Joshua Project - Ethnic Peoples of Arunachal Pradesh, India

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People Name	Primary Language	Country Population	State Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abor	Adi	1,600	1,600	N	2.0	50	-	-	200	-	1,300
Adi	Adi	69,000	67,000	N	2.0	6,600	100	200	14,000	-	45,000
Adi Bori	Adi	300	300	N	2.0	-	-	-	100	-	200
Adi Dravida	Tamil	8,564,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Adi Gallong	Adi, Galo	18,000	17,000	N	2.0	1,000	40	90	6,900	-	9,200
Adi Minyong	Adi	24,000	24,000	N	2.0	1,100	10	40	4,200	-	18,000
Adi Padam	Adi	13,000	13,000	N	2.0	1,600	50	-	4,000	10	7,700
Adi Pasi	Adi	3,000	3,000	N	2.0	300	-	-	600	-	2,100
Adi Ramo	Adi	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	-	-	10	600	-	700
Ahom	Assamese	1,332,000	82,000	Y	1.0	77,000	-	2,500	1,700	-	200
Aka	Hruso	11,000	8,100	N	2.0	2,900	10	100	2,800	-	2,300
Angami	Naga, Angami	157,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	232,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	499,000	1,100	N	2.0	1,000	-	-	20	-	20
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	464,000	50	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	50	-
Ashing	Adi	700	700	N	2.0	10	-	-	60	-	600
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,696,000	10,000	Y	1.0	-	10,000	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,883,000	2,700	Y	1.0	2,700	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	281,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Bangni	Nyishi	700	700	N	2.0	200	-	-	300	-	200
Bangru	Hruso	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	10	10	-	200
Bania	Hindi	29,039,000	5,800	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,952,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	70
Bania Brittal	Assamese	52,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	153,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Assamese	1,974,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Sikkim	Sikkimese	83,000	700	Y	1.0	-	-	700	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Bengali	159,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,118,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,800	-	-	40	-	20
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,581,000	28,000	N	2.0	26,000	-	-	1,700	-	-
Bogum	Bugun	200	200	N	2.0	10	-	90	20	-	20
Bokar	Adi	4,600	4,600	N	3.0	70	30	20	3,100	-	1,300
Bori	Adi	3,300	3,300	N	3.0	30	20	-	2,600	-	600
Boria Assam	Assamese	182,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	-	40	-	-
Brahmin	Hindi	58,887,000	15,000	Y	1.0	15,000	-	-	-	-	40
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	209,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	2,969,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,538,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	204,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	30	300	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	395,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	7,200	Y	1.0	-	-	6,700	500	-	-
Chain	Bengali	504,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	157,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	217,000	7,300	Y	1.0	400	-	6,400	500	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	47,512,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Charumba	Zakhring	900	900	N	2.0	20	-	800	40	-	40
Chhetri	Nepali	248,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,200	20	N	3.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Adi	1,215,000	6,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	6,200	-	-
Dakpa	Brokpake	100	100	Y	1.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	49,000	90	Y	1.0	80	-	-	10	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,913,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Adi	53,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,200	10	-	20	-	20
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	11,892,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	237,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Digaru	Digaro-Mishmi	1,300	1,300	N	2.0	900	-	-	100	-	300
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Galong	Adi, Galo	80,000	80,000	N	2.0	3,200	300	200	22,000	-	54,000
Gangte	Gangte	21,000	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Garo	Garo	1,095,000	600	N	3.0	200	-	-	300	-	-
Gauda	Bengali	2,009,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Gond	Gondi, Northern	14,214,000	7,100	Y	1.0	6,600	-	40	500	-	40
Gurung	Nepali	108,000	900	N	2.0	100	-	800	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	970,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,392,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	8,900	10	N	2.0	-	-	10	-	-	-
Hill Miri	Mising	200	200	N	2.0	50	-	-	30	-	100
Hira	Assamese	57,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ho	Ho	1,073,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hojai	Dimasa	4,200	100	N	2.0	70	-	20	10	-	-
Idu	Idu-Mishmi	32,000	32,000	N	2.0	16,000	100	400	1,700	-	13,000
Ilavan	Tamil	5,768,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	25,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,127,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,081,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	2,400	-
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	407,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,169,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	-	-	-
Jugli	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	-	-	10	300	-	20
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	145,000	1,100	N	2.0	1,000	-	-	100	-	-
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	278,000	17,000	Y	1.0	9,500	-	2,500	5,100	-	50
Kachin	Jingpho	37,000	31,000	Y	1.0	200	-	31,000	200	-	10
