India, Himachal Pradesh state, Lahaul and Spiti district people groups | Joshua Project

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Major People Groups *

8

Major Unreached People Groups *

8

Total Population

33,000

Buddhism

65.3 %

Christianity

0.6 %

Hindism

33.5 %

Islam

0.2 %

Sikhism

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Photo	People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
	Bhojki	60	4,400	1.3636 1.4%	Kangri	Hindism	OBC	0
	Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	16,000	124,000	12.9032 12.9%	Ladakhi	Buddhism	ST	1
	Bodh (Gahri)	2,400	2,400	100.0000 100.0%	Gahri	Buddhism	ST	1
	Chanal	1,200	26,000	4.6154 4.6%	Hindi	Hindism	SC	0
	Lahaula	400	3,100	12.9032 12.9%	Tinani	Buddhism	ST	1
	Mangrik	1,800	25,000	7.2000 7.2%	Ladakhi	Buddhism	OBC	0
	Rigzong	200	7,500	2.6667 2.7%	Ladakhi	Buddhism	OBC	0
	Swangla	7,200	10,000	72.0000 72.0%	Tinani	Hindism	ST	0
	Major Groups (displayed): 8	30,000						8 ●
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 46	33,000						40 ●

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%