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	70,000	67,000	N	2.0	6,600	100	200	14,000	-	46,000
Adi Bori	Adi	300	300	N	2.0	-	-	-	100	-	200
Adi Gallong	Adi, Galo	18,000	17,000	N	2.0	1,000	40	90	7,000	-	9,300
Adi Minyong	Adi	24,000	24,000	N	2.0	1,100	10	40	4,300	-	19,000
Adi Padam	Adi	14,000	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	1,345,000	85,000	Y	1.0	78,000	-	4,100	2,200	-	200
Aka	Hruso	11,000	8,200	N	2.0	2,900	10	100	2,800	-	2,300
Angami	Naga, Angami	159,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	233,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	502,000	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	2,717,000	10,000	Y	1.0	-	10,000	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	2,907,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,800	-	-	-	-	-
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	284,000	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	29,403,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,300	-	-	-	-	400
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,883,000	1,000	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	70
Bania Brittal	Assamese	53,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	154,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bauri	Assamese	1,991,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Sikkim	Sikkimese	84,000	900	Y	1.0	-	-	900	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Bengali	160,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Bhumij	Assamese	1,127,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	40	-	20
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,595,000	29,000	N	2.0	27,000	-	300	1,800	-	-
Bogum	Bugun	200	200	N	2.0	10	-	90	20	-	20
Bokar	Adi	4,700	4,600	N	3.0	70	30	20	3,200	-	1,300
Bori	Adi	3,400	3,300	N	3.0	30	20	-	2,700	-	600
Boria Assam	Assamese	183,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	-	40	-	-
Brahmin	Bengali	59,358,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	30
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	209,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Hindi	3,070,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,586,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	205,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	50	300	-	-
Buna (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	401,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Burmese	Burmese	15,000	7,300	Y	1.0	-	-	6,800	500	-	-
Chain	Bengali	511,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	158,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	219,000	7,600	Y	1.0	400	-	6,500	700	-	-
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	47,899,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Charumba	Zakhring	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	20	-	800	60	-	40
Chhetri	Nepali	249,000	2,000	Y	1.0	1,900	-	100	-	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,300	20	N	3.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	Assamese	1,253,000	7,800	N	3.0	-	-	-	7,800	-	-
Dakpa	Brokpake	100	100	Y	1.0	-	-	100	-	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	50,000	90	Y	1.0	80	-	-	10	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,949,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Adi	53,000	5,300	Y	1.0	5,300	10	-	20	-	20
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	12,019,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	239,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Digaru	Digaro-Mishmi	1,300	1,300	N	2.0	900	-	-	100	-	300
Drukpa	Dzongkha	17,000	1,000	Y	1.0	-	-	1,000	-	-	-
Galong	Adi, Galo	81,000	80,000	N	2.0	3,200	300	200	22,000	-	55,000
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	10	N	3.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Garo	Garo	1,105,000	700	N	3.0	200	-	10	400	-	-
Gauda	Bengali	2,027,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Gond	Gondi, Northern	14,385,000	7,300	Y	1.0	6,700	-	40	500	-	40
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepali	109,000	1,100	N	2.0	200	-	900	20	-	-
Hadi	Bengali	986,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,412,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	8,700	20	N	2.0	-	-	20	-	-	-
Hill Miri	Mising	200	200	N	2.0	50	-	-	30	-	100
Hira	Assamese	58,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	99,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Ho	Ho	1,081,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Hojai	Dimasa	4,200	100	N	2.0	70	-	40	10	-	-
Idu	Idu-Mishmi	32,000	32,000	N	2.0	16,000	100	400	1,700	-	13,000
Ilavan	Tamil	5,848,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	97,000	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	25,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,289,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,140,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	2,400	-
