India, Assam state, Dhemaji district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Dhemaji

Major People Groups

185

Major Unreached People Groups

151

Total Population

770,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

95.6 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	200	Adi	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Andhra	50	Telugu	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	75,000	Assamese	1	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	50	Hruso	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	90	Naga, Ao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	9,400	Assamese	0	-1 -	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,300	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Agrahari	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	1,300	Assamese	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	400	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania Rauniar	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	9,500	Hindi	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	300	Dimasa	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	200	Odia	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	50	Sikkimese	0	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	80	Kuvi	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	400	Bengali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	5,600	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Boro (India)	2	49,000	70	30	1,900	-1 -	90
Boria Assam	700	Assamese	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	20	Telugu	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	60	Telugu	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Burmese	50	Burmese	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	30	Chakma	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	1,400	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	70	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	8,900	Deori	1	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	50	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	20	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	300	Odia	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	700	Garo	3	80	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	400	Odia	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	50	Odia	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	5,500	Gondi, Northern	1	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	16,000	Hindi	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	50
Gorait	60	Sadri	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	300	Odia	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	900	Nepali	2	800	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	8,000	Bengali	1	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	-1 Unknown	Chinese, Mandarin	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	60	Assamese	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	100	Ho	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	-1 Unknown	Assamese	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	30	Naga, Mao	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	600	Assamese	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	20	Dimasa	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	29,000	Assamese	1	28,000	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Kachin	100	Jingpho	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	17,000	Bengali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	60	Telugu	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	90	Odia	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	900	Nepali	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	30	Telugu	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	90	Telugu	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	6,300	Bengali	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	40	Assamese	1	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	20	Adi	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	1,100	Odia	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	6,500	Kharia	2	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	400	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	800	Hindi	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	200	Odia	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	800	Korku	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	2,000	Telugu	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	700	Telugu	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	3,300	Odia	2	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	40	Naga, Lotha	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	100	Telugu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	1,200	Nepali	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	70	Odia	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	8,800	Bengali	1	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	100	Marathi	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	900	Hindi	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	100	Telugu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	90	Mal Paharia	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	50	Telugu	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	300	Boro (India)	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	1,200	Meitei	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	248,000	Mising	1	237,000	1,100	-1 -	4,000	20	5,700
Mishmi	30	Digaro-Mishmi	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	30	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	30	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	62,000	Mundari	5	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	90
Munnur	70	Telugu	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	90	Telugu	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Bengali	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	8,500	Bengali	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,400	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	600	Nyishi	3	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	20,000	Kurux	2	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	600	Odia	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	400	Odia	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	2,100	Bengali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,600	Assamese	2	2,600	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	600	Nepali	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	90	Assamese	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	70	Odia	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	18,000	Santhali	2	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	1,300
Saora unspecified	3,300	Odia	2	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	60	Naga, Sumi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	300	Odia	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	90	Shan	1	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan, Tai Man	200	Phake	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Nepali	2	70	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Bengali	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,600	Nepali	2	1,400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanu	20	Apatani	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,700	Bhojpuri	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	20	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	6,900	Assamese	1	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	50	Telugu	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	80	Tamil	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,300	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	800
Totals: 185	770,000		151 ●	736,000	14,000	1,000	9,700	300	8,500

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1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
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