Joshua Project - Ethnic Peoples of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Discover > All Regions / Continents > All Countries > Region: Asia, South > Country: India > State: Arunachal Pradesh
	India ► Arunachal Pradesh

You need to upgrade your Flash Player

India Listings:

►

►

India ► Arunachal Pradesh

(Click headings for sorting

)

People Name	Primary Language	Country Population	State Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abor	Adi	1,700	1,700	N	2.0	50	-	-	300	-	1,400
Adi	Adi	70,000	68,000	N	2.0	6,700	100	200	15,000	-	46,000
Adi Bori	Adi	300	300	N	2.0	-	10	-	100	-	200
Adi Dravida	Tamil	8,696,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Adi Gallong	Adi, Galo	19,000	19,000	N	2.0	1,000	50	40	7,100	-	11,000
Adi Minyong	Adi	26,000	26,000	N	2.0	800	20	30	4,200	-	20,000
Adi Padam	Adi	14,000	14,000	N	2.0	1,400	50	-	4,200	10	8,000
Adi Pasi	Adi	3,100	3,100	N	2.0	200	10	-	700	-	2,300
Adi Ramo	Adi	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	-	-	10	600	-	700
Ahom	Assamese	1,344,000	88,000	Y	1.0	83,000	-	2,600	2,000	-	200
Aka	Hruso	11,000	8,300	N	2.0	3,000	10	100	2,800	-	2,300
Angami	Naga, Angami	160,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	235,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	504,000	1,100	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	20
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	475,000	60	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	60	-
Ashing	Adi	700	700	N	2.0	10	-	-	60	-	700
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,739,000	10,000	Y	1.0	-	10,000	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,927,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,800	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	285,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bangni	Nyishi	700	700	N	2.0	200	-	-	300	-	200
Bangru	Hruso	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	10	10	-	200
Bania	Hindi	29,416,000	5,800	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,849,000	1,000	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	90
Bania Brittal	Assamese	70,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	162,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Assamese	2,091,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Sikkim	Sikkimese	85,000	700	Y	1.0	-	-	700	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Bengali	170,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Bengali	1,137,000	2,000	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	50	-	20
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,604,000	28,000	N	2.0	26,000	-	-	1,700	-	-
Bogum	Bugun	200	200	N	2.0	10	-	100	20	-	20
Bokar	Adi	4,800	4,800	N	3.0	60	30	20	3,200	-	1,400
Bori	Adi	3,400	3,400	N	3.0	30	20	10	2,700	-	700
Boria Assam	Assamese	185,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	-	50	-	-
Brahmin	Hindi	59,861,000	15,000	Y	1.0	15,000	-	-	-	-	70
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	212,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	2,999,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,558,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	207,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	30	300	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	401,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	7,400	Y	1.0	-	-	6,900	500	-	-
Chain	Bengali	512,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	160,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	220,000	7,500	Y	1.0	400	-	6,500	600	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	48,208,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Charumba	Zakhring	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	20	-	900	50	-	40
Chhetri	Nepali	265,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,100	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,300	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Adi	1,022,000	6,600	N	3.0	-	-	-	6,600	-	-
Dakpa	Brokpake	100	100	Y	1.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	54,000	90	Y	1.0	80	-	-	10	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,932,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Adi	53,000	5,400	Y	1.0	5,400	20	-	20	-	20
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,171,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	234,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
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	200	200	22,000	10	55,000
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Garo	Garo	1,112,000	600	N	3.0	200	-	-	300	-	-
Gauda	Bengali	2,023,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Gond	Gondi, Northern	14,445,000	7,000	Y	1.0	6,400	-	40	500	-	60
Gurung	Nepali	110,000	800	N	2.0	70	-	700	30	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,008,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,413,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,800	10	N	2.0	-	-	10	-	-	-
Hill Miri	Mising	300	300	N	2.0	70	-	-	50	-	100
Hira	Assamese	69,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	99,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ho	Ho	1,089,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hojai	Dimasa	4,300	100	N	2.0	80	-	20	10	-	-
Idu	Idu-Mishmi	32,000	32,000	N	2.0	17,000	100	400	1,700	-	13,000
Ilavan	Tamil	5,858,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	97,000	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	49,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,485,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,444,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	2,400	-
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	428,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,214,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Jugli	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	10	-	10	300	-	30
