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	1,323,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	60	-	-
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	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	140,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	231,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	495,000	300	N	2.0	90	-	-	200	-	-
Arora (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	4,052,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	467,000	30	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	30	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,692,000	7,800	Y	1.0	-	7,800	-	-	-	-
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	71,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,265,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	273,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	28,851,000	4,800	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,767,000	800	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Saraogi	Hindi	75,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	70
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Bengali	143,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Bengali	2,130,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,879,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	633,000	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	455,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,116,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Biate	Biate	16,000	2,500	N	2.0	500	-	10	2,000	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	86,000	74,000	Y	1.0	73,000	-	-	900	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,577,000	1,200	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	100	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	58,777,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	90
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	203,000	90	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	40
Bujur	Naga, Moyon	2,500	2,500	N	3.0	-	-	-	2,500	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	389,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	14,000	1,200	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	-	-	-
Chain	Bengali	481,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	261,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	40	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,100	8,400	N	3.0	10	60	-	8,300	-	10
Chothe	Naga, Chothe	3,700	3,700	N	3.0	10	-	-	3,600	-	60
Christian	Assamese	953,000	16,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	16,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	68,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	52,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	10	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,203,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Dulia	Bengali	350,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	30	Y	1.0	-	-	30	-	-	-
Gadaria (Hindu traditions	Bengali	6,521,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Ganak	Assamese	300	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,277,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Gandharva	Nepali	500	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	17,000	N	3.0	100	100	20	17,000	-	50
Garo	Garo	1,094,000	60	N	5.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Gauda	Assamese	1,988,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani	564,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,230,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	70	-	40
Guria	Assamese	719,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	108,000	400	N	2.0	100	-	300	10	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,222,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Ho	74,000	100	Y	1.0	80	-	-	20	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,372,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,100	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Hira	Assamese	67,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	49,000	N	3.0	100	200	100	49,000	10	70
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	94,000	N	3.0	200	300	100	94,000	-	200
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,192,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Bengali	529,000	600	Y	1.0	-	600	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,285,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	800	-
Jew, South Asian	Meitei	6,000	200	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	200
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	445,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,130,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	145,000	40	N	2.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,932,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Kalu	Bengali	257,000	90	Y	1.0	-	90	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	137,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	706,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kandu	Hindi	2,350,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	366,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	297,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Assamese	520,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,668,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,620,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Bengali	423,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	17,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	30	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,721,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Kharam	Naga, Kharam	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	744,000	200	N	2.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,518,000	300	N	3.0	30	-	-	200	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,322,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	303,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Koirao	Koireng	70	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,123,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Assamese	661,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kom	Kom	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	70	50	10	17,000	-	20
Konai	Bengali	134,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Koren	Koireng	1,900	1,900	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,900	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	452,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,832,000	500	N	2.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	149,000	28,000	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	7,800	N	3.0	300	10	30	7,500	-	-
Loi	Meitei	42,000	41,000	Y	1.0	41,000	-	70	10	-	300
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	177,000	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Magar	Bengali	343,000	3,400	N	2.0	2,900	-	400	90	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	7,200	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,633,000	5,400	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	188,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	20	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,806,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,648,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	9,771,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Maramei	Naga, Maram	28,000	28,000	N	3.0	100	80	30	27,000	-	90
Maring	Naga, Maring	27,000	27,000	N	3.0	100	70	50	27,000	-	300
Matia	Bengali	190,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	54,000	50	N	2.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,438,000	1,190,000	Y	1.0	950,000	-	1,400	15,000	-	224,000
Meitei (Manipur Muslim)	Meitei	198,000	198,000	Y	1.0	-	198,000	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	119,000	103,000	Y	1.0	87,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	118,000	106,000	Y	1.0	90,000	-	-	1,100	-	15,000
Miri	Mising	685,000	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	-	-	2,400	-	10
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	14,000	200	N	5.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	563,000	5,600	N	5.0	400	-	10	5,100	-	30
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,067,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Urdu	1,737,000	400	Y	1.0	-	400	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,661,000	2,300	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,167,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Naga Kacha	Naga, Liangmai	66,000	66,000	N	3.0	1,000	200	200	64,000	10	300
Naga Poumai	Naga, Poumei	128,000	128,000	N	3.0	200	200	100	127,000	-	800
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	198,000	179,000	N	3.0	1,700	800	500	175,000	30	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,688,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej	Bengali	5,029,000	4,700	Y	1.0	4,700	-	30	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,495,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,700	-	20	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	166,000	300	Y	1.0	200	-	20	-	-	-
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	30	N	3.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,444,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,800	-	-	100	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	55,000	N	3.0	200	300	80	55,000	-	100
Paite Simte	Simte	7,800	7,800	N	3.0	30	30	10	7,700	-	10
Paite Suhte	Chin, Paite	800	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	215,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Assamese	1,578,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Parja	Assamese	489,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,411,000	900	Y	1.0	-	900	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	276,000	4,100	Y	1.0	4,100	-	-	-	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,400	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Pod	Assamese	3,106,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	-	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	400	-	-
Pundari	Bengali	249,000	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	5,190,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	60	-	60
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,389,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	40
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,871,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Hindi	1,064,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	530,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Rajwar	Bengali	634,000	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	99,000	96,000	N	3.0	1,300	300	200	88,000	10	5,500
Sakachep	Sakachep	3,900	600	N	3.0	10	-	-	600	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	4,400	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	76,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	70	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,514,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	100	-	90
Saora	Assamese	977,000	600	N	2.0	600	-	-	20	-	-
Sarki	Nepali	39,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,802,000	1,300	Y	1.0	-	1,300	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	245,000	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	85,372,000	23,000	Y	1.0	-	23,000	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Qureshi	Bengali	8,033,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
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)	Bengali	7,669,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	20
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	925,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	82,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	420,000	50	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,690,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	229,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	300	40	-	-
Tamboli (Hindu traditions	Bengali	1,820,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,697,000	2,500	Y	1.0	2,500	-	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,518,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	216,000	215,000	N	3.0	1,100	800	400	211,000	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	512,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	20	-	-
Thoubalkonou	Meitei	1,600	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,016,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	629,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	254,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Tiyar	Bengali	494,000	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	4,785,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Hindi	123,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	58,339,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,473,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba	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	25,000	-	20
State Totals: 202 People Groups			3,031,000	127		1,348,000	239,000	6,600	1,169,000	1,300	267,000