,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Munda	Bangladesh	139,000	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.62 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	147,000	164,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,681,000	11,833,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	234
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	4,630,000	7,877,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	93
Namassej Chandel	India	1,425,000	4,313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	28
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,411,000	4,570,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.43 %	-1	-1 -
Pan	India	1,341,000	1,345,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	27
Pantanti	India	38,000	38,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pardhan	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	31,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Patelia	India	118,000	119,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Patial	India	39,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	1
Patralu	India	119,000	119,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pod	India	2,946,000	2,956,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	59
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	9,500	6,517,000		Hinduism	1 ●	1.81 %	-1	1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,873,000	6,517,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.46 %	-1	97
Rajwar	India	601,000	611,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	12
Santal	India	7,532,000	8,212,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	970,000	973,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	66,000	66,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	57,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	524,000	524,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sounti	India	112,000	112,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	785,000	1,501,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	16
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	India	414,000	623,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	8
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	4,771,000	4,965,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	95
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,532,000	19,027,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	371
Turi (Hindu traditions)	India	346,000	364,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	7
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,008,000	59,231,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1160
Totals: 113						92 ●			6,644

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Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	unr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bhumij (Bhumij Munda)
Bhumij Munda
Bhumij Thar
Colh
Hasada
Horo
Kera'
Kolh
Mandari
Mondari
Munari
Munda
Muṇḍari
Sadar Bhumij
Santhai
Santhali
Satar

Dialects
Bangladesh
Bhumij
Hasada'
Hasada’
Kera
Kera’
Latar
Munda
Naguri

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangla: Kera
Bengali: Kera
Bhumese
Kera'
Mondari
Munda
Mundari: Bangladesh
Mundari: Bhumij
Mundari: Kera'
Mundari: Naguri

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1876-1965
New Testament	1895-2001
Complete Bible	1910-2002

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mundari
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book
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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