India, Sikkim state, Sikkim, South district people groups

Country: State: District:

145,000

24.1 %

14.4 %

57.8 %

1.2 %

0.1 %

2.3 %

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People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
Baha'i	200	14,000	1.4286 1.4%	Hindi	Other	OBC	0
Bhotia Sikkim	14,000	85,000	16.4706 16.5%	Sikkimese	Buddhist	ST	1
Brahmin unspecified	8,500	48,723,000	0.0174 0.0%	Hindi	Hindu	FC	0
Christian	1,400	1,412,000	0.0992 0.1%	Hindi	Christian	OBC	3
Darjee	2,100	51,000	4.1176 4.1%	Nepali	Hindu	SC	1
Drukpa	200	12,000	1.6667 1.7%	Dzongkha	Buddhist	OBC	0
Gharti	1,000	24,000	4.1667 4.2%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	1
Gurung Ghaleg	1,300	117,000	1.1111 1.1%	Nepali	Buddhist	OBC	2
Kami	4,000	104,000	3.8462 3.8%	Nepali	Hindu	SC	1
Khambu	33,000	344,000	9.5930 9.6%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	1
Khas	21,000	66,000	31.8182 31.8%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	2
Magar	7,200	368,000	1.9565 2.0%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	2
Newah	6,300	170,000	3.7059 3.7%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Rai	3,400	127,000	2.6772 2.7%	Nepali	Christian	OBC	2
Rongkup-Lepcha	7,000	79,000	8.8608 8.9%	Lepcha	Buddhist	ST	2
Shaikh unspecified	1,700	100,866,000	0.0017 0.0%	Urdu	Muslim	OBC	0
Sherpa	2,500	45,000	5.5556 5.6%	Nepali	Buddhist	OBC	2
Sunuwar	1,200	85,000	1.4118 1.4%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Tamang	10,000	247,000	4.0486 4.0%	Nepali	Buddhist	ST	2
Thakali	200	2,100	9.5238 9.5%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Thami	80	3,100	2.5806 2.6%	Nepali	Hindu	OBC	1
Yakkha	300	5,800	5.1724 5.2%	Yakkha	Other	OBC	2
Yakthumba, Limbu	9,700	144,000	6.7361 6.7%	Nepali	Hindu	ST	2
Major Groups (displayed): 23	137,000						13 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 52	145,000						42 ●

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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