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Estimated Global Speakers

340,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kharia	India	761,000	773,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.62 %	-1	-1 -
	Totals: 1						0 ●			0

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ao	India	235,000	235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.63 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	149,000	149,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,927,000	3,006,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	59
Baiga	India	582,000	585,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	12
Bathudi	India	232,000	232,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	550,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhaina	India	75,000	75,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bhandari	India	643,000	643,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	325,000	325,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	7
Bhil	India	17,097,000	17,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	342
Bhotia	India	116,000	116,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,115,000	2,128,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhumij	India	1,137,000	1,165,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	23
Bhunjia	India	27,000	28,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	139,000	139,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	181,000	187,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.02 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	160,000	160,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	220,000	679,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.83 %	-1	4
Chero	India	162,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	119,000	124,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,022,000	1,295,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,171,000	12,476,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	243
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,311,000	2,348,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	46
Gadaba	India	135,000	135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,295,000	1,295,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.65 %	-1	26
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,112,000	1,239,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,023,000	2,023,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	40
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	462,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	9
Gond	India	14,445,000	14,451,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.79 %	-1	289
Hadi	India	1,008,000	1,066,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	20
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.96 %	-1	2
Halam	India	43,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Halba	India	739,000	739,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,089,000	1,156,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Jatapu	India	144,000	144,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	48,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	282,000	283,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.67 %	-1	6
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	122,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Kawar	India	1,001,000	1,005,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	423,000	424,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	8
Khambu	India	339,000	341,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.24 %	-1	7
Kharia	Nepal	500	773,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharwar	India	574,000	583,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Khasi	India	1,545,000	1,628,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,637,000	1,643,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.68 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,784,000	1,786,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	36
Kolah Lohara	India	9,700	9,700	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.20 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	717,000	717,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,698,000	1,712,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Kori	India	2,618,000	2,640,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,054,000	1,056,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	453,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Koya	India	795,000	795,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,863,000	1,868,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	178,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,686,000	16,022,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	314
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,857,000	17,871,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	357
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,162,000	19,450,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	383
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	600	6,732,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Muslim traditions, tribal)	India	200	200	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,490,000	9,779,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	190
Lohara	India	268,000	286,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	180,000	180,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,986,000	10,676,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	200
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.26 %	-1	8
Majhi	India	122,000	200,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	2
Majhi	Nepal	78,000	200,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	189,000	204,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Malto	India	192,000	227,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Monpa	India	41,000	136,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,300	7,500	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,726,000	3,870,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,870,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	153,000	172,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	4,519,000	4,678,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	Nepal	37,000	4,678,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pan	India	1,590,000	1,594,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	32
Pardhan	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	36,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Parja	India	497,000	497,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	10
Rabha	India	374,000	376,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	101,000	101,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,723,000	8,405,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	994,000	997,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	538,000	538,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,941,000	19,436,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	379
Valmiki	India	74,000	74,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.14 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	59,591,000	60,814,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1192
Totals: 102						76 ●			4,638

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	khr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Dhelki Kharia
Dudh Kharia
Haria
Khadia
Khadiya
Khariya
Khaɽiyā
Kharvi
Khatria
Kheria

Dialects
Dhelki
Dudh
Khadia
Mirdha-kharia

Dialect Alternate Names
Dhelki Kharia
Dhud
Dudh Kharia
Haria
Khadia: Dhelki
Khadia: Dudh
Kharia: Dhelki
Kharia: Dhelki Kharia
Kharia: Dudh
Kharia: Dudh Kharia
Khariya
Kharvi
Khatria

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1951
New Testament	1992
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kharia
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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