India, Assam state, Golaghat district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Golaghat

Number of People Groups

173

Unreached People Groups

128

Total Population

1,199,000

Buddhist

0.4 %

Christian

4.7 %

Hindu

86.8 %

Muslim

7.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	98,000	Assamese	1 ●	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	50	Hruso	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	200	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	200	Naga, Ao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	17,000	Karbi	2 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	32,000	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	9,400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Agrahari	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	600	Assamese	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	1,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khandelwal	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Khatri	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	1,100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	800	Hindi	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	1,100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Rauniar	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	72,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	-1 Unknown	Dimasa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	70	Sikkimese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	35,000	Bengali	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Boro (India)	2 ●	33,000	60	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	40
Boria Assam	58,000	Assamese	0 ☀︎	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	7,300	Assamese	0 ☀︎	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	76,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Brahmin Utkal	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	30	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	70	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	30	Naga, Chang	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	7,700	Nepali	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	11,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	90	Deori	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	50	Dzongkha	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	60	Odia	1 ●	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	70	Nepali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	900	Garo	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	70	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	800	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	52,000	Hindi	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,000	Nepali	2 ●	1,600	-1 -	200	90	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	-1 Unknown	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	20	Assamese	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	7,800	Ho	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	200	Assamese	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	400	Assamese	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	200	Dimasa	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	22,000	Assamese	1 ●	21,000	20	-1 -	400	-1 -	20
Kachin	50	Jingpho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	90	Naga, Phom	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	9,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	44,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	6,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	9,300	Bengali	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	-1 Unknown	Adi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	14,000	Kharia	2 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	700	Khasi	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Khiamniungan	20	Naga, Khiamniungan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	30	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	3,700	Korku	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	2,600	Odia	2 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	60	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	800	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	13,000	Nepali	2 ●	12,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	70	Odia	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	22,000	Bengali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	80	Hindi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	1,200	Boro (India)	2 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	3,200	Meitei	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	60,000	Mising	1 ●	59,000	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	100
Mishmi	500	Digaro-Mishmi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	500	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Bengali	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	81,000	Mundari	2 ●	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,700	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	60	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	4,500	Nepali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	20	Nyishi	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	53,000	Kurux	2 ●	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	70	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	1,700	Bengali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	2,400	Assamese	2 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,500	Nepali	2 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	1,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0 ☀︎	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandrabansi	1,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sisodia	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	1,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	30	Assamese	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	200	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	100	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	95,000	Santhali	2 ●	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	1,100
Saora unspecified	3,600	Odia	2 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Sarki	600	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	300	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	56,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	200	Shan	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	900	Nepali	2 ●	70	-1 -	700	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	200	Phake	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Taroi	1,600	Singpho	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	4,800	Nepali	2 ●	3,800	-1 -	500	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	90	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	2,100	Nepali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	5,700	Bhojpuri	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	70	Kok Borok	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	200	Assamese	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,800	Nepali	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	1,100
Yimchungra	90	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	200	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 173	1,199,000		128 ●	1,040,000	93,000	4,300	56,000	1,200	4,100

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