India, Himachal Pradesh state, Shimla district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Himachal Pradesh
District:	Shimla

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,083,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

97.8 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

0.5 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arora (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	90	-1 -	20	-1 -
Bajgi	2,600	Garhwali	0	2,500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	2,600	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bansi	20	Chambeali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barad (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,600	Hindi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	3,400	Kashmiri	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	92,000	Hindi	0	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1	10,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chanal	2,400	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dagi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Odia	1	1,200	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghirth (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Mandeali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Gujari	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jad	200	Khamba	1	60	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	2,000	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Makiwal	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	3,100	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanaura	4,200	Kinnauri	0	3,700	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	151,000	Hindi	0	150,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	200	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lahaula	100	Tinani	1	70	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Hindi	0	8,800	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	350,000	Hindi	0	350,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dikhit	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Hindi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	6,600	Hindi	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadu	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kanet	79,000	Kangri	0	79,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khasiya	11,000	Garhwali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathi	32,000	Hindi	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rehar	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sanhal	40	Punjabi, Eastern	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sansoi	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	4,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,300	Nepali	2	700	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 77	1,052,000		76 ●	1,039,000	7,800	2,500	700	2,200	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 256	1,083,000		240 ●	1,059,000	12,000	3,400	2,000	5,400	300

* 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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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%

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