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Country:

India
Province / State: Assam
District: Cachar

Number of People Groups

220

Unreached People Groups

157

Total Population

1,929,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.2 %

Hindu

63.7 %

Muslim

33.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra 30 Telugu ● 30 - - - - -
Adi Dravida 50 Tamil ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Unknown Tamil ● - - - - - -
Ahom 17,000 Assamese ● 17,000 - - - - -
Aka 30 Hruso ● 30 - - - - -
Angami 500 Naga, Angami ● 30 - - 500 - -
Ao 400 Naga, Ao ● - - - 400 - -
Arleng 26,000 Karbi ● 23,000 - - 2,700 - 100
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 74,000 Assamese ☀︎ - 74,000 - - - -
Bania Agarwal 6,600 Hindi ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - 200
Bania Agrahari 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Bania Bais 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 1,700 Assamese ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - 50
Bania Gandha Banik 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Bania Porwal 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - 200
Bania unspecified 28,000 Hindi ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - 1,100
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Barman 5,500 Dimasa ● 5,500 - - 30 - -
Bauri 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,900 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,900 - - - -
Bhandari 60 Odia ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bhattra 50 Bhatri ● 50 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bhottada 30 Kuvi ● 30 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 8,900 Bengali ● 8,700 - - - - 300
Bhumij 2,100 Bengali ● 2,000 - - 100 - 30
Biate 11,000 Biate ● 9,700 - - 1,800 - -
Bishnupriya Manipuri 6,600 Bishnupuriya ● 6,600 - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) 200 Boro (India) ● 200 - - 30 - -
Boya 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Ganak 1,100 Assamese ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 5,100 Bengali ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 31,000 Hindi ☀︎ 31,000 - - - - 300
Bru 16,000 Kok Borok ● 15,000 - - 400 - 200
Chakhesang 30 Naga, Chokri ● - - - 30 - -
Chakma 18,000 Chakma ● 17,000 - 100 600 - 300
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi ● 2,300 - - - - -
Chepang Unknown Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chhetri 2,000 Nepali ● 2,000 - - - - -
Chiru 200 Chiru ● 50 - - 200 - -
Christian 900 Hindi ● - - - 900 - -
Darjee 90 Nepali ● 90 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Deori 40 Deori ● 40 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi ☀︎ 7,800 - - - - -
Dholi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Drukpa 30 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
Dura 60 Odia ● 40 - 20 - - -
Ganda 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Gangai 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gangte 70 Gangte ● 50 - - 20 - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 20 Garo ● - - - - - -
Gauda 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Gharti 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gokha Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Gond Maria 200 Gondi, Northern ● 200 - - - - -
Gond unspecified 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - - 600 - -
Guria 100 Odia ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 700 Nepali ● 700 - 50 20 - -
Hajam 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Hajang 70 Bengali ● 50 - - 20 - -
Halam 200 Kok Borok ● 90 - - 90 - -
Halam Chorei 20 Chin, Falam ● 20 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin ● - - - - - -
Hira 50 Assamese ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Hmar 900 Hmar ● - - - 900 - -
Hrangkhol 7,600 Hrangkhol ● 7,600 - - - - -
Ilavan 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Jalkeot 400 Assamese ● 400 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
Jhalo Malo 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Bengali ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
Kachari Dimasa 11,000 Dimasa ● 11,000 30 - 30 - -
Kachari Sonwal Unknown Assamese ● - - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 60,000 Bengali ☀︎ 60,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kalingi 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Kami 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Kandra 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Karan 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi ☀︎ 64,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Khampti 60 Adi ● 60 - - - - -
Khandait 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kharia 500 Kharia ● 500 - - - - -
Khasi 6,500 Khasi ● 900 100 20 5,500 - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kol 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kolta 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Korku 700 Korku ● 700 - - - - -
