India, Assam state, Karimganj district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Karimganj

Number of People Groups

173

Unreached People Groups

132

Total Population

1,312,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

46.3 %

Muslim

52.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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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	38,000	Assamese	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	60	Hruso	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	60	Naga, Ao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	11,000	Karbi	2 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	300
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	36,000	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	6,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Agrahari	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	300	Assamese	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	1,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	1,100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Rauniar	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	32,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	1,100	Dimasa	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	80	Odia	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	30	Kuvi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	15,000	Bengali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	3,300	Bengali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	1,600	Bishnupuriya	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	100	Boro (India)	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	30	Telugu	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	1,400	Assamese	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	38,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Brahmin Varendra	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bru	90	Kok Borok	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	3,300	Nepali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,300	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	30	Deori	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	50	Nepali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	20	Garo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	100	Odia	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	50	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	300	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	60
Guria	90	Odia	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	30	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Halam	400	Kok Borok	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Chorei	200	Chin, Falam	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Kaipeng	20	Chin, Falam	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Molsom	-1 Unknown	Kok Borok	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	30	Assamese	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	300	Ho	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Hrangkhol	60	Hrangkhol	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	20	Malayalam	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	70	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	700	Assamese	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	200	Dimasa	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	6,800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	30,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Telugu	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	-1 Unknown	Telugu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	-1 Unknown	Telugu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	3,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	400	Odia	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	4,200	Kharia	2 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	300	Khasi	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	70	Odia	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	2,700	Korku	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	1,300	Telugu	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,600	Odia	2 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	1,100	Chin, Thado	3 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	60	Telugu	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	2,800	Nepali	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	100	Odia	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	7,600	Bengali	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maimal	900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	20	Telugu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	50	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	1,000	Mal Paharia	2 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	20	Telugu	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	30	Malayalam	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	2,000	Meitei	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	1,400	Meitei	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Thanga	1,400	Meitei	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	12,000	Meitei	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	-1 Unknown	Mising	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	12,000	Mundari	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Hindi	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	200	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Bengali	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	28,000	Bengali	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	9,100	Kurux	2 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	20
Paik	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	-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 -
Parja unspecified	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	14,000	Bengali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	20	Assamese	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	800	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	300
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Bengali	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	60	Assamese	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	70	Odia	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sakachep	400	Sakachep