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	1,600,000	6,500	Y	1.0	6,400	-	-	80	-	-
Aimol	Aimol	3,500	3,500	N	3.0	30	10	-	3,400	-	-
Aka	Hruso	13,000	500	N	2.0	300	-	90	30	-	90
Anal	Anal	27,000	26,000	N	3.0	300	90	30	26,000	-	50
Angami	Naga, Angami	186,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Anglo Indian	English	157,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	275,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	595,000	400	N	2.0	100	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,830,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	547,000	40	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	40	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	3,172,000	9,200	Y	1.0	-	9,200	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	95,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,428,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	335,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	5,775,000	900	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	90,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	80
Bania unspecified	Hindi	16,927,000	4,800	Y	1.0	4,400	-	-	-	-	500
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	182,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	2,345,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,992,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	766,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Bhatia (Muslim traditions	Bengali	4,200	50	Y	1.0	-	50	-	-	-	-
Bhisti	Urdu	647,000	50	Y	1.0	-	50	-	-	-	-
Bhottada	Assamese	548,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,328,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	30	-	-
Biate	Biate	19,000	2,900	N	2.0	600	-	20	2,300	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	103,000	87,000	Y	1.0	86,000	-	-	1,000	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,869,000	1,500	N	2.0	1,300	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin Barna	Bengali	34,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	245,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Purohit	Bengali	132,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin unspecified	Bengali	34,711,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
Bru	Riang	244,000	100	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	50
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	3,000	3,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	3,000	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	476,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	17,000	1,400	Y	1.0	-	-	1,400	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	602,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	293,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,600	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	11,000	10,000	N	3.0	10	80	-	9,900	-	10
Chothe	Naga, Chothe	4,400	4,400	N	3.0	10	-	10	4,200	-	70
Christian	Assamese	1,492,000	19,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	19,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	56,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	62,000	50	Y	1.0	40	-	20	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,571,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	14,000	500	Y	1.0	-	-	500	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	455,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,700	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	4,786,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,496,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Gandharva	Nepali	600	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	26,000	20,000	N	3.0	100	100	30	20,000	-	80
Garo (A-chik Mande)	Garo	1,299,000	60	N	3.0	10	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	2,410,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	25,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	694,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Gond unspecified	Assamese	10,109,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	80	-	40
Guria	Assamese	871,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepali	127,000	500	N	2.0	200	-	300	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,161,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	88,000	100	Y	1.0	90	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,665,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	11,000	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Haomei	Naga, Liangmai	79,000	78,000	N	3.0	1,200	300	300	76,000	20	400
Hira	Assamese	67,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	116,000	58,000	N	3.0	200	300	100	58,000	20	80
Illemei	Naga, Mao	114,000	111,000	N	3.0	200	300	200	111,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	16,034,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	551,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	8,724,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	7,100	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	478,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,785,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	172,000	40	N	2.0	40	-	10	-	-	-
Kaibartta unspecified	Assamese	1,644,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	306,000	100	Y	1.0	-	100	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	110,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	787,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,790,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	347,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	355,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	627,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	7,944,000	80	Y	1.0	-	80	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,090,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	497,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	21,000	400	Y	1.0	300	-	70	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	2,050,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,300	1,300	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,300	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	895,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi (War-Khasi)	Khasi	1,479,000	300	N	3.0	50	-	-	300	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,780,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	356,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,654,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	801,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	21,000	21,000	N	3.0	80	60	10	21,000	-	30
Konai	Bengali	151,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	2,200	2,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	2,200	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	531,000	1,300	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,572,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Assamese	160,000	32,000	N	3.0	200	100	70	31,000	-	300
Kuki Chin Taraor	Naga, Tarao	1,300	1,300	N	3.0	-	-	20	1,200	-	10
Kumal	Nepali	4,200	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Lamkang	Lamkang	9,300	9,200	N	3.0	300	20	30	8,800	-	-
Loi	Meitei	102,000	101,000	Y	1.0	101,000	-	-	40	40	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	210,000	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	500	-	-
