India, Nagaland state people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Nagaland
District:	All

Number of People Groups

169

Unreached People Groups

106

Total Population

2,291,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

87.9 %

Hindu

8.9 %

Muslim

2.4 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	20	Tamil	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	6,400	Assamese	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	20	Hruso	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anal	30	Anal	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	166,000	Naga, Angami	3 ●	600	400	800	164,000	20	500
Anglo Indian	100	English	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	266,000	Naga, Ao	3 ●	700	800	500	265,000	30	400
Arleng	400	Karbi	2 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	22,000	Assamese	0 ☀	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0 ☀	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,200	Hindi	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Brittal	600	Assamese	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Saraogi	500	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania unspecified	7,000	Hindi	0 ☀	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700
Bauri	2,100	Bengali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Kannada	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	100	Odia	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	200	Sikkimese	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Boro	2 ●	15,000	-1 -	100	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Barna	500	Bengali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	4,400	Bengali	0 ☀	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	18,000	Hindi	0 ☀	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Buna (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	80	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	600	Bengali	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	183,000	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	200	500	400	181,000	-1 -	200
Chakma	60	Chakma	1 ●	20	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	76,000	Naga, Chang	3 ●	200	200	300	75,000	-1 -	40
Chhetri	900	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chiru	600	Chiru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	13,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	400	Dzongkha	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	300	Bengali	0 ☀	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	2,400	Gangte	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	2,800	Garo	3 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	100	Odia	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	300	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	200	Odia	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	400	Nepali	2 ●	90	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	800	Bengali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	30	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	100	Malayalam	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	600	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Bengali	0 ☀	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	15,000	Deori	2 ●	11,000	60	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	62,000	Naga, Phom	3 ●	100	200	80	61,000	-1 -	50
Kaibartta Jalia	900	Bengali	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	6,400	Bengali	0 ☀	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	70	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	90	Odia	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	70	Telugu	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	30	Kashmiri	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	0 ☀	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	300	Odia	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	800	Kharia	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	1,300	Khasi	3 ●	80	-1 -	40	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Khiamniungan	73,000	Naga, Khiamniungan	3 ●	100	200	100	72,000	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konai	70	Bengali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	280,000	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	1,900	1,600	1,300	274,000	70	900
Kori	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	100	Korku	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	15,000	Bengali	3 ●	50	40	40	14,000	-1 -	100
Kuki Chin Chongthir	1,100	Chin, Falam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khelma	600	Bengali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Kholhang	80	Chin, Thado	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Lnykin	1,000	Chin, Falam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Singjit	1,000	Chin, Falam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	203,000	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	500	600	400	202,000	-1 -	100
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	20	Telugu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	3,000	Nepali	2 ●	2,900	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	18,000	Bengali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	40	Marathi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0 ☀	600	-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	100	Bengali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	20,000	Meitei	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	20	Mising	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	300	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	400	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	800	Mundari	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	5,000	Nagamese	3 ●	40	-1 -	20	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	22,000	Naga, Tangkhul	3 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0 ☀	600	-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	1,200	Bengali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	40	Nyishi	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	800	Kurux	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	400	Bengali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	600	Pnar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	26,000	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	70	50	40	26,000	-1 -	100
Pod	8,800	Bengali	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	400	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	200	Bengali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	3,300	Assamese	2 ●	2,800	-1 -	80	400	-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 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Raju	300	Bengali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	700	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	600	Assamese	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	74,000	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	200	200	300	73,000	-1 -	80
Rongmei	2,600	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	2,500	Sakachep	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	20
Saloi	500	Assamese	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	88,000	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	200	200	200	88,000	-1 -	30
Santal (Sawntal)	800	Santhali	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	60
Sarki	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	50	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	278,000	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	500	800	500	277,000	20	90
Shabar	40	Odia	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	26,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sirte	400	Naga, Monsang	3 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0 ☀	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	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	500	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Bengali	0 ☀	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Thakuri	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	100	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tikhir	8,900	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	20	50	8,800	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,300	Bengali	0 ☀	1,300	-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	100	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	50	Telugu	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswerna	4,300	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	100	20	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Wancho	1,800	Naga, Wancho	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0 ☀	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	1,700	Bengali	0 ☀	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Nepali	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Yimchungra	79,000	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	200	200	200	78,000	-1 -	30
Zeliang	88,000	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	500	200	300	84,000	-1 -	3,100
Totals: 169	2,291,000		106 ●	204,000	55,000	7,700	2,014,000	1,800	9,000

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