Kahha	Naga, Phom	53,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Kaibartta	Bengali	1,836,000	4,100	Y	1.0	4,100	-	-	60	-	-
Kaibartta Jalia	Assamese	452,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	97,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	10	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	293,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	298,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Karka	Adi	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	200
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,693,000	30	Y	1.0	-	30	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Assamese	7,744,000	6,700	Y	1.0	6,700	-	-	20	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	418,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Khamiyang	Assamese	1,300	1,000	Y	1.0	20	-	900	10	-	-
Khampa Tibetan	Khamba	900	900	Y	1.0	-	-	900	-	-	10
Khampti	Adi	17,000	16,000	Y	1.0	300	40	15,000	100	20	100
Khandait	Bengali	1,735,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Kharia	752,000	3,200	N	2.0	3,200	-	-	30	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,521,000	400	N	3.0	50	-	-	400	-	-
Khowa	Bugun	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	60	-	700	300	-	400
Kisan	Assamese	1,623,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Komkar	Adi	100	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	40
Konyak	Naga, Konyak	239,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Korku	Assamese	1,038,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	448,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Koya	Bengali	782,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,835,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,800	40	-	80	-	30
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	135,000	800	N	3.0	400	-	60	200	-	-
Kuli	Odia	16,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	15,519,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,869,000	4,000	Y	1.0	4,000	-	-	-	-	-
Laju	Naga, Nocte	1,700	1,700	N	3.0	70	-	-	1,600	-	-
Libo	Adi	500	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	90
Liju Nocte	Naga, Nocte	800	800	N	3.0	200	-	-	600	-	-
Lisu Yobin	Lisu	3,000	3,000	N	3.0	-	-	10	2,900	-	10
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	177,000	600	N	3.0	-	-	-	600	-	-
Magar	Nepali	346,000	2,100	N	2.0	1,700	-	300	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	4,800	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	9,888,000	9,200	Y	1.0	9,100	-	-	40	-	-
Mahli	Bengali	404,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta	Marathi	30,726,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Hindi	186,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,775,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,647,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Malto	Assamese	189,000	40	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	-
Matia	Bengali	202,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Boro	54,000	1,200	N	2.0	900	-	60	200	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,437,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Miji	Miju-Mishmi	8,100	8,000	N	2.0	1,000	80	900	3,400	-	2,600
Miju Mishmi	Miju-Mishmi	9,600	9,500	Y	1.0	6,700	70	20	100	-	2,500
Millang	Adi	4,100	4,000	N	2.0	200	30	-	1,400	-	2,400
Miniyong	Adi	7,900	7,800	N	2.0	200	-	-	1,500	-	6,100
Miri	Mising	687,000	7,600	Y	1.0	4,800	40	50	900	-	1,700
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	100	N	2.0	10	-	100	10	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	144,000	600	N	3.0	20	-	-	600	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	564,000	300	N	3.0	10	-	-	300	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,945,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Momba	Sartang	4,500	4,500	Y	1.0	30	30	4,300	40	-	70
Monpa	Monpa, Tawang	40,000	40,000	Y	1.0	300	60	39,000	400	10	200
Monpa But	Sartang	300	300	Y	1.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Monpa Chugpa	Chug	700	700	N	2.0	200	-	-	300	-	300
Monpa Dirang	Tshangla	7,200	7,100	Y	1.0	50	10	6,900	50	10	20
Monpa Kalaktang	Monpa, Kalaktang	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	600	-	700	90	-	-
Monpa Lish	Lish	2,200	2,200	Y	1.0	20	-	2,200	10	-	-
Monpa Tawang	Monpa, Tawang	7,100	7,100	Y	1.0	40	10	7,000	30	-	20
Munda	Mundari	3,673,000	17,000	N	2.0	16,000	-	40	1,900	-	30
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Bengali	3,021,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Na	Na	90	90	N	2.0	-	-	-	10	-	80
Naga	Naga Pidgin	19,000	5,700	N	3.0	300	50	40	2,300	-	2,900
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	199,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nair	Malayalam	6,675,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Assamese	4,676,000	2,300	Y	1.0	2,300	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,439,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	166,000	500	Y	1.0	400	-	70	-	-	-
Nishang	Nyishi	2,900	2,900	N	3.0	400	10	10	1,800	-	600
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	31,000	N	3.0	2,000	200	90	19,000	30	9,300
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	38,000	37,000	N	3.0	8,800	100	100	24,000	-	4,500
Nyishi	Nyishi	253,000	250,000	N	3.0	14,000	1,200	400	155,000	50	79,000
Oraon	Assamese	4,454,000	10,000	N	2.0	9,500	-	30	700	-	40
Padam	Adi	1,600	1,600	N	2.0	200	20	90	600	-	800
Pailibo	Nyishi	1,200	1,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	900	-	300
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	70	N	3.0	10	-	-	40	-	10
Paite Simte	Simte	7,800	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	121,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Bengali	1,355,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Pangi	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	60	-	-	200	-	300