Magar	Bengali	409,000	4,000	N	2.0	3,400	-	400	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	5,900	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	11,773,000	6,300	Y	1.0	6,300	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	220,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,090,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	3,169,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,452,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	33,000	33,000	N	3.0	100	90	40	32,000	-	100
Maring	Naga, Maring	32,000	32,000	N	3.0	200	90	70	31,000	-	300
Mech	Assamese	65,000	70	N	2.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	235,000	233,000	Y	1.0	-	233,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	142,000	121,000	Y	1.0	103,000	-	-	1,300	-	17,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	140,000	125,000	Y	1.0	106,000	-	-	1,300	-	18,000
Meitei unspecified	Meitei	1,423,000	1,204,000	Y	1.0	961,000	-	1,500	15,000	-	226,000
Miri	Mising	815,000	50	Y	1.0	10	-	10	30	-	-
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,900	70	N	2.0	30	-	30	-	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	171,000	3,000	N	3.0	200	-	10	2,800	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	17,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	670,000	6,600	N	3.0	500	-	10	6,000	-	50
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,309,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	2,063,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	4,367,000	2,700	N	2.0	2,400	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,711,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	236,000	210,000	N	3.0	2,000	1,000	600	206,000	50	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	14,026,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Bengali	3,840,000	3,800	Y	1.0	3,800	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,702,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	191,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	30	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	47,000	40	N	3.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	5,310,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,200	-	-	200	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	95,000	65,000	N	3.0	200	300	100	65,000	10	200
Paite Simte	Simte	9,300	9,200	N	3.0	30	40	10	9,100	-	20
Paliya	Bengali	144,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,609,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Parja unspecified	Assamese	390,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	9,141,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	268,000	4,300	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	330,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Pod	Assamese	3,541,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	58,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	500	-	-
Poumai	Naga, Poumai	152,000	151,000	N	3.0	200	200	200	149,000	-	900
Pundari	Bengali	311,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	437,000	300	N	2.0	200	-	30	40	-	-
Rai	Nepali	144,000	2,600	N	2.0	1,400	-	-	200	-	1,000
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	5,005,000	4,500	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	60	-	70
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	27,490,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	1,950,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,250,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	703,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	721,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Ralte	Chin, Paite	21,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ranabhat	Assamese	14,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Rautia	Panchpargania	137,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	117,000	113,000	N	3.0	1,500	400	300	104,000	20	6,500
Sakachep	Sakachep	24,000	1,200	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,200	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	5,200	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	90,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Santal (Sawntal)	Assamese	9,023,000	2,200	N	2.0	2,000	-	-	100	-	100
Saora unspecified	Assamese	943,000	700	N	2.0	600	-	-	40	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	32,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	9,222,000	1,500	Y	1.0	-	1,500	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	290,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Shaikh Faruqi	Bengali	952,000	500	Y	1.0	-	500	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	9,649,000	2,800	Y	1.0	-	2,800	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Siddiqi	Bengali	8,947,000	1,100	Y	1.0	-	1,100	-	-	-	-
Shaikh unspecified	Bengali	71,641,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Usmani	Urdu	563,000	300	Y	1.0	-	300	-	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	44,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	10,000	10	N	2.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Sirte	Naga, Monsang	3,200	2,900	N	3.0	20	10	10	2,800	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	8,255,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	643,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	97,000	800	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	60
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	501,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	4,405,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	266,000	1,000	N	2.0	600	-	400	50	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	2,208,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	5,759,000	2,900	Y	1.0	2,900	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	22,267,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	257,000	254,000	N	3.0	1,300	1,000	500	248,000	20	2,600
Thakuri	Nepali	39,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Thangal	Naga, Thangal	4,600	4,600	N	3.0	10	40	10	4,500	-	50
Tharu	Nepali	532,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	30	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,600	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,277,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,800	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Kok Borok	814,000	300	N	2.0	300	50	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	303,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	584,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Vaiphei	Vaiphei	54,000	51,000	N	3.0	200	80	10	51,000	-	100
Valmiki (Hindu traditions	Bengali	5,795,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu t	Hindi	11,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	40,856,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	3,080,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	151,000	1,200	N	2.0	800	-	20	10	-	300
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	123,000	11,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	11,000	-	-
Zou	Zo	29,000	29,000	N	3.0	100	10	20	29,000	-	20
State Totals: 200 People Groups			3,415,000	128		1,473,000	280,000	7,700	1,374,000	1,500	277,000