Jhalo Malo	Bengali	410,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,204,000	2,000	Y	1.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Jugli	Naga, Tangshang	300	300	N	3.0	-	-	10	300	-	20
Kachari Dimasa	Dimasa	146,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,000	-	200	100	-	-
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	281,000	18,000	Y	1.0	9,700	-	3,100	5,200	-	10
Kachin	Jingpho	37,000	32,000	Y	1.0	200	-	31,000	200	-	10
Kahha	Naga, Phom	54,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Kaibartta	Bengali	1,851,000	4,400	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	60	-	-
Kaibartta Jalia	Assamese	456,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kami	Nepali	98,000	900	Y	1.0	800	-	90	10	-	-
Kaora	Bengali	295,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Kapali	Bengali	301,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Karka	Adi	200	200	N	2.0	-	-	-	20	-	200
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,746,000	30	Y	1.0	-	30	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Bengali	7,837,000	6,100	Y	1.0	6,100	-	-	20	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	422,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	10	-	-
Khamiyang	Assamese	1,400	1,000	Y	1.0	20	-	900	10	-	-
Khampa Tibetan	Khamba	900	900	Y	1.0	-	-	900	-	-	10
Khampti	Adi	18,000	16,000	Y	1.0	300	40	15,000	100	20	100
Khandait	Bengali	1,740,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Kharia	760,000	3,300	N	2.0	3,200	-	-	30	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,533,000	500	N	3.0	50	-	-	400	-	-
Khowa	Bugun	1,400	1,400	N	2.0	60	-	700	300	-	400
Kisan	Assamese	1,636,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Komkar	Adi	100	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	40
Konyak	Naga, Konyak	241,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Korku	Assamese	1,045,000	700	Y	1.0	700	-	-	-	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	452,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Koya	Bengali	791,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,850,000	2,000	N	2.0	1,800	40	-	80	-	30
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	136,000	1,000	N	3.0	400	-	200	300	-	-
Kuli	Odia	16,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	15,753,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	19,066,000	4,000	Y	1.0	4,000	-	-	-	-	-
Laju	Naga, Nocte	1,700	1,700	N	3.0	70	-	-	1,600	-	-
Lama	Tibetan, Central	600	40	Y	1.0	-	-	40	-	-	-
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	179,000	700	N	3.0	-	-	-	700	-	-
Magar	Nepali	349,000	2,400	N	2.0	1,900	-	400	100	-	-
Mahara	Bengali	4,900	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Mahishya	Bengali	9,961,000	9,400	Y	1.0	9,400	-	-	40	-	-
Mahli	Bengali	410,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta	Marathi	31,067,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Majhwar	Hindi	188,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mal (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,775,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,695,000	90	N	3.0	-	-	-	90	-	-
Malto	Assamese	190,000	40	N	2.0	30	-	-	10	-	-
Matia	Bengali	204,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Boro	55,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,000	-	100	200	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,449,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Miji	Miju-Mishmi	8,200	8,100	N	2.0	1,100	80	900	3,400	-	2,700
Miju Mishmi	Miju-Mishmi	9,600	9,500	Y	1.0	6,800	70	20	100	-	2,500
Millang	Adi	4,100	4,100	N	2.0	200	30	-	1,400	-	2,400
Miniyong	Adi	7,900	7,900	N	2.0	200	-	-	1,600	-	6,100
Miri	Mising	690,000	7,600	Y	1.0	4,900	40	50	900	-	1,700
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	100	N	2.0	10	-	100	10	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	145,000	700	N	3.0	20	-	20	700	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	569,000	300	N	3.0	10	-	-	300	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,962,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Monpa	Monpa, Tawang	41,000	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	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	7,200	7,100	Y	1.0	40	10	7,000	30	-	20
Munda	Mundari	3,701,000	17,000	N	2.0	15,000	-	200	1,800	-	40
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Bengali	3,044,000	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	2,400	-	2,900
Naga Tangkhul	Naga, Tangkhul	200,000	70	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nair	Malayalam	6,763,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej (Hindu tradition	Assamese	4,712,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,800	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Bengali	1,451,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	167,000	600	Y	1.0	500	-	80	-	-	-
Nishang	Nyishi	2,900	2,900	N	3.0	400	10	10	1,900	-	600
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	31,000	N	3.0	2,000	200	90	20,000	30	9,300
