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	1,900	1,900	N	2.0	70	-	-	300	-	1,500
Adi	Adi	82,000	79,000	N	2.0	7,800	200	300	17,000	-	54,000
Adi Gallong	Adi, Galo	21,000	21,000	N	2.0	1,200	50	100	8,300	-	11,000
Adi Minyong	Adi	29,000	28,000	N	2.0	1,300	10	50	5,000	-	22,000
Adi Padam	Adi	16,000	16,000	N	2.0	1,900	50	10	4,800	10	9,100
Adi Pasi	Adi	3,600	3,600	N	2.0	300	10	-	700	-	2,500
Adi Ramo	Adi	1,600	1,600	N	2.0	-	-	20	700	-	800
Ahom	Assamese	1,600,000	100,000	Y	1.0	92,000	-	4,900	2,600	-	200
Aka	Hruso	13,000	9,600	N	2.0	3,500	10	100	3,300	-	2,700
Angami	Naga, Angami	186,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	275,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	595,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,200	-	-	20	-	20
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	547,000	60	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	60	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	3,172,000	12,000	Y	1.0	-	12,000	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,428,000	3,300	Y	1.0	3,300	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	335,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bangni	Nyishi	800	800	N	2.0	200	-	-	400	-	300
Bangru	Hruso	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	10	10	-	200
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	5,775,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	90
Bania Brittal	Assamese	60,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Bania unspecified	Hindi	16,927,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,400	-	-	-	-	400
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	182,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Assamese	2,345,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Sikkim	Sikkimese	82,000	1,000	Y	1.0	-	-	1,000	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Bengali	187,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,328,000	2,200	Y	1.0	2,200	-	-	50	-	20
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,869,000	35,000	N	2.0	32,000	-	400	2,100	-	-
Bokar	Adi	5,500	5,500	N	3.0	80	40	30	3,700	-	1,600
Bori	Adi	4,000	3,900	N	3.0	50	30	10	3,100	-	700
Boria Assam	Assamese	217,000	700	Y	1.0	600	-	-	50	-	-
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	245,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	3,645,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,898,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin unspecified	Bengali	34,711,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	30
Bru	Riang	244,000	1,100	N	2.0	600	-	50	400	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	476,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	17,000	8,600	Y	1.0	-	-	8,000	600	-	-
Chain	Bengali	602,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	187,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	260,000	9,000	Y	1.0	500	-	7,700	800	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	54,347,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Charumba	Zakhring	1,100	1,100	N	2.0	30	-	900	90	-	50
Chhetri	Nepali	293,000	2,400	Y	1.0	2,300	-	100	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	11,000	20	N	3.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Assamese	1,492,000	9,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	9,200	-	-
Dakpa	Brokpake	100	100	Y	1.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	56,000	100	Y	1.0	90	-	-	10	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,464,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Adi	62,000	6,300	Y	1.0	6,200	20	-	20	-	20
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,571,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	282,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Digaru	Digaro-Mishmi	1,500	1,500	N	2.0	1,000	-	-	100	-	300
Drukpa	Dzongkha	14,000	1,100	Y	1.0	-	-	1,100	-	-	-
Galong	Adi, Galo	96,000	95,000	N	2.0	3,800	300	200	26,000	10	64,000
Gangte	Gangte	26,000	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Garo (A-chik Mande)	Garo	1,299,000	800	N	3.0	300	-	10	500	-	-
Gauda	Bengali	2,410,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Gond unspecified	Gondi, Northern	10,109,000	7,400	Y	1.0	6,800	-	40	500	-	40
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepali	127,000	1,300	N	2.0	200	-	1,100	30	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	1,161,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,665,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	11,000	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Hill Miri	Mising	300	300	N	2.0	80	-	-	50	-	200
Hira	Assamese	67,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	116,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ho	Ho	1,273,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Hojai	Dimasa	5,000	100	N	2.0	70	-	50	10	-	-
Idu	Idu-Mishmi	38,000	38,000	N	2.0	19,000	200	500	2,000	-	16,000
Ilavan	Tamil	6,700,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	114,000	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	29,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	16,034,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	8,724,000	2,500	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	2,500	-
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	478,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,785,000	2,400	Y	1.0	2,400	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	172,000	1,500	N	2.0	1,100	-	200	200	-	-
