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	1,319,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	60	-	-
Aimol	Aimol	2,900	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	156,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Anglo	English	133,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	230,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	494,000	300	N	2.0	90	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,028,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	460,000	30	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	30	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,670,000	7,700	Y	1.0	-	7,700	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	81,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,855,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	278,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	28,753,000	4,700	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,903,000	800	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	75,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	70
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	151,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	1,954,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,868,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	629,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Bhatia (Muslim traditions	Bengali	3,500	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	538,000	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Bhottada	Assamese	451,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,107,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Biate	Biate	16,000	2,500	N	2.0	500	-	10	1,900	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	85,000	74,000	Y	1.0	73,000	-	-	900	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,566,000	1,200	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	58,307,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
Brahmin Barna	Bengali	28,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	207,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Purohit	Bengali	110,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	202,000	90	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	40
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	2,500	2,500	N	3.0	-	-	-	2,500	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	391,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	1,200	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	499,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	245,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	40	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,100	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	1,203,000	16,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	16,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	49,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	52,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,775,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	376,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	6,472,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganak	Assamese	300	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,248,000	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	1,084,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	1,989,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	558,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,074,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	70	-	40
Guria	Assamese	716,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	107,000	400	N	2.0	100	-	300	10	-	-
Hadi	Assamese	961,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	74,000	100	Y	1.0	80	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,378,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	8,800	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	97,000	49,000	N	3.0	100	200	100	48,000	10	70
Illemei	Naga, Mao	95,000	94,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	93,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	18,939,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	526,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	8,992,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	6,000	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	403,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,138,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	143,000	40	N	2.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,818,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	255,000	90	Y	1.0	-	90	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	96,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	656,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,332,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	290,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	295,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	517,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,628,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,667,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	414,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	17,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	30	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,718,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	744,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,506,000	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,315,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	298,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,038,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	664,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	70	50	10	17,000	-	20
Konai	Bengali	126,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	1,800	1,800	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,800	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	444,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,817,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	133,000	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	7,800	7,700	N	3.0	300	10	30	7,400	-	-
Loi	Meitei	85,000	85,000	Y	1.0	85,000	-	-	30	30	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	175,000	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Magar	Bengali	343,000	3,400	N	2.0	2,900	-	400	90	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	4,800	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,791,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,300	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	184,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,758,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,621,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,762,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	27,000	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	200,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	54,000	50	N	2.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,422,000	1,180,000	Y	1.0	942,000	-	1,400	15,000	-	222,000
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	196,000	196,000	Y	1.0	-	196,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	118,000	102,000	Y	1.0	86,000	-	-	1,100	-	14,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	117,000	105,000	Y	1.0	89,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Miri	Mising	680,000	40	Y	1.0	10	-	-	30	-	-
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	40	N	2.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	142,000	2,600	N	3.0	200	-	-	2,300	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	14,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	559,000	5,500	N	3.0	400	-	10	5,100	-	30
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,926,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	1,729,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,637,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	2,991,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	197,000	177,000	N	3.0	1,700	800	500	174,000	30	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,681,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,630,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,700	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,425,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	164,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	20	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	30	N	3.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,411,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,800	-	-	100	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	79,000	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	120,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,341,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Parja	Assamese	485,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,317,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	224,000	3,600	Y	1.0	3,600	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,400	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Pod	Assamese	2,946,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	48,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	400	-	-
Poumai	Naga, Poumei	127,000	127,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	126,000	-	800
Pundari	Bengali	253,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Puram	Purum	300	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	365,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	30	40	-	-
Rai	Nepali	124,000	2,200	N	2.0	1,200	-	-	200	-	800
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,873,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	60	-	60
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,070,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,858,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,019,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	585,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	601,000	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	114,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	98,000	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	75,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,532,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,700	-	-	100	-	90
Saora	Assamese	970,000	600	N	2.0	600	-	-	20	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	27,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,745,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	243,000	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	84,587,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Faruqi	Bengali	786,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	7,979,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Siddiqi	Bengali	7,439,000	1,000	Y	1.0	-	1,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Usmani	Urdu	465,000	300	Y	1.0	-	300	-	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	38,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	8,400	10	N	2.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Sirte	Naga, Monsang	2,700	2,400	N	3.0	20	10	10	2,400	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	7,674,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	785,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	82,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	414,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,653,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	228,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	300	40	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	1,832,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,771,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,532,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	215,000	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	508,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	20	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,400	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,054,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	624,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	252,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	487,000	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	5,206,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Hindi	9,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	58,008,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,570,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	142,000	1,000	N	2.0	700	-	20	10	-	300
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	103,000	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