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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	744,000	756,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.59 %	-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 *
Arleng	India	494,000	495,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,855,000	2,934,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	57
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	536,000	573,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhandari	India	629,000	629,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	317,000	317,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhotia	India	113,000	113,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhuiya	India	2,064,000	2,077,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	41
Bhumij	India	1,107,000	1,135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhunjia	India	26,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	136,000	136,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	176,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Chik Baraik	India	116,000	121,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,203,000	1,516,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,775,000	12,080,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	235
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,128,000	2,165,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	43
Gandia Odisha	India	3,400	3,400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,084,000	1,211,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	1,989,000	1,989,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	40
Gond	India	14,074,000	14,080,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	281
Hadi	India	961,000	1,019,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	19
Halba	India	720,000	720,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	14
Ho	India	1,062,000	1,128,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	21
Kachari Sonwal	India	275,000	276,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.67 %	-1	6
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	119,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Kawar	India	976,000	980,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	414,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	8
Khambu	India	331,000	333,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Kharia	Nepal	500	756,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharwar	India	560,000	569,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,607,000	1,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Kolah Lohara	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	699,000	699,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Kori	India	2,554,000	2,576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	51
Korku	India	1,028,000	1,030,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	444,000	446,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kui Khond	India	1,817,000	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	133,000	173,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,366,000	15,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	307
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,684,000	18,972,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	374
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	600	6,573,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	125,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Muslim traditions, tribal)	India	200	200	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,287,000	9,577,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	186
Lohara	India	261,000	279,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Mahishya	India	9,791,000	10,480,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	196
Mahli	India	400,000	431,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.25 %	-1	8
Majhi	India	119,000	197,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	2
Majhi	Nepal	78,000	197,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Malto	India	187,000	222,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	54,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.35 %	-1	-1 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Munda	India	3,637,000	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.43 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	147,000	164,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	4,411,000	4,570,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.43 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	Nepal	37,000	4,570,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Parja	India	485,000	485,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	10
Rabha	India	365,000	367,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,532,000	8,212,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	970,000	973,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	524,000	524,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,532,000	19,027,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	371
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,008,000	59,231,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1160
Totals: 67						51 ●			3,632

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	khr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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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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Resource ▲	Link
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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