Kui Khond 5,300 Odia ● 5,100 - - 200 - -
Kuki Chin 6,000 Chin, Thado ● 3,900 - - 2,100 - -
Kuki Chin Changsen 2,800 Chin, Thado ● 2,100 - - 600 - -
Kuki Chin Khelma 2,500 Bengali ● 1,200 - - 1,200 - -
Kuki Chin Kholhang 11,000 Chin, Thado ● 8,300 - - 3,000 - -
Kumal 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi ☀︎ 7,800 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
Kusiari 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Lamkang 60 Lamkang ● 60 - - - - -
Loi 20 Meitei ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Lotha 70 Naga, Lotha ● - - - 70 - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu ● - - - 20 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ● 60 - - - - -
Magar 4,300 Nepali ● 4,300 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi ● 30 - - - - -
Mahara 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - 20 - - -
Mahishya 22,000 Bengali ● 22,000 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 80 Marathi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Maimal 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu ● 50 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 50 Malayalam ● - - - 50 - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
Malto Unknown Mal Paharia ● - - - - - -
Marma (Magh) 20 Rakhine ● 20 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi ● - - - - - -
Mech 100 Boro (India) ● 100 - - - - -
Meitei Kshatriya 11,000 Meitei ● 11,000 - - - - -
Meitei Panan 6,700 Meitei ☀︎ 6,700 - - - - -
Meitei Thanga 6,700 Meitei ● 6,700 - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 91,000 Meitei ● 91,000 - - 70 - -
Miri 20 Mising ● 20 - - - - -
Mishmi Unknown Digaro-Mishmi ● - - - - - -
Mizo 300 Mizo ● - - - 300 - -
Mizo Fanai 200 Mizo ● - - - 200 - -
Mizo Lushai 1,300 Mizo ● 100 - - 1,200 - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
Munda 17,000 Mundari ● 15,000 - - 1,100 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi ● 7,100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil ● - - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Naga 80 Nagamese ● - - - 70 - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
Nair Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ● 44,000 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
Newah 300 Nepali ● 300 - - - - -
Oraon 14,000 Kurux ● 13,000 - - 900 - 100
Paik 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Paite (Christian traditions) 200 Chin, Paite ● - - - 200 - -
Pan 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,600 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
Patial 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 104,000 Bengali ☀︎ 104,000 - - - 20 -
Pnar 200 Khasi ● - - - 200 - -
Poi 400 Mizo ● - - - 400 - -
Poundra 46,000 Bengali ● 46,000 - - - - -
Rabha 100 Assamese ● 100 - - - - -
Rai 600 Nepali ● 500 - - - - 100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - 200
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 80 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Ralte 100 Mizo ● - - - 100 - -
Ranabhat 400 Assamese ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Rengma 90 Naga, Southern Rengma ● - - - 90 - -
Rongmei 500 Naga, Inpui ● 100 - - 400 - -
Sagarbanshi 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Sakachep 3,300 Sakachep ● 1,500 - - 1,800 - -
Santal (Sawntal) 42,000 Santhali ● 40,000 - - 1,800 - 50
Saora unspecified 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Sarki 70 Nepali ● 70 - - - - -
Sayyid 4,700 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,700 - - - -
Sema 100 Naga, Sumi ● - - - 100 - -
Shabar 60 Odia ● 60 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 570,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 570,000 - - - -
Sherpa 30 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Sunuwar 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam ● - - - 30 - -
Tamang 700 Nepali ● 700 - 50 - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Bengali ☀︎ 42,000 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Thadou 90 Chin, Thado ● - - - 90 - -
Thakali 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Thakuri 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Thami 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Tharu 700 Bhojpuri ● 700 - - - - -
Tili 33,000 Bengali ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
Tipera 22,000 Kok Borok ● 21,000 - - 300 - -
Tiwa Unknown Assamese ● - - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Vaiphei 300 Vaiphei ● - - - 300 - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Vanniyan 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi ☀︎ 58,000 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 200 Nepali ● 100 - - - - 80
Yenadi 30 Telugu ● 30 - - - - -
Yimchungra Unknown Naga, Yimchungru ● - - - - - -
Zeliang 14,000 Naga, Zeme ● 3,200 - - 10,000 - -
  Totals:  220 1,929,000   157 ● 1,229,000 654,000 400 42,000 300 3,400
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