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1,412,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Munda	Bhutan	1,900	3,818,000		Hinduism	2 ●	5.11 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,673,000	3,818,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.43 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Amat	India	270,000	273,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Ao	India	232,000	232,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	31,000	32,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.57 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	146,000	146,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,883,000	2,962,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	58
Baiga	India	570,000	573,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,088,000	6,089,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	122
Bathudi	India	229,000	229,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	541,000	579,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	India	4,100	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhandari	India	635,000	635,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	320,000	320,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhottada	India	456,000	456,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,084,000	2,097,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhuiya Ghatwar	India	306,000	307,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	6
Bhumia	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,118,000	1,147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhumij	Bangladesh	29,000	1,147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.12 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	178,000	184,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.23 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin	India	58,887,000	62,809,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1178
Chakhesang	India	157,000	157,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	680,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.85 %	-1	4
Chero	India	158,000	163,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	117,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,215,000	1,532,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Desua Bhumij	India	500	500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dewar	India	1,012,000	1,012,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	20
Dhimar	India	1,840,000	1,840,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	37
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,892,000	12,202,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	238
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,149,000	2,186,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	43
Ganda	India	1,260,000	1,260,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	25
Gauda	India	2,009,000	2,009,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	40
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	444,000	445,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.38 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	286,000	286,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,214,000	14,220,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	284
Gond Jhare	India	101,000	101,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,208,000	1,208,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	24
Gorait	India	10,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Guria	India	723,000	723,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Hadi	India	970,000	1,028,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	19
Halba	India	728,000	728,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,073,000	1,140,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	21
Jhalo Malo	India	407,000	650,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	8
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,169,000	3,768,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	63
Kaibartta	India	1,836,000	2,300,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	37
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	663,000	663,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Karan	India	522,000	522,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	10
Karmali	India	120,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,744,000	9,620,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	155
Khambu	India	334,000	336,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Khandait	India	1,735,000	1,737,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	35
Kharia	India	752,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.59 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	566,000	575,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,623,000	1,629,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Kol	India	1,758,000	1,760,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	706,000	706,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,673,000	1,688,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Kori	India	2,579,000	2,602,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Korwa	India	448,000	450,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kui Khond	India	1,835,000	1,840,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,519,000	15,859,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	310
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,869,000	19,161,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	377
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,379,000	9,673,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	188
Lohara	India	264,000	282,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,888,000	10,584,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	198
Mahli	India	404,000	435,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.25 %	-1	8
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	9,859,000	10,007,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	197
Malto	India	189,000	225,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Matia	India	202,000	240,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	135,000	135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Munda	Bangladesh	140,000	3,818,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.62 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,818,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	149,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,797,000	11,952,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	236
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	4,676,000	7,956,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	94
Namassej Chandel	India	1,439,000	4,356,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	29
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,454,000	4,615,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.43 %	-1	-1 -
Pan	India	1,355,000	1,359,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	27
Pantanti	India	38,000	38,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pardhan	India	317,000	317,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	31,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Patelia	India	119,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Patial	India	39,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	1
Patralu	India	121,000	121,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pod	India	2,976,000	2,986,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	60
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	9,600	6,583,000		Hinduism	1 ●	1.81 %	-1	1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,921,000	6,583,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.46 %	-1	98
Rajwar	India	607,000	617,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	12
Santal	India	7,607,000	8,294,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	980,000	983,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	57,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	529,000	529,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	792,000	1,517,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	16
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	India	419,000	630,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	8
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	4,819,000	5,015,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	96
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,717,000	19,219,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	374
Turi (Hindu traditions)	India	350,000	368,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	7
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,585,000	59,829,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1172
Totals: 109						89 ●			6,368

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	unr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bhumij (Bhumij Munda)
Bhumij Munda
Bhumij Thar
Colh
Hasada
Horo
Kera'
Kolh
Mandari
Mondari
Munari
Munda
Muṇḍari
Sadar Bhumij
Santhai
Santhali
Satar

Dialects
Bangladesh
Bhumij
Hasada'
Hasada’
Kera
Kera’
Latar
Munda
Naguri

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangla: Kera
Bengali: Kera
Bhumese
Kera'
Mondari
Munda
Mundari: Bangladesh
Mundari: Bhumij
Mundari: Kera'
Mundari: Naguri

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1876-1965
New Testament	2020-1895
Complete Bible	1910-2002

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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 Mundari
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book
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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