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Language: Kharia

Estimated Global Speakers

340,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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New Testament

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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	880,000	904,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.44 %	-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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. 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	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	171,000	171,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,370,000	3,452,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	67
Baiga	India	666,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	13
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	647,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	13
Bhaina	India	85,000	85,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	2
Bhandari	India	754,000	754,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	15
Bharia Bhumia	India	374,000	374,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	7
Bhil unspecified	India	14,300,000	14,873,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	286
Bhotia	India	133,000	133,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	3
Bhottada	India	539,000	539,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	11
Bhuiya unspecified	India	1,725,000	1,737,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	34
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Bhunjia	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	160,000	160,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	208,000	215,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	24,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.63 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	255,000	797,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.88 %	-1	5
Chero	India	185,000	194,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	137,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	3
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,360,000	12,659,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	247
Domar (Hindu traditions)	India	2,510,000	2,555,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	50
Gadaba	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gandia Odisha	India	4,100	4,100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,369,000	2,369,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	47
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Hadi	India	1,141,000	1,224,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	23
Hajang	India	87,000	105,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	2
Halam	India	49,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Halba	India	851,000	851,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	17
Haomei	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Jatapu	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	55,000	55,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	325,000	326,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	7
Kandha Gauda	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	151,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Kawar	India	1,165,000	1,170,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	23
Khairwar	India	488,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	10
Khambu	India	366,000	368,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Kharia	Nepal	600	904,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharwar	India	661,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,894,000	1,903,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	38
Kol	India	2,050,000	2,053,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	41
Kolah Lohara	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Koli Mahadev	India	1,952,000	1,979,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	39
Kori	India	3,011,000	3,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	60
Korku	India	1,180,000	1,186,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	24
Korwa	India	522,000	526,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	10
Koya unspecified	India	764,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	15
Kui Khond	India	1,545,000	1,553,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	18,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	18,281,000	18,716,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	366
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	15,338,000	15,714,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	307
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	22,106,000	22,432,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	442
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	600	6,042,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	150,000	150,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.07 %	-1	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	11,072,000	11,395,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	221
Lohara	India	310,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	6
Lotha	India	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	95,000	95,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	11,576,000	12,293,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	232
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Majhi	India	140,000	233,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	3
Majhi	Nepal	93,000	233,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	217,000	235,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Malto	India	221,000	255,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	64,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	158,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	3
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	8,400	8,600	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,500	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	174,000	191,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	Nepal	44,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	369,000	369,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	7
Parhaiya	India	36,000	42,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Parja unspecified	India	384,000	384,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	8
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	115,000	115,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.29 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	618,000	618,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	21,893,000	22,468,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	438
Valmiki tribal	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	40,170,000	41,296,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	803
Totals: 96						71 ●			4,292

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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
Dhelki Kharia
Dudh
Dudh Kharia
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

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

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kharia	Jesus Film Project
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

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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