India, Arunachal Pradesh state, Tawang district people groups | Joshua Project

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Major People Groups *

6

Major Unreached People Groups *

4

Total Population

47,000

Buddhist

77.7 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

15.7 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

2.6 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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Photo	People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
	Ahom	1,500	1,810,000	0.0829 0.1%	Assamese	Hindu	OBC	1
	Momba	100	4,700	2.1277 2.1%	Sartang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Monpa	29,000	42,000	69.0476 69.0%	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	1,500	1,500	100.0000 100.0%	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhist	ST	2
	Monpa Tawang	6,700	7,500	89.3333 89.3%	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhist	ST	1
	Tangsa Moglum	30	2,700	1.1111 1.1%	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhist	ST	2
	Major Groups (displayed): 6	38,000						4 ●
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 82	47,000						48 ●

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%