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	147,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	200	-	-
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	282,000	17,000	Y	1.0	9,200	-	2,500	5,300	10	60
Kachin	Jingpho	37,000	32,000	Y	1.0	200	-	32,000	200	-	20
Kahha	Naga, Phom	54,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Kaibartta	Bengali	1,912,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,600	-	-	60	-	-
Kami	Nepali	105,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	-	20	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	297,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	303,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Karka	Adi	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	200
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,796,000	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,857,000	6,900	Y	1.0	6,900	-	-	20	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	423,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	20	-	-
Khamiyang	Assamese	1,400	1,000	Y	1.0	20	-	900	20	-	-
Khampa Tibetan	Khamba	900	900	Y	1.0	-	-	900	-	-	10
Khampti	Adi	18,000	16,000	Y	1.0	300	40	15,000	100	30	100
Khandait	Bengali	1,758,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Kharia	761,000	3,000	N	2.0	2,900	-	-	30	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,545,000	500	N	3.0	80	-	-	400	-	-
Khowa	Bugun	1,500	1,500	N	2.0	70	-	700	300	-	400
Kisan	Assamese	1,637,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Komkar	Adi	100	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	50
Konyak	Naga, Konyak	243,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Korku	Assamese	1,054,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	453,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Koya	Bengali	795,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	10	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,863,000	1,700	N	2.0	1,600	40	-	80	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	136,000	700	N	3.0	400	-	30	200	-	-
Kuli	Odia	16,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	15,686,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	19,162,000	4,200	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	-	-	-
Laju	Naga, Nocte	1,700	1,700	N	3.0	70	-	-	1,700	-	-
Libo	Adi	500	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	100
Liju Nocte	Naga, Nocte	800	800	N	3.0	200	-	-	600	-	-
Lisu Yobin	Lisu	3,000	3,000	N	3.0	-	-	10	3,000	-	10
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	180,000	600	N	3.0	-	-	-	600	-	-
Magar	Nepali	349,000	2,100	N	2.0	1,700	-	300	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	7,400	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	9,986,000	9,400	Y	1.0	9,300	-	-	80	-	-
Mahli	Bengali	409,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta	Marathi	30,706,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Assamese	189,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,802,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,689,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Malto	Assamese	192,000	60	N	2.0	50	-	-	10	-	-
Matia	Bengali	205,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Boro	55,000	1,200	N	2.0	1,000	-	60	200	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,462,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	10	-	-
Miji	Miju-Mishmi	8,200	8,200	N	2.0	1,100	90	900	3,500	-	2,700
Miju Mishmi	Miju-Mishmi	9,700	9,700	Y	1.0	6,900	80	20	100	-	2,600
Millang	Adi	3,700	3,700	N	2.0	100	40	10	1,300	-	2,300
Miniyong	Adi	5,700	5,700	N	2.0	100	20	-	1,200	-	4,400
Miri	Mising	696,000	7,600	Y	1.0	4,800	40	70	1,000	-	1,700
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,400	100	N	2.0	10	-	100	10	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	146,000	700	N	3.0	30	-	-	700	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	574,000	200	N	3.0	10	-	-	200	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,083,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Momba	Monpa, Tawang	4,600	4,600	Y	1.0	30	-	4,400	40	-	70
Monpa	Monpa, Tawang	41,000	41,000	Y	1.0	300	60	40,000	400	10	200
Monpa But	Monpa, Tawang	300	300	Y	1.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Monpa Chugpa	Monpa, Tawang	500	500	N	2.0	100	-	-	200	-	200
Monpa Dirang	Tshangla	7,300	7,300	Y	1.0	50	10	7,100	60	10	20
Monpa Kalaktang	Monpa, Kalaktang	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	600	-	800	90	-	-
Monpa Lish	Lish	2,300	2,300	Y	1.0	20	-	2,200	10	-	-
Monpa Tawang	Monpa, Tawang	7,200	7,200	Y	1.0	40	10	7,100	30	-	20
Munda	Bengali	3,726,000	17,000	N	2.0	15,000	-	40	2,000	-	70
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Bengali	3,067,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Na	Na	100	100	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	80
Naga	Naga Pidgin	19,000	5,900	N	3.0	300	50	40	2,500	-	3,000
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	201,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	10
Naga Tangsa	Naga, Tangshang	16,000	16,000	N	3.0	1,900	100	400	9,700	10	3,300
Nair	Malayalam	6,766,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,880,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,492,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	169,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	90	10	-	-
Nishang	Nyishi	2,900	2,900	N	3.0	400	10	10	1,900	-	500
Nissi	Nyishi	40,000	32,000	N	3.0	2,100	200	100	20,000	30	9,500
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	39,000	38,000	N	3.0	9,000	100	100	25,000	-	4,600
Nyishi	Nyishi	252,000	252,000	N	3.0	14,000	1,300	400	159,000	60	77,000
Oraon	Assamese	4,519,000	9,500	N	2.0	8,700	-	30	700	-	70
