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	1,344,000	5,600	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	70	-	-
Aimol	Aimol	3,000	3,000	N	3.0	20	10	-	3,000	-	-
Aka	Hruso	11,000	400	N	2.0	200	-	60	30	-	80
Anal	Anal	23,000	23,000	N	3.0	300	70	20	22,000	-	40
Angami	Naga, Angami	160,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Anglo	English	140,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	235,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	504,000	300	N	2.0	100	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,104,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	475,000	30	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	30	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,739,000	7,900	Y	1.0	-	7,900	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	80,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,927,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	285,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	29,416,000	4,800	Y	1.0	4,400	-	-	-	-	500
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,849,000	800	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	77,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	70
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	162,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	2,091,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,909,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	643,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Bhatia (Muslim traditions	Bengali	3,600	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	552,000	50	Y	1.0	-	50	-	-	-	-
Bhottada	Assamese	463,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,137,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	30	-	-
Biate	Biate	16,000	2,600	N	2.0	500	-	20	2,000	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	87,000	75,000	Y	1.0	75,000	-	-	900	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,604,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	59,861,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	212,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Purohit	Bengali	113,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	207,000	90	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	40
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	2,600	2,600	N	3.0	10	-	-	2,600	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	401,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	1,200	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	512,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	265,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,300	8,600	N	3.0	10	70	-	8,500	-	10
Chothe	Naga, Chothe	3,800	3,800	N	3.0	10	-	10	3,700	-	60
Christian	Assamese	1,022,000	16,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	16,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	54,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	53,000	50	Y	1.0	40	-	10	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,171,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	385,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	6,632,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganak	Assamese	400	300	Y	1.0	-	300	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,295,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Gandharva	Nepali	500	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	18,000	N	3.0	100	100	30	17,000	-	70
Garo	Garo	1,112,000	60	N	3.0	10	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	2,023,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	574,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,445,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	80	-	40
Guria	Assamese	732,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	110,000	500	N	2.0	200	-	300	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,008,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	75,000	100	Y	1.0	90	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,413,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,800	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Haomei	Naga, Liangmai	67,000	67,000	N	3.0	1,000	200	300	66,000	20	300
Hira	Assamese	69,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	99,000	50,000	N	3.0	100	200	100	50,000	10	70
Illemei	Naga, Mao	97,000	96,000	N	3.0	200	300	100	95,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,485,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	539,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,444,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	6,100	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	428,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,214,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	147,000	40	N	2.0	40	-	10	-	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,912,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	262,000	100	Y	1.0	-	100	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	105,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	745,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,390,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	297,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	303,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	529,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,796,000	80	Y	1.0	-	80	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,857,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	423,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	18,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	40	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,758,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,200	1,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	761,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,545,000	300	N	3.0	50	-	-	200	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,362,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	308,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,272,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	672,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	80	60	10	18,000	-	30
Konai	Bengali	129,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	1,900	1,900	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,900	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	453,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,863,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	136,000	28,000	N	3.0	200	90	60	27,000	-	200
Kuki Chin Sokte	Chin, Thado	700	700	N	2.0	400	-	10	300	-	-
Kuki Chin Taraor	Naga, Tarao	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	20	1,100	-	10
Kumal	Nepali	3,600	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Lamkang	Lamkang	8,000	7,900	N	3.0	300	20	30	7,600	-	-
Loi	Meitei	87,000	87,000	Y	1.0	87,000	-	-	40	40	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	180,000	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	500	-	-
Magar	Bengali	349,000	3,400	N	2.0	2,900	-	400	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	7,400	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,986,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	189,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,802,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,689,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,962,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	28,000	28,000	N	3.0	100	80	30	28,000	-	90
Maring	Naga, Maring	28,000	28,000	N	3.0	100	70	50	27,000	-	300
Matia	Bengali	205,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	55,000	60	N	2.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,462,000	1,209,000	Y	1.0	966,000	-	1,500	16,000	-	227,000
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	201,000	201,000	Y	1.0	-	201,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	121,000	104,000	Y	1.0	89,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	120,000	108,000	Y	1.0	91,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Miri	Mising	696,000	40	Y	1.0	10	-	-	30	-	-
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,400	40	N	2.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	146,000	2,600	N	3.0	200	-	10	2,400	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	15,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	574,000	5,700	N	3.0	400	-	10	5,200	-	50
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,083,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	1,765,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,726,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,067,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	201,000	181,000	N	3.0	1,800	800	600	178,000	40	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,950,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,880,000	3,800	Y	1.0	3,800	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,492,000	1,300	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	169,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	30	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	40,000	30	N	3.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,519,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,900	-	-	100	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	81,000	56,000	N	3.0	200	300	80	56,000	10	100
Paite Simte	Simte	8,000	7,900	N	3.0	30	40	10	7,800	-	20
Paite Suhte	Chin, Paite	800	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	123,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,590,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Parja	Assamese	497,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,601,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	268,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,700	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,500	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Pod	Assamese	3,015,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	500	-	-
Poumai	Naga, Poumei	130,000	130,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	129,000	-	800
Pundari	Bengali	259,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Puram	Purum	300	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	374,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	30	40	-	-
Rai	Nepali	127,000	2,300	N	2.0	1,200	-	-	200	-	900
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,992,000	4,500	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	60	-	70
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	46,187,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,918,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,083,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	599,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	617,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Ralte	Chin, Paite	19,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ranabhat	Assamese	12,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Rautia	Panchpargania	117,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	101,000	97,000	N	3.0	1,300	300	300	90,000	20	5,600
Sakachep	Sakachep	20,000	1,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,000	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	4,500	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	77,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,723,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,800	-	-	100	-	90
Saora	Assamese	994,000	700	N	2.0	600	-	-	40	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	28,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,935,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	249,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	86,856,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	8,175,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	39,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	8,700	10	N	2.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Sirte	Naga, Monsang	2,800	2,500	N	3.0	20	10	10	2,400	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	7,823,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	793,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	84,000	700	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	50
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	445,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,747,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	233,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	300	50	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	1,866,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,889,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,941,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	220,000	219,000	N	3.0	1,100	900	400	214,000	20	2,300
Thakuri	Nepali	34,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Thangal	Naga, Thangal	4,000	4,000	N	3.0	10	30	10	3,900	-	30
Tharu	Nepali	521,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	30	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,400	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,078,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	641,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	259,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	500,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Vaiphei	Vaiphei	47,000	44,000	N	3.0	100	70	10	44,000	-	100
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	5,143,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Hindi	17,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	59,591,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,636,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	146,000	1,000	N	2.0	700	-	20	10	-	300
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	106,000	9,500	N	3.0	-	-	-	9,500	-	-
Zou	Zo	25,000	25,000	N	3.0	80	10	20	25,000	-	20
State Totals: 201 People Groups			3,125,000	126		1,414,000	244,000	6,800	1,190,000	1,500	271,000