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	39,000	38,000	N	3.0	8,900	100	100	24,000	-	4,500
Nyishi	Nyishi	252,000	250,000	N	3.0	15,000	1,200	400	157,000	50	76,000
Oraon	Assamese	4,489,000	11,000	N	2.0	9,700	-	100	700	-	40
Padam	Adi	2,400	2,400	N	2.0	200	20	90	800	-	1,200
Pailibo	Nyishi	1,200	1,200	N	3.0	-	-	-	900	-	400
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	70	N	3.0	10	-	-	40	-	10
Paite Simte	Simte	7,900	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Paliya	Bengali	122,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Bengali	1,365,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Pangi	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	60	-	-	200	-	300
Parja	Assamese	494,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Urdu	11,530,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Pasi	Adi	1,000	1,000	N	2.0	10	-	-	100	-	900
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	228,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	23,000	20	N	3.0	-	-	-	20	-	-
Pod	Bengali	3,001,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	10	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Puroik	Puroik	4,400	4,400	N	2.0	300	10	-	2,000	-	2,100
Rabha	Assamese	371,000	3,700	N	2.0	3,200	-	100	400	-	40
Rai	Nepali	126,000	1,100	N	2.0	500	-	-	90	-	500
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Assamese	4,966,000	9,900	Y	1.0	9,200	-	60	300	-	300
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	45,746,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Bengali	2,921,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,040,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Raju	Bengali	596,000	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	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	100,000	50	N	3.0	-	-	-	50	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	77,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,666,000	7,500	N	2.0	5,300	-	100	900	-	1,200
Saora	Odia	988,000	2,200	N	2.0	2,000	-	-	100	-	10
Sarki	Nepali	28,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sartang	Sartang	3,400	3,400	Y	1.0	20	-	3,300	50	-	10
Sayyid	Bengali	7,895,000	200	Y	1.0	-	200	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	247,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Shaikh	Urdu	86,205,000	11,000	Y	1.0	-	11,000	-	-	-	-
Sherdukpen	Sherdukpen	3,500	3,400	Y	1.0	30	-	3,300	30	-	20
Sherpa	Nepali	39,000	200	N	2.0	20	-	200	-	-	-
Simong	Adi	2,600	2,600	N	2.0	40	20	-	1,000	-	1,400
Singpho	Singpho	8,500	5,600	N	2.0	70	-	5,400	90	-	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,786,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	804,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	10	-	-
Sunri Sadhubanik	Assamese	274,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Nepali	84,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	10	-	-
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Bengali	422,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,744,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Tagin	Tagin	62,000	61,000	N	2.0	8,900	200	300	7,300	10	45,000
Tagin Bangni	Adi	600	600	N	2.0	50	-	20	80	-	400
Tai Man	Phake	5,800	200	N	2.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Tamang	Tamang, Eastern	234,000	3,700	N	2.0	800	-	2,600	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	3,900	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
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	4,873,000	5,000	Y	1.0	5,000	-	-	-	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	44,000	44,000	N	2.0	2,500	100	70	9,500	10	31,000
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	18,867,000	2,100	Y	1.0	2,100	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	10	10	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	458,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	80	-	-
Tili	Bengali	1,074,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Tiwa	Tiwa	257,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,300	-	200	400	-	-
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	352,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	10	-	-
Tutcha Nocte	Naga, Nocte	1,000	1,000	N	3.0	200	-	-	600	-	200
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Bengali	5,299,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Wancho	Naga, Wancho	65,000	63,000	N	3.0	5,700	200	200	56,000	10	600
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	58,887,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,700	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Bengali	2,618,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba, Limbu	Nepali	145,000	600	N	2.0	200	-	-	10	-	400
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	69,000	80	N	3.0	-	-	-	80	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	105,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
State Totals: 241 People Groups			1,347,000	117		384,000	25,000	153,000	414,000	3,000	365,000