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	331,000	21,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	3,700	6,200	10	10
Kachin	Jingpho	44,000	37,000	Y	1.0	300	-	37,000	200	-	20
Kahha	Naga, Phom	63,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Kaibartta Jalia	Assamese	536,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kaibartta unspecified	Bengali	1,644,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,400	-	-	60	-	-
Kami	Nepali	110,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,000	-	100	20	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	347,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	355,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	7,944,000	40	Y	1.0	-	40	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,090,000	6,200	Y	1.0	6,200	-	-	20	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	497,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	-	20	-	-
Khamiyang	Assamese	1,600	1,200	Y	1.0	20	-	1,100	20	-	-
Khampa Tibetan	Khamba	1,100	1,000	Y	1.0	-	-	1,000	-	-	10
Khampti	Adi	21,000	19,000	Y	1.0	300	50	18,000	100	30	100
Khandait	Bengali	2,050,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Kharia	895,000	3,800	N	2.0	3,800	-	-	30	-	-
Khasi (War-Khasi)	Khasi	1,479,000	600	N	3.0	70	-	-	500	-	-
Khowa	Bugun	1,700	1,700	N	2.0	80	-	800	400	-	400
Kisan	Assamese	1,926,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Konyak	Naga, Konyak	284,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Korku	Assamese	1,200,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	531,000	1,700	Y	1.0	1,700	-	-	-	-	-
Koya unspecified	Bengali	777,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	10	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,572,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,900	40	-	80	-	40
Kuki Chin	Unknown	160,000	1,100	N	3.0	500	-	300	300	-	-
Kuli	Odia	19,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	18,593,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	22,483,000	4,700	Y	1.0	4,700	-	-	-	-	-
Laju	Naga, Nocte	2,000	2,000	N	3.0	80	-	-	1,900	-	-
Lama	Tibetan, Central	800	50	Y	1.0	-	-	50	-	-	-
Lisu Yobin	Lisu	3,500	3,500	N	3.0	-	-	10	3,500	-	10
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	210,000	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Magar	Nepali	409,000	2,900	N	2.0	2,200	-	500	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	5,900	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	11,773,000	11,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	-	50	-	-
Mahli	Bengali	483,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta unspecified	Marathi	31,321,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Hindi	220,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,090,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	3,169,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Malto	Assamese	224,000	50	N	2.0	40	-	-	10	-	-
Matia	Bengali	241,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Boro	65,000	1,500	N	2.0	1,200	-	100	200	-	-
Meitei unspecified	Meitei	1,423,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Miji	Miju-Mishmi	9,600	9,600	N	2.0	1,300	100	1,000	4,000	-	3,100
Miju Mishmi	Miju-Mishmi	11,000	11,000	Y	1.0	8,000	90	20	200	-	3,000
Millang	Adi	4,800	4,800	N	2.0	200	40	10	1,700	-	2,800
Miniyong	Adi	9,400	9,300	N	2.0	200	20	-	1,800	-	7,200
Miri	Mising	815,000	9,000	Y	1.0	5,800	50	80	1,100	-	2,000
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,900	200	N	2.0	10	-	100	10	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	171,000	800	N	3.0	20	-	20	800	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	670,000	300	N	3.0	10	-	-	300	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,309,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Momba	Sartang	5,300	5,300	Y	1.0	30	40	5,100	40	-	80
Monpa	Monpa, Tawang	48,000	47,000	Y	1.0	300	70	46,000	400	10	200
Monpa But	Sartang	300	300	Y	1.0	-	-	300	-	-	-
Monpa Chugpa	Chug	900	900	N	2.0	200	-	-	300	-	400
Monpa Dirang	Tshangla	8,500	8,400	Y	1.0	60	20	8,200	60	10	30
Monpa Kalaktang	Monpa, Kalaktang	1,600	1,600	N	2.0	700	-	900	100	-	-
Monpa Lish	Lish	2,700	2,600	Y	1.0	20	-	2,600	20	-	-
Monpa Tawang	Monpa, Tawang	8,500	8,400	Y	1.0	50	10	8,300	30	-	20
Munda	Mundari	4,367,000	20,000	N	2.0	18,000	-	200	2,100	-	50
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Bengali	3,711,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Na	Na	100	100	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	90
Naga	Nagamese	22,000	6,800	N	3.0	400	50	40	2,800	-	3,400
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	236,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	10
Nair	Malayalam	7,717,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Assamese	3,840,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,800	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,702,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	191,000	700	Y	1.0	600	-	100	10	-	-
Nishang	Nyishi	3,500	3,400	N	3.0	500	20	10	2,200	-	700
Nissi	Nyishi	47,000	37,000	N	3.0	2,400	200	100	23,000	40	11,000
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	45,000	44,000	N	3.0	10,000	100	200	28,000	-	5,300
Nyishi	Nyishi	297,000	295,000	N	3.0	18,000	1,500	500	185,000	70	90,000
Oraon	Assamese	5,310,000	12,000	N	2.0	11,000	-	100	900	-	40
Padam	Adi	2,800	2,800	N	2.0	300	50	100	1,000	-	1,400
