India, Meghalaya state, Garo Hills, Southwest district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Garo Hills, Southwest

Number of People Groups

101

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

159,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

57.3 %

Hindu

27.6 %

Muslim

13.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.5 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Aguri	30	Bengali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	500	Assamese	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Christian traditions)	90	Assamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	900	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaik	500	Sadri	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bania Brittal	200	Assamese	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	90	Bengali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	400	Boro (India)	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	100	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	95,000	Garo	3 ●	1,900	300	200	90,000	20	2,000
Gosain unspecified	80	Hindi	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	7,900	Bengali	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang Banai	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	-1 Unknown	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jimdar	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	30	Dimasa	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	30	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	70	Hindi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khambu	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	70	Odia	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	70	Khasi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Koch	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	300	Chin, Thado	3 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	400	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,400	Bengali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	20	Meitei	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	20	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	-1 Unknown	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	40	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	4,200	Assamese	2 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Bengali	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	100	Assamese	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	17,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	300	Phake	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	-1 Unknown	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	90	Bhojpuri	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	90	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Totals: 101	159,000		86 ●	44,000	21,000	500	91,000	40	2,400

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