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418,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bhottada	India	451,000	451,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Kui, Kuvi Khond	Bangladesh	5,100	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.93 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						1 ●			9

* 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 *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	203,000	203,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Bagata	India	145,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,855,000	2,934,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	57
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,028,000	6,029,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	121
Bathudi	India	227,000	227,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhandari	India	629,000	629,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bhattra	India	307,000	307,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhuiya	India	2,064,000	2,077,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	41
Bhumia	India	155,000	155,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,107,000	1,135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	136,000	136,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Bondo Poraja	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	1
Chandala	India	7,000	7,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chenchu	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,203,000	1,516,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Devangri	India	50,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dewar	India	1,002,000	1,002,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	20
Dhakoda	India	17,000	17,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimar	India	1,822,000	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	36
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
Gadaba	India	131,000	131,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,248,000	1,248,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	25
Gauda	India	1,989,000	1,989,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	40
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	439,000	440,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.38 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	283,000	283,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,074,000	14,080,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	281
Gond Dorla	India	157,000	157,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.41 %	-1	3
Gond Jhare	India	100,000	100,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,196,000	1,196,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	24
Goudu	India	7,000	7,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Guna	India	2,000	2,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Guria	India	716,000	716,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
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
Holar	India	161,000	161,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	3
Jatapu	India	141,000	141,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Kammara	India	119,000	119,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	656,000	656,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Karan	India	517,000	517,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	10
Karmali	India	119,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Karnam	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	India	644,000	654,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	13
Kawar	India	976,000	980,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,667,000	9,524,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	153
Khandait	India	1,718,000	1,720,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	34
Kharia	India	744,000	756,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.59 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,607,000	1,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Kol	India	1,741,000	1,743,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
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
Koli Mahadev	India	1,656,000	1,671,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Kolta	India	664,000	664,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	13
Komarao	India	9,900	9,900	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Konda Dhora	India	230,000	230,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	121,000	121,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	2
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
Korku Nahal	India	111,000	111,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	444,000	446,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kotia	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	775,000	775,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	15
Koya Dora	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	35,000	35,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
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
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,287,000	9,577,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	186
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
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	9,762,000	9,909,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	195
Mangala	India	1,875,000	1,876,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	38
Matia	India	200,000	237,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mawasi	India	108,000	108,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,637,000	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.43 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.36 %	-1	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,681,000	11,833,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	234
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	4,630,000	7,877,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	93
Odiya	India	68,000	68,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	1
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,411,000	4,570,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.43 %	-1	-1 -
Paik	India	204,000	204,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	4
Pan	India	1,341,000	1,345,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	27
Parja	India	485,000	485,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	10
Parja Bonda	India	39,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.27 %	-1	1
Parja Jodia	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	1
Parja Parenga	India	58,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	1
Parja Pengo	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	India	45,070,000	45,151,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	901
Rosa	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.66 %	-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 -
Saora Jadu	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.08 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.95 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Khotto	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.13 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	India	24,000	24,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	29.25 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	66,000	66,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	524,000	524,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sonr	India	45,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Sounti	India	112,000	112,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	785,000	1,501,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	16
Tamudia	India	9,200	9,200	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanla	India	69,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.42 %	-1	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	4,771,000	4,965,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	95
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,532,000	19,027,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	371
Valmiki	India	71,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.28 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,008,000	59,231,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1160
Yerukula	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 117						99 ●			5,805

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kxv
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Dongria Khond
Jatapu
Khondh
Khondi
Kond
Kuvi Kond
Kuvi, Odisha
Kuvinga
Kuwi
Laxmipur
Rayagada

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Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1916-1962
New Testament	1987
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kuvi
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book

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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