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	1,700	1,700	N	2.0	30	-	-	300	-	1,400
Adi	Adi	69,000	67,000	N	2.0	6,600	100	200	15,000	-	45,000
Adi Bori	Adi	300	300	N	2.0	-	-	-	100	-	200
Adi Dravida	Tamil	9,801,000	20	N	2.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Adi Gallong	Adi, Galo	19,000	19,000	N	2.0	1,000	40	40	7,000	-	11,000
Adi Minyong	Adi	25,000	25,000	N	2.0	800	10	30	4,100	-	20,000
Adi Padam	Adi	13,000	13,000	N	2.0	1,400	50	-	4,100	10	7,900
Adi Pasi	Adi	3,100	3,100	N	2.0	200	10	-	700	-	2,200
Adi Ramo	Adi	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	-	-	10	600	-	700
Ahom	Assamese	1,323,000	86,000	Y	1.0	81,000	-	2,500	2,000	-	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	231,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	495,000	1,100	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	20	-	20
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	467,000	50	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	50	-
Ashing	Adi	700	700	N	2.0	10	-	-	60	-	600
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,692,000	10,000	Y	1.0	-	10,000	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,265,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,800	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	273,000	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	28,851,000	5,800	Y	1.0	5,300	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,767,000	1,000	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	70
Bania Brittal	Assamese	69,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	143,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Assamese	2,130,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Sikkim	Sikkimese	83,000	700	Y	1.0	-	-	700	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Bengali	180,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Bengali	1,116,000	2,000	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	50	-	20
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,577,000	28,000	N	2.0	26,000	-	-	1,700	-	-
Bogum	Bugun	200	200	N	2.0	10	-	90	20	-	20
Bokar	Adi	4,700	4,700	N	3.0	60	30	20	3,200	-	1,400
Bori	Adi	3,400	3,400	N	3.0	30	20	-	2,700	-	700
Boria Assam	Assamese	182,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	-	40	-	-
Brahmin	Hindi	58,777,000	15,000	Y	1.0	15,000	-	-	-	-	60
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	209,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	2,946,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,481,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	203,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	30	300	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	389,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	14,000	7,300	Y	1.0	-	-	6,800	500	-	-
Chain	Bengali	481,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	156,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	217,000	7,400	Y	1.0	400	-	6,400	600	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	51,315,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Charumba	Zakhring	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	20	-	800	50	-	40
Chhetri	Nepali	261,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,100	-	50	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,100	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Adi	953,000	6,500	N	3.0	-	-	-	6,500	-	-
Dakpa	Brokpake	100	100	Y	1.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	68,000	90	Y	1.0	80	-	-	10	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,880,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Adi	52,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,300	10	-	20	-	20
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,203,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	227,000	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	79,000	79,000	N	2.0	3,100	200	200	22,000	-	54,000
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Garo	Garo	1,094,000	500	N	5.0	200	-	-	300	-	-
Gauda	Bengali	1,988,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Gond	Gondi, Northern	14,230,000	6,900	Y	1.0	6,300	-	40	500	-	50
Gurung	Nepali	108,000	800	N	2.0	70	-	700	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,222,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,372,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,100	10	N	2.0	-	-	10	-	-	-
Havi Tangsa	Naga, Tangshang	900	900	N	2.0	200	-	-	400	-	300
Hill Miri	Mising	200	200	N	2.0	50	-	-	40	-	100
Hira	Assamese	67,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ho	Ho	1,071,000	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	5,836,000	90	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	48,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,192,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,285,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	2,400	-
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	445,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,130,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	-	-	-
Jugli	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	-	-	10	300	-	20
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	145,000	1,200	N	2.0	1,100	-	-	200	-	-
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	277,000	17,000	Y	1.0	9,100	-	2,500	5,200	-	50
Kachin	Jingpho	36,000	32,000	Y	1.0	200	-	31,000	200	-	10
Kahha	Naga, Phom	53,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Kaibartta	Bengali	1,932,000	3,600	Y	1.0	3,500	-	-	60	-	-
Kami	Nepali	137,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	10	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	366,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	297,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Karka	Adi	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	200
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,668,000	30	Y	1.0	-	30	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,620,000	6,800	Y	1.0	6,800	-	-	20	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	423,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Khamiyang	Assamese	1,300	1,000	Y	1.0	20	-	900	10	-	-
Khampa Tibetan	Khamba	800	800	Y	1.0	-	-	800	-	-	10
Khampti	Adi	17,000	16,000	Y	1.0	300	40	15,000	100	20	100
Khandait	Bengali	1,721,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Kharia	744,000	2,900	N	2.0	2,900	-	-	30	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,518,000	400	N	3.0	60	-	-	400	-	-
Khowa	Bugun	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	60	-	700	300	-	400
Kisan	Assamese	1,612,000	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	1,036,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	452,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Koya	Bengali	781,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,832,000	1,700	N	2.0	1,600	40	-	80	-	-
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	149,000	600	N	3.0	400	-	10	200	-	-
Kuli	Odia	16,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	15,352,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,738,000	4,200	Y	1.0	4,200	-	-	-	-	-
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	3,000	-	10
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	177,000	600	N	3.0	-	-	-	600	-	-
