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Country:

India
Province / State: Assam
District: Dima Hasao

Number of People Groups

129

Unreached People Groups

78

Total Population

232,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

30.6 %

Hindu

66.7 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ahom 21,000 Assamese ● 21,000 - - 100 - -
Aka 300 Hruso ● 90 - 100 - - 90
Angami 600 Naga, Angami ● 20 - - 500 - -
Ao 100 Naga, Ao ● - - - 100 - -
Arleng 11,000 Karbi ● 5,300 30 - 5,100 - 20
Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Assamese ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Baloch 20 Hindi ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Bania Agarwal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 100 Assamese ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - 30
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bauri 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Bhandari 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bhottada 90 Kuvi ● 90 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Bhumij 500 Bengali ● 500 - - 20 - -
Bishnupriya Manipuri 100 Bishnupuriya ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Bru 200 Kok Borok ● 30 - 70 20 - 50
Burmese 50 Burmese ● - - 50 - - -
Chakhesang 70 Naga, Chokri ● - - - 70 - -
Chakma 50 Chakma ● 40 - - - - -
Chang Unknown Naga, Chang ● - - - - - -
Chhetri 90 Nepali ● 90 - - - - -
Christian 90 Hindi ● - - - 90 - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Dholi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Drukpa 20 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
Ganda 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Gangte 200 Gangte ● 200 - - 20 - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 400 Garo ● 200 - - 200 - -
Gauda 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Gond Maria 100 Gondi, Northern ● 90 - - 30 - -
Gond unspecified 1,500 Hindi ● 1,400 - - 80 - 30
Guria 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Hajang 100 Bengali ● 50 - - 50 - -
Halam Chorei 30 Chin, Falam ● 30 - - - - -
Hira 20 Assamese ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Hmar 17,000 Hmar ● 70 30 20 17,000 - -
Illemei 200 Naga, Mao ● - - - 200 - -
Jalkeot 20 Assamese ● 20 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
Jhalo Malo 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Kachari Dimasa 84,000 Dimasa ● 83,000 70 - 500 - 90
Kachari Sonwal 5,900 Assamese ● 5,900 - - 90 - -
Kahha 20 Naga, Phom ● - - - 20 - -
Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kandra 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Karan 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Khampti 300 Adi ● 200 - 50 - - -
Khandait 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kharia 200 Kharia ● 200 - - - - -
Khasi 4,200 Khasi ● 100 - - 4,100 - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Khiamniungan Unknown Naga, Khiamniungan ● - - - - - -
Kolta 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Konyak Unknown Naga, Konyak ● - - - - - -
Korwa 900 Telugu ● 900 - - - - -
Kui Khond 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Kuki Chin 27,000 Chin, Thado ● 1,200 50 70 26,000 - 40
Kuki Chin Chongthir 1,400 Chin, Thado ● 50 - - 1,300 - -
Kuki Chin Khongsai 1,400 Chin, Thado ● 70 - - 1,300 - -
Loi 30 Meitei ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Magar 600 Nepali ● 600 - - - - -
Mahara 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - 40 - - -
Mahishya 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Majhwar 500 Hindi ● 400 - 30 30 - -
Malto 90 Mal Paharia ● 90 - - - - -
Mara Unknown Mara ● - - - - - -
Meitei Bishnupriya 70 Meitei ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Meitei Kshatriya 70 Meitei ● 70 - - - - -
Meitei Panan 70 Meitei ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 300 Meitei ● 300 - - - - -
Mizo Lushai 400 Mizo ● - - - 400 - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Munda 2,300 Mundari ● 2,100 - 30 200 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Naga 100 Nagamese ● - - - 100 - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Oraon 2,100 Kurux ● 1,900 - 30 100 - -
Pan 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 80 Odia ● 80 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Pnar Unknown Khasi ● - - - - - -
Pochury 20 Naga, Pochuri ● - - - 20 - -
Poi 40 Mizo ● - - - 40 - -
Poundra 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Rai 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - 30 - 40
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
Ralte 60 Mizo ● - - - 60 - -
Rengma 1,700 Naga, Southern Rengma ● - - - 1,700 - -
Rongmei 40 Naga, Inpui ● - - - 40 - -
Sakachep 7,500 Sakachep ● 400 - - 7,000 - -
Sangtam 30 Naga, Sangtam ● - - - 30 - -
Santal (Sawntal) 1,400 Santhali ● 1,200 - - 50 - 200
Saora unspecified 600 Odia ● 600 - - - - -
Sayyid 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Sema 400 Naga, Sumi ● - - - 400 - -
Shabar 90 Odia ● 90 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 3,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
Shan 500 Shan ● - - 90 - - 400
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Sunuwar 90 Nepali ● 90 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Tamang 500 Nepali ● 400 - 80 - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Thadou 90 Chin, Thado ● - - - 80 - -
Tikhir 30 Naga, Yimchungru ● - - - 30 - -
Tili 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Tipera 700 Kok Borok ● 600 - - 20 - -
Tiwa 80 Assamese ● 80 - - - - -
Vaiphei 60 Vaiphei ● - - - 50 - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Vanniyan Unknown Tamil ● - - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Unknown Tamil ● - - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 20 Nepali ● - - - - - 20
Yimchungra 20 Naga, Yimchungru ● - - - 20 - -
Zeliang 3,800 Naga, Zeme ● 20 - - 3,800 - -
  Totals:  129 232,000   78 ● 154,000 4,400 700 71,000 200 1,000
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