Joshua Project - Ethnic Peoples of Manipur, India

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People Name	Primary Language	Country Population	State Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	Assamese	1,332,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	60	-	-
Aimol	Aimol	3,000	2,900	N	3.0	20	10	-	2,900	-	-
Aka	Hruso	11,000	400	N	2.0	200	-	60	30	-	80
Anal	Anal	22,000	22,000	N	3.0	200	70	20	22,000	-	30
Angami	Naga, Angami	157,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Anglo	English	134,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	232,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	499,000	300	N	2.0	90	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,068,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	464,000	30	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	30	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,696,000	7,700	Y	1.0	-	7,700	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	82,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,883,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	281,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	29,039,000	4,700	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,952,000	800	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	75,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	70
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	153,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	1,974,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,887,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	635,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Bhatia (Muslim traditions	Bengali	3,500	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	543,000	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhottada	Assamese	456,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,118,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Biate	Biate	16,000	2,500	N	2.0	500	-	10	1,900	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	86,000	74,000	Y	1.0	73,000	-	-	900	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,581,000	1,200	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	58,887,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
Brahmin Barna	Bengali	28,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	209,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Purohit	Bengali	111,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	204,000	90	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	40
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	2,500	2,500	N	3.0	-	-	-	2,500	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	395,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	1,200	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	504,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	248,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	40	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,200	8,300	N	3.0	10	60	-	8,300	-	10
Chothe	Naga, Chothe	3,700	3,700	N	3.0	10	-	-	3,600	-	60
Christian	Assamese	1,215,000	16,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	16,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	49,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	53,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,892,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	380,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	6,537,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganak	Assamese	300	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,260,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Gandharva	Nepali	500	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	21,000	17,000	N	3.0	100	100	20	17,000	-	50
Garo	Garo	1,095,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	2,009,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	564,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,214,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	70	-	40
Guria	Assamese	723,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	108,000	400	N	2.0	100	-	300	10	-	-
Hadi	Assamese	970,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	74,000	100	Y	1.0	80	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,392,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	8,900	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Haomei	Naga, Liangmai	66,000	66,000	N	3.0	1,000	200	200	64,000	10	300
Hira	Assamese	57,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	49,000	N	3.0	100	200	100	48,000	10	70
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	94,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	93,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,127,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	531,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,081,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	6,000	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	407,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,169,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	145,000	40	N	2.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,836,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	258,000	90	Y	1.0	-	90	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	97,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	663,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,355,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	293,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	298,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	522,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,693,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,744,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	418,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	17,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	30	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,735,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	752,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,521,000	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,338,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	301,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,118,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	671,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	70	50	10	17,000	-	20
Konai	Bengali	128,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	1,900	1,800	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,800	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	448,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,835,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	135,000	27,000	N	3.0	200	90	40	27,000	-	200
Kuki Chin Sokte	Chin, Thado	700	700	N	2.0	400	-	-	300	-	-
Kuki Chin Taraor	Naga, Tarao	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	10	1,000	-	10
Kumal	Nepali	3,600	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Lamkang	Lamkang	7,900	7,700	N	3.0	300	10	30	7,400	-	-
Loi	Meitei	86,000	85,000	Y	1.0	85,000	-	-	30	30	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	177,000	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Magar	Bengali	346,000	3,400	N	2.0	2,900	-	400	90	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	4,800	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,888,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,300	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	186,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,775,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,647,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,859,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	28,000	27,000	N	3.0	100	80	30	27,000	-	90
Maring	Naga, Maring	27,000	27,000	N	3.0	100	70	50	26,000	-	300
Matia	Bengali	202,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	54,000	50	N	2.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,437,000	1,180,000	Y	1.0	942,000	-	1,400	15,000	-	222,000
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	198,000	196,000	Y	1.0	-	196,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	120,000	102,000	Y	1.0	86,000	-	-	1,100	-	14,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	118,000	105,000	Y	1.0	89,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Miri	Mising	687,000	40	Y	1.0	10	-	-	30	-	-
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	40	N	2.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	144,000	2,600	N	3.0	200	-	-	2,300	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	14,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	564,000	5,500	N	3.0	400	-	10	5,100	-	30
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,945,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	1,747,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,673,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,021,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	199,000	177,000	N	3.0	1,700	800	500	174,000	30	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,797,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,676,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,700	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,439,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	166,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	20	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	30	N	3.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,454,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,800	-	-	100	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	55,000	N	3.0	200	300	80	54,000	-	100
Paite Simte	Simte	7,800	7,700	N	3.0	30	30	10	7,600	-	10
Paite Suhte	Chin, Paite	800	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	121,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,355,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Parja	Assamese	489,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,429,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	226,000	3,600	Y	1.0	3,600	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,400	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Pod	Assamese	2,976,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	400	-	-
Poumai	Naga, Poumai	128,000	127,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	126,000	-	800
Pundari	Bengali	255,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Puram	Purum	300	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	369,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	30	40	-	-
Rai	Nepali	125,000	2,200	N	2.0	1,200	-	-	200	-	800
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,921,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	60	-	60
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,518,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,887,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,029,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	591,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	607,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Ralte	Chin, Paite	18,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ranabhat	Assamese	12,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Rautia	Panchpargania	115,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	99,000	95,000	N	3.0	1,300	300	200	88,000	10	5,500
Sakachep	Sakachep	20,000	1,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,000	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	4,400	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	76,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,607,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,700	-	-	100	-	90
Saora	Assamese	980,000	600	N	2.0	600	-	-	20	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	27,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,822,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	245,000	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	85,428,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Faruqi	Bengali	794,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	8,058,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Siddiqi	Bengali	7,513,000	1,000	Y	1.0	-	1,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Usmani	Urdu	470,000	300	Y	1.0	-	300	-	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	38,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	8,500	10	N	2.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Sirte	Naga, Monsang	2,700	2,400	N	3.0	20	10	10	2,400	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,750,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	792,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	83,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	419,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,689,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	230,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	300	40	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	1,850,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,819,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,717,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	217,000	213,000	N	3.0	1,100	800	400	209,000	20	2,200
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Thangal	Naga, Thangal	3,900	3,900	N	3.0	10	30	10	3,800	-	30
Tharu	Nepali	513,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	20	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,400	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,064,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	631,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	255,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	492,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Vaiphei	Vaiphei	46,000	43,000	N	3.0	100	70	10	43,000	-	100
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	5,258,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Hindi	9,100	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	58,585,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,595,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	143,000	1,000	N	2.0	700	-	20	10	-	300
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	104,000	9,300	N	3.0	-	-	-	9,300	-	-
Zou	Zo	25,000	25,000	N	3.0	80	10	10	24,000	-	20
State Totals: 205 People Groups			3,049,000	130		1,379,000	239,000	6,400	1,160,000	1,400	264,000