Magar	Nepali	343,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,700	-	300	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	7,200	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	9,633,000	9,200	Y	1.0	9,100	-	-	80	-	-
Mahli	Bengali	403,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta	Marathi	30,244,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Hindi	188,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,806,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,648,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Malto	Assamese	189,000	50	N	2.0	40	-	-	10	-	-
Matia	Bengali	190,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Boro	54,000	1,200	N	2.0	900	-	50	200	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,438,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	10	-	-
Miji	Miju-Mishmi	8,100	8,100	N	2.0	1,100	80	900	3,400	-	2,700
Miju Mishmi	Miju-Mishmi	9,500	9,500	Y	1.0	6,800	70	20	100	-	2,500
Millang	Adi	3,600	3,600	N	2.0	100	30	-	1,300	-	2,200
Miniyong	Adi	5,600	5,600	N	2.0	100	-	-	1,200	-	4,300
Miri	Mising	685,000	7,500	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	700	N	5.0	30	-	-	700	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	563,000	200	N	5.0	10	-	-	200	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,067,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Momba	Monpa, Tawang	4,500	4,500	Y	1.0	30	-	4,300	40	-	70
Monpa	Monpa, Tawang	40,000	40,000	Y	1.0	300	60	39,000	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	7,100	7,100	Y	1.0	50	10	7,000	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	Bengali	3,661,000	17,000	N	2.0	15,000	-	40	2,000	-	50
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Bengali	3,167,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Na	Na	90	90	N	2.0	-	-	-	10	-	80
Naga	Naga Pidgin	19,000	5,800	N	3.0	300	50	40	2,400	-	2,900
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	198,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Naga Tangsa	Naga, Tangshang	15,000	15,000	N	3.0	1,900	100	400	9,600	10	3,200
Nair	Malayalam	6,637,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej	Bengali	5,029,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,495,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	166,000	500	Y	1.0	400	-	70	-	-	-
Nishang	Nyishi	2,800	2,800	N	3.0	400	-	10	1,800	-	500
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	31,000	N	3.0	2,000	200	100	19,000	30	9,400
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	38,000	38,000	N	3.0	8,900	100	100	24,000	-	4,500
Nyishi	Nyishi	248,000	248,000	N	3.0	14,000	1,200	400	156,000	60	75,000
Oraon	Assamese	4,444,000	9,300	N	2.0	8,600	-	30	700	-	60
Padam	Adi	2,300	2,300	N	2.0	200	30	90	800	-	1,300
Pailibo	Nyishi	1,400	1,400	N	3.0	-	-	-	1,000	-	400
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	50	N	3.0	10	-	-	20	-	10
Paite Simte	Simte	7,800	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	215,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Bengali	1,578,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Pangi	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	40	-	-	200	-	400
Parja	Assamese	489,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	11,411,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Pasi	Adi	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	10	-	-	100	-	900
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	276,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	23,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Pod	Bengali	3,106,000	5,200	Y	1.0	5,200	-	-	20	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Puroik	Puroik	4,500	4,500	N	2.0	300	10	-	2,100	-	2,100
Rabha	Assamese	369,000	3,700	N	2.0	3,200	-	80	400	-	40
Rai	Nepali	125,000	1,000	N	2.0	400	-	-	100	-	400
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	5,190,000	8,500	Y	1.0	7,900	-	-	300	-	300
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,389,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,871,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,064,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	530,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	30	-	-
Ralte	Mizo	18,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Rengma	Naga, Southern Rengma	68,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Rongkup	Lepcha	74,000	70	N	2.0	-	-	70	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	99,000	30	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	76,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,514,000	7,400	Y	1.0	5,100	-	30	900	-	1,400
Saora	Odia	977,000	1,900	N	2.0	1,700	-	-	100	-	20
Sarki	Nepali	39,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sartang	Sartang	3,400	3,400	Y	1.0	20	-	3,300	50	-	10
Sayyid	Bengali	7,802,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	245,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Shaikh	Urdu	85,372,000	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	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Simong	Adi	2,500	2,500	N	2.0	50	20	-	1,000	-	1,400
Singpho	Singpho	8,400	5,600	N	2.0	70	-	5,400	90	-	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,669,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	925,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	10	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	82,000	700	Y	1.0	600	-	-	10	-	-
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	420,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,690,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Tagin	Tagin	63,000	63,000	N	2.0	8,900	200	300	7,600	10	46,000
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	229,000	2,000	N	2.0	200	-	1,400	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	3,900	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	-	-	800	-	300
Tangsa, Haisa	Adi	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	200	-	-	400	-	400
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	4,697,000	3,800	Y	1.0	3,800	-	-	-	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	44,000	44,000	N	2.0	2,500	100	70	9,500	10	31,000
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,518,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	10	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	512,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	80	-	-
Tibetan	Khamba	107,000	2,100	Y	1.0	-	-	2,100	-	-	-
Tili	Bengali	1,016,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	254,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,300	-	200	400	-	-
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	373,000	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	4,785,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Vanniyan	Tamil	12,499,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Wancho	Naga, Wancho	65,000	63,000	N	3.0	5,700	200	200	57,000	10	600
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	58,339,000	5,800	Y	1.0	5,800	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,473,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba	Nepali	143,000	500	N	2.0	200	-	-	10	-	300
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	68,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	104,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
State Totals: 242 People Groups			1,335,000	118		375,000	25,000	153,000	411,000	3,100	366,000