India, Meghalaya state, Ri Bhoi district people groups

Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Ri Bhoi

Number of People Groups

134

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

302,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

17.9 %

Hindu

11.9 %

Muslim

0.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

2.5 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	50	Adi	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	900	Assamese	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	90	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	16,000	Karbi	2 ●	4,200	60	20	9,200	-1 -	2,600
Assamese (Christian traditions)	400	Assamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	300	Assamese	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	90	Bengali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	30	Assamese	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Sikkimese	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	40	Bengali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	400	Boro (India)	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	700	Bengali	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,800	Hindi	0 ☀	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	-1 Unknown	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	200	Chakma	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chin Mara	100	Mara	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	6,400	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	90	Deori	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	70	Bengali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	17,000	Garo	3 ●	200	30	30	17,000	-1 -	20
Goanese	60	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	60	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	80	Bengali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	100	Hmar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	100	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	-1 Unknown	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	800	Dimasa	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	30	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	50	Bengali	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	40	Bengali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	90	Odia	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	50	Kharia	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	208,000	Khasi	3 ●	1,800	600	300	-1 -	20	3,800
Koch (Hindu traditions)	50	Koch	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	50	Telugu	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	400	Chin, Thado	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	90	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,700	Nepali	2 ●	2,400	-1 -	60	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,900	Bengali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	30	Marathi	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	40	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	20	Mal Paharia	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	40	Bengali	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	1,000	Boro (India)	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	500	Meitei	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	30	Mising	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	100	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	-1 Unknown	Mundari	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	30	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	200	Naga, Tangkhul (India)	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	-1 Unknown	Nyishi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	20	Kurux	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	200	Chin, Paite	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	100	Bengali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	50	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	17,000	Pnar	3 ●	100	40	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	200
Pod	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	200	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	70	Bengali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	5,100	Assamese	2 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	200
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Raju	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	70	Hindi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	400	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	200	Assamese	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	30	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	40	Bengali	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	100	Odia	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	80	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	50	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	90	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	50	Singpho	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	30	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	-1 Unknown	Phake	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	100	Nepali	2 ●	90	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	30	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	600	Bengali	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	60	Kok Borok	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	5,000	Assamese	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	400	Nepali	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Zeliang	200	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 134	302,000		90 ●	36,000	2,100	500	54,000	400	7,400

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