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	1,331,000	5,600	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	70	-	-
Aimol	Aimol	3,000	3,000	N	3.0	20	10	-	2,900	-	-
Aka	Hruso	11,000	400	N	2.0	200	-	60	30	-	80
Anal	Anal	23,000	22,000	N	3.0	300	70	20	22,000	-	40
Angami	Naga, Angami	158,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Anglo	English	139,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	233,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	499,000	300	N	2.0	100	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,079,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	470,000	30	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	30	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,710,000	7,900	Y	1.0	-	7,900	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	80,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,898,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	282,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	29,114,000	4,800	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	-	-	500
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,799,000	800	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	76,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	70
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	162,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	2,038,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,889,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	637,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Bhatia (Muslim traditions	Bengali	3,500	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	546,000	50	Y	1.0	-	50	-	-	-	-
Bhottada	Assamese	458,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,124,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	30	-	-
Biate	Biate	16,000	2,500	N	2.0	500	-	20	2,000	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	86,000	75,000	Y	1.0	74,000	-	-	900	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,587,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	59,242,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	210,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Purohit	Bengali	112,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	205,000	90	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	40
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	2,600	2,600	N	3.0	10	-	-	2,500	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	397,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	1,200	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	507,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	262,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,200	8,500	N	3.0	10	70	-	8,400	-	10
Chothe	Naga, Chothe	3,700	3,700	N	3.0	10	-	10	3,600	-	60
Christian	Assamese	983,000	16,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	16,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	53,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	53,000	50	Y	1.0	40	-	10	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,031,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	382,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	6,565,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganak	Assamese	400	300	Y	1.0	-	300	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,281,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Gandharva	Nepali	500	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	17,000	N	3.0	100	100	30	17,000	-	70
Garo	Garo	1,101,000	60	N	5.0	10	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	2,002,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	567,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,294,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	80	-	40
Guria	Assamese	724,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	109,000	500	N	2.0	200	-	300	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	998,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	74,000	100	Y	1.0	90	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,399,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,700	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Haomei	Naga, Liangmai	67,000	67,000	N	3.0	1,000	200	300	65,000	20	300
Hira	Assamese	68,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	50,000	N	3.0	100	200	100	49,000	10	70
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	95,000	N	3.0	200	300	100	94,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,308,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	533,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,349,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	6,100	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	423,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,183,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	146,000	40	N	2.0	40	-	10	-	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,893,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	259,000	100	Y	1.0	-	100	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	104,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	737,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,364,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	294,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	300,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	524,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,725,000	80	Y	1.0	-	80	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,778,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	418,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	18,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	40	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,741,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	754,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,529,000	300	N	3.0	50	-	-	200	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,338,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	305,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koirao	Koireng	70	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,189,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	666,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	80	60	10	18,000	-	30
Konai	Bengali	128,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	1,900	1,900	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,900	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	449,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,844,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	135,000	27,000	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	7,900	7,900	N	3.0	300	20	30	7,500	-	-
Loi	Meitei	86,000	86,000	Y	1.0	86,000	-	-	40	40	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	178,000	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	500	-	-
Magar	Bengali	346,000	3,400	N	2.0	2,900	-	400	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	7,400	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,885,000	5,400	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	188,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,783,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,660,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,861,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	28,000	28,000	N	3.0	100	80	30	28,000	-	90
Maring	Naga, Maring	27,000	27,000	N	3.0	100	70	50	27,000	-	300
Matia	Bengali	203,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	55,000	60	N	2.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,449,000	1,199,000	Y	1.0	956,000	-	1,500	15,000	-	225,000
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	199,000	199,000	Y	1.0	-	199,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	120,000	104,000	Y	1.0	88,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	119,000	107,000	Y	1.0	90,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Miri	Mising	690,000	40	Y	1.0	10	-	-	30	-	-
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	40	N	2.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	144,000	2,600	N	5.0	200	-	10	2,400	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	15,000	300	N	5.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	568,000	5,600	N	5.0	400	-	10	5,100	-	50
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,062,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	1,747,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,688,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,071,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	200,000	180,000	N	3.0	1,700	800	600	177,000	40	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,822,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej	Bengali	4,833,000	3,800	Y	1.0	3,800	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,478,000	1,300	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	167,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	30	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	30	N	3.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,474,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,900	-	-	100	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	56,000	N	3.0	200	300	80	55,000	10	100
Paite Simte	Simte	7,900	7,900	N	3.0	30	40	10	7,700	-	20
Paite Suhte	Chin, Paite	800	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	122,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,593,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Parja	Assamese	493,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,486,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	265,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,700	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,500	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Pod	Assamese	2,984,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	500	-	-
Poumai	Naga, Poumei	129,000	129,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	128,000	-	800
Pundari	Bengali	257,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Puram	Purum	300	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	370,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	30	40	-	-
Rai	Nepali	126,000	2,200	N	2.0	1,200	-	-	200	-	900
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,940,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	60	-	70
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,716,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,890,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,073,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	594,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	585,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Ralte	Chin, Paite	18,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ranabhat	Assamese	12,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Rautia	Panchpargania	116,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	100,000	96,000	N	3.0	1,300	300	300	89,000	20	5,500
Sakachep	Sakachep	20,000	1,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,000	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	4,400	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	77,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,642,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	100	-	90
Saora	Assamese	984,000	700	N	2.0	600	-	-	40	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	28,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,855,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	246,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	85,980,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	8,093,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	38,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	8,600	10	N	2.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Sirte	Naga, Monsang	2,800	2,400	N	3.0	20	10	10	2,400	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	7,742,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	785,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	83,000	700	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	50
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	440,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,709,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	231,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	300	50	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	1,847,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,839,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,749,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	218,000	217,000	N	3.0	1,100	900	400	212,000	20	2,200
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Thangal	Naga, Thangal	3,900	3,900	N	3.0	10	30	10	3,800	-	30
Tharu	Nepali	516,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	30	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,400	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,065,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	634,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	256,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	495,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Vaiphei	Vaiphei	46,000	44,000	N	3.0	100	70	10	43,000	-	100
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	4,027,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Hindi	18,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	58,970,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,610,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba	Nepali	144,000	1,000	N	2.0	700	-	20	10	-	300
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	105,000	9,400	N	3.0	-	-	-	9,400	-	-
Zou	Zo	25,000	25,000	N	3.0	80	10	20	25,000	-	20
State Totals: 202 People Groups			3,096,000	127		1,399,000	241,000	6,800	1,178,000	1,500	269,000