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Country:	India
State:	Nagaland
District:	All

Number of People Groups

170

Unreached People Groups

107

Total Population

1,972,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

87.0 %

Hindu

9.5 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	5,500	Assamese	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	20	Hruso	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anal	30	Anal	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	142,000	Naga, Angami	3 ●	500	300	700	140,000	20	400
Anglo Indian	100	English	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	227,000	Naga, Ao	3 ●	600	700	500	226,000	30	300
Arleng	300	Karbi	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	18,000	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Bengali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	6,900	Hindi	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Brittal	500	Assamese	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Saraogi	400	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bauri	1,800	Bengali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Kannada	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	90	Odia	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	100	Sikkimese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Boro	2 ●	13,000	-1 -	100	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Brahmin Barna	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	3,700	Bengali	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	70	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	155,000	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	200	400	300	154,000	-1 -	200
Chakma	50	Chakma	1 ●	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	64,000	Naga, Chang	3 ●	200	200	300	64,000	-1 -	40
Chhetri	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chiru	600	Chiru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	11,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	300	Dzongkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Galong	-1 Unknown	Adi, Galo	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	2,100	Gangte	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	2,400	Garo	3 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	300	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	300	Nepali	2 ●	80	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	30	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	500	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	13,000	Deori	2 ●	9,000	60	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	53,000	Naga, Phom	3 ●	100	200	70	52,000	-1 -	40
Kaibartta	6,300	Bengali	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	60	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	70	Telugu	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	20	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Hindi	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	700	Kharia	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	1,100	Khasi	3 ●	80	-1 -	40	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Khiamniungan	62,000	Naga, Khiamniungan	3 ●	100	200	100	62,000	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konai	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	238,000	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	1,600	1,400	1,200	233,000	60	800
Kori	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	90	Korku	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	13,000	Chin, Thado	3 ●	50	40	40	12,000	-1 -	100
Kuki Chin Chongthir	900	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khelma	500	Bengali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Kholhang	80	Chin, Thado	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Lnykin	900	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Singjit	900	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	174,000	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	400	500	300	172,000	-1 -	80
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	20	Telugu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,600	Nepali	2 ●	2,500	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	15,000	Bengali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta	40	Marathi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	40	Telugu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	200	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	90	Bengali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	20,000	Meitei	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	20	Mising	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	200	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	400	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	700	Mundari	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	4,200	Naga Pidgin	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	18,000	Naga, Tangkhul	3 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	200	Malayalam	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Bengali	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	1,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	40	Nyishi	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	700	Kurux	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	500	Pnar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	22,000	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	60	40	30	22,000	-1 -	100
Pod	7,500	Bengali	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	300	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,800	Assamese	2 ●	2,400	-1 -	70	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	400	Nepali	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Raju	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	600	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	500	Assamese	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	63,000	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	100	200	300	63,000	-1 -	70
Rongmei	2,200	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	2,100	Sakachep	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	20
Saloi	400	Assamese	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	75,000	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	200	200	200	75,000	-1 -	20
Santal (Sawntal)	700	Santhali	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	60
Sarki	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	50	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	238,000	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	400	700	400	236,000	20	80
Shabar	40	Odia	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	26,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sirte	300	Naga, Monsang	3 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	400	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Bengali	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Thakuri	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	100	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tikhir	7,600	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	20	40	7,500	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	400	Kok Borok	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	90	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	50	Telugu	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswerna	3,700	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	90	20	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -
Wancho	1,500	Naga, Wancho	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	1,500	Bengali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Nepali	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Yimchungra	67,000	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	200	200	200	67,000	-1 -	30
Zeliang	75,000	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	500	200	300	72,000	-1 -	2,600
Totals: 170	1,972,000		107 ●	187,000	51,000	6,700	1,717,000	1,700	8,000

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