Parja	Bengali	489,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	11,429,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Pasi	Adi	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	10	-	-	100	-	900
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	226,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	23,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Pod	Bengali	2,976,000	5,200	Y	1.0	5,200	-	-	10	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Puroik	Puroik	4,400	4,300	N	2.0	300	10	-	2,000	-	2,100
Rabha	Assamese	369,000	3,600	N	2.0	3,100	-	80	400	-	40
Rai	Nepali	125,000	1,100	N	2.0	500	-	-	90	-	500
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,921,000	9,100	Y	1.0	8,600	-	-	300	-	200
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,518,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,887,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,029,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	591,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	30	-	-
Ralte	Mizo	18,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Rengma	Naga, Southern Rengma	69,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Rongkup	Lepcha	75,000	70	N	2.0	-	-	70	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	99,000	50	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	76,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,607,000	7,400	N	2.0	5,200	-	40	900	-	1,300
Saora	Odia	980,000	2,100	N	2.0	2,000	-	-	100	-	20
Sarki	Nepali	27,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sartang	Sartang	3,400	3,400	Y	1.0	20	-	3,300	50	-	10
Sayyid	Bengali	7,822,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	245,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Shaikh	Urdu	85,428,000	11,000	Y	1.0	-	11,000	-	-	-	-
Sherdukpen	Sherdukpen	3,500	3,400	Y	1.0	30	-	3,300	30	-	20
Sherpa	Nepali	38,000	100	N	2.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Simong	Adi	2,600	2,600	N	2.0	40	20	-	1,000	-	1,400
Singpho	Singpho	8,500	5,500	N	2.0	70	-	5,300	90	-	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,750,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	792,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	10	-	-
Sunri Sadhubanik	Assamese	271,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	83,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	10	-	-
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	419,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,689,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Tagin	Tagin	62,000	61,000	N	2.0	8,800	100	300	7,200	10	44,000
Tagin Bangni	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	50	-	20	80	-	400
Tai Man	Phake	5,800	100	N	2.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Tamang	Tamang, Eastern	230,000	2,200	N	2.0	500	-	1,500	300	-	-
Tangsa	Naga, Tangshang	15,000	15,000	N	3.0	1,900	100	400	9,500	10	3,200
Tangsa Haisa	Adi	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	200	-	-	400	-	400
Tangsa Havi	Naga, Tangshang	900	900	N	2.0	200	-	-	400	-	300
Tangsa Kemsing	Naga, Tangshang	1,300	1,300	N	3.0	30	-	20	1,200	-	-
Tangsa Longchang	Naga, Tangshang	3,100	3,100	N	2.0	200	10	20	700	-	2,200
Tangsa Longphi	Naga, Tangshang	400	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Tangsa Longri	Naga, Tangshang	600	600	N	3.0	20	-	30	600	-	10
Tangsa Moglum	Naga, Tangshang	2,600	2,600	N	2.0	700	-	30	500	-	1,300
Tangsa Morang	Naga, Tangshang	400	400	N	3.0	-	-	30	400	-	40
Tangsa Mossang	Naga, Tangshang	3,900	3,800	N	3.0	100	-	30	3,600	-	100
Tangsa Ngimong	Naga, Tangshang	100	100	N	3.0	10	-	-	100	-	-
Tangsa Phong	Naga, Tangshang	600	600	N	2.0	70	-	-	200	-	400
Tangsa Roerah	Naga, Tangshang	1,500	1,500	N	3.0	20	-	70	1,400	-	-
Tangsa Sangwal	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	10
Tangsa Sechu	Naga, Tangshang	400	400	N	3.0	20	-	10	300	-	10
Tangsa Taisen	Naga, Tangshang	1,100	1,100	N	2.0	200	-	10	300	-	500
Tangsa Tikhak	Naga, Tangshang	2,300	2,300	N	2.0	20	-	1,800	500	-	10
Tangsa Yongkuk	Naga, Tangshang	200	200	N	3.0	-	-	20	100	-	-
Tangsa Yougli	Naga, Tangshang	1,000	1,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	700	-	300
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	4,819,000	4,700	Y	1.0	4,700	-	-	-	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	44,000	43,000	N	2.0	2,500	100	70	9,400	10	31,000
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,717,000	2,100	Y	1.0	2,100	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	10	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	513,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	80	-	-
Tili	Bengali	1,064,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	255,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,300	-	200	400	-	-
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	350,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	10	-	-
Tutcha Nocte	Naga, Nocte	1,000	1,000	N	3.0	200	-	-	600	-	200
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	5,258,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Vanniyan	Tamil	12,687,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Wancho	Naga, Wancho	65,000	63,000	N	3.0	5,700	200	200	56,000	10	600
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	58,585,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,595,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	143,000	600	N	2.0	200	-	-	10	-	400
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	68,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	104,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
State Totals: 243 People Groups			1,332,000	119		379,000	25,000	150,000	408,000	3,000	365,000