Padam	Adi	2,400	2,400	N	2.0	200	40	90	800	-	1,300
Pailibo	Nyishi	1,400	1,400	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,000	-	400
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	81,000	50	N	3.0	10	-	-	30	-	10
Paite Simte	Simte	8,000	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	123,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Bengali	1,590,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Pangi	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	40	-	-	200	-	400
Parja	Assamese	497,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	11,601,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Pasi	Adi	1,100	1,100	N	2.0	20	-	-	100	-	900
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	268,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	23,000	30	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Pod	Bengali	3,015,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,200	-	-	30	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Puroik	Puroik	4,600	4,600	N	2.0	300	10	-	2,100	-	2,200
Rabha	Assamese	374,000	3,700	N	2.0	3,200	-	90	400	-	50
Rai	Nepali	127,000	1,000	N	2.0	500	-	-	100	-	400
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	4,992,000	8,600	Y	1.0	8,100	-	-	300	-	300
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	46,187,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,918,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,083,000	500	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	500	-
Raju	Bengali	599,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	30	-	-
Ralte	Mizo	19,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Rengma	Naga, Southern Rengma	70,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Rongkup	Lepcha	76,000	90	N	2.0	-	-	90	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	101,000	30	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	77,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,723,000	7,600	N	2.0	5,200	-	30	1,000	-	1,400
Saora	Odia	994,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,800	-	-	100	-	20
Sarki	Nepali	28,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	10	-	-
Sartang	Sartang	3,500	3,500	Y	1.0	20	-	3,400	50	-	10
Sayyid	Bengali	7,935,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	249,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Shaikh	Urdu	86,856,000	12,000	Y	1.0	-	12,000	-	-	-	-
Sherdukpen	Sherdukpen	3,600	3,500	Y	1.0	30	-	3,400	30	-	30
Sherpa	Nepali	39,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	10	-	-
Simong	Adi	2,600	2,600	N	2.0	60	20	-	1,100	-	1,400
Singpho	Singpho	8,700	5,700	N	2.0	90	10	5,500	100	-	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,823,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	793,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	20	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	84,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	10	-	-
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	445,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,747,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Tagin	Tagin	64,000	64,000	N	2.0	9,000	200	300	7,700	10	47,000
Tagin Bangni	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	50	-	20	90	-	400
Tai Man	Phake	5,900	100	N	2.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Tamang	Tamang, Eastern	233,000	2,000	N	2.0	200	-	1,500	300	-	-
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	50	10	30	1,200	-	10
Tangsa Longchang	Naga, Tangshang	3,200	3,200	N	2.0	200	10	30	700	-	2,300
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	800	-	30	600	-	1,300
Tangsa Morang	Naga, Tangshang	500	500	N	3.0	-	-	30	400	-	40
Tangsa Mossang	Naga, Tangshang	3,900	3,900	N	3.0	100	10	30	3,700	-	100
Tangsa Ngimong	Naga, Tangshang	200	200	N	3.0	10	-	-	100	-	-
Tangsa Phong	Naga, Tangshang	600	600	N	2.0	80	-	-	200	-	400
Tangsa Roerah	Naga, Tangshang	1,500	1,500	N	3.0	30	-	70	1,400	-	-
Tangsa Sangwal	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	10
Tangsa Sechu	Naga, Tangshang	400	400	N	3.0	20	-	20	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	-	10
Tangsa Yougli	Naga, Tangshang	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	10	-	-	800	-	300
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	4,889,000	3,900	Y	1.0	3,900	-	-	-	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	45,000	44,000	N	2.0	2,600	100	70	9,600	10	32,000
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,941,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	34,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	10	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	521,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	80	-	-
Tili	Bengali	1,078,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	259,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,300	-	200	400	-	-
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	347,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	10	-	-
Tutcha Nocte	Naga, Nocte	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	200	-	-	600	-	200
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	5,143,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Vanniyan	Tamil	12,873,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Wancho	Naga, Wancho	66,000	64,000	N	3.0	5,800	200	200	58,000	10	600
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	59,591,000	5,900	Y	1.0	5,900	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,636,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	146,000	600	N	2.0	200	-	-	20	-	400
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	69,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	106,000	100	N	3.0	10	-	-	100	-	-
State Totals: 241 People Groups			1,357,000	117		382,000	26,000	154,000	419,000	3,200	372,000