India, Assam state, Chirang district people groups

Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Chirang

Number of People Groups

109

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

545,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

10.4 %

Hindu

68.5 %

Muslim

20.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	8,300	Assamese	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	50	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	24,000	Assamese	0 ☀	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,100	Hindi	0 ☀	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Agrahari	400	Hindi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	600	Assamese	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0 ☀	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	800	Bengali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	199,000	Boro (India)	2 ●	157,000	500	40	42,000	30	500
Brahmin unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0 ☀	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	30	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	400	Sadri	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,300	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	40	Dzongkha	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	500	Garo	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	300	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	300
Gonrhi	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	100	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	100	Assamese	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	100	Assamese	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	30	Assamese	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	-1 Unknown	Dimasa	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	700	Bengali	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	3,100	Bengali	0 ☀	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0 ☀	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	2,100	Bengali	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	200	Odia	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	300	Kharia	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	100	Khasi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	700	Odia	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	0 ☀	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	900	Bengali	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	3,000	Nepali	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	60	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	18,000	Bengali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	70	Meitei	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishmi	60	Digaro-Mishmi	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	12,000	Mundari	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	40	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Bengali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	12,000	Bengali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	13,000	Kurux	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	5,400	Bengali	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,400	Assamese	2 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Bengali	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0 ☀	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Ranabhat	400	Assamese	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	24,000	Santhali	2 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	900
Saora unspecified	1,100	Odia	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	83,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	40	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	700	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	40
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Bengali	0 ☀	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	600	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	100	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0 ☀	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	900	Bengali	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	70	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	30	Hindi	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0 ☀	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	500	Bengali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	600	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	200
Totals: 109	545,000		85 ●	373,000	112,000	500	57,000	90	2,200

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