Pailibo	Nyishi	1,500	1,400	N	3.0	10	-	-	1,000	-	400
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	95,000	80	N	3.0	10	-	-	50	-	10
Paite Simte	Simte	9,300	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	144,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Bengali	1,609,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Parja unspecified	Bengali	390,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	9,141,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Pasi	Adi	1,200	1,200	N	2.0	20	-	-	100	-	1,100
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	268,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	27,000	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Pod	Bengali	3,541,000	6,400	Y	1.0	6,400	-	-	20	-	-
Poi	Mizo	58,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Puroik	Puroik	5,200	5,200	N	2.0	300	10	-	2,300	-	2,500
Rabha	Assamese	437,000	4,400	N	2.0	3,800	-	100	400	-	50
Rai	Nepali	144,000	1,300	N	2.0	600	-	-	100	-	600
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Assamese	5,005,000	10,000	Y	1.0	9,300	-	60	300	-	300
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	27,490,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	1,950,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,250,000	500	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	500	-
Raju	Bengali	703,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	30	-	-
Ralte	Mizo	21,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Rengma	Naga, Southern Rengma	81,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Rongkup	Lepcha	79,000	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	117,000	50	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	90,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Santal (Sawntal)	Assamese	9,023,000	8,900	N	2.0	6,300	-	100	1,000	-	1,400
Saora unspecified	Odia	943,000	2,200	N	2.0	2,100	-	-	200	-	10
Sarki	Nepali	32,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	10	-	-
Sartang	Sartang	4,000	4,000	Y	1.0	30	-	3,900	60	-	20
Sayyid	Bengali	9,222,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	290,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Shaikh unspecified	Urdu	71,641,000	11,000	Y	1.0	-	11,000	-	-	-	-
Sherdukpen	Sherdukpen	4,200	4,100	Y	1.0	30	-	3,900	30	-	30
Sherpa	Nepali	44,000	300	N	2.0	30	-	300	-	-	-
Simong	Adi	3,100	3,000	N	2.0	50	20	-	1,200	-	1,700
Singpho	Singpho	10,000	6,600	N	2.0	100	10	6,300	100	-	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,255,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	643,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	20	-	-
Sunri Sadhubanik	Assamese	325,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	97,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	10	-	-
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	501,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	4,405,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Tagin	Tagin	73,000	73,000	N	2.0	10,000	200	400	8,600	10	53,000
Tai Man	Phake	6,900	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Tamang	Tamang, Eastern	266,000	4,400	N	2.0	900	-	3,100	300	-	-
Tangsa	Naga, Tangshang	18,000	18,000	N	3.0	2,200	200	500	11,000	20	3,800
Tangsa Haisa	Adi	1,200	1,200	N	2.0	200	-	-	500	-	500
Tangsa Kemsing	Naga, Tangshang	1,500	1,500	N	3.0	60	10	30	1,400	-	10
Tangsa Longchang	Naga, Tangshang	3,700	3,700	N	2.0	200	10	30	800	-	2,600
Tangsa Moglum	Naga, Tangshang	3,100	3,100	N	2.0	900	-	50	600	-	1,500
Tangsa Mossang	Naga, Tangshang	4,600	4,600	N	3.0	200	10	30	4,200	-	100
Tangsa Roerah	Naga, Tangshang	1,800	1,700	N	3.0	30	-	80	1,600	-	-
Tangsa Taisen	Naga, Tangshang	1,300	1,300	N	2.0	300	-	10	400	-	600
Tangsa Tikhak	Naga, Tangshang	2,700	2,700	N	2.0	30	-	2,100	600	-	10
Tangsa Yongkuk	Naga, Tangshang	200	200	N	3.0	-	-	30	200	-	10
Tangsa Yougli	Naga, Tangshang	1,200	1,200	N	3.0	10	-	-	900	-	300
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	5,759,000	5,900	Y	1.0	5,900	-	-	-	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	52,000	52,000	N	2.0	2,900	100	70	11,000	10	37,000
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	22,267,000	2,400	Y	1.0	2,400	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	39,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	10	10	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	532,000	1,300	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	90	-	-
Tili	Bengali	1,277,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Kok Borok	814,000	90	N	2.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	303,000	2,200	Y	1.0	1,600	-	200	500	-	-
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	414,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	10	-	-
Tutcha Nocte	Naga, Nocte	1,200	1,200	N	3.0	300	-	-	700	-	200
Valmiki (Hindu traditions	Bengali	5,795,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Wancho	Naga, Wancho	77,000	75,000	N	3.0	6,800	300	200	67,000	10	600
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	40,856,000	5,800	Y	1.0	5,800	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	3,080,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	151,000	700	N	2.0	300	-	-	20	-	400
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	81,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	123,000	100	N	3.0	10	-	-	100	-	-
State Totals: 225 People Groups			1,573,000	118		442,000	28,000	186,000	484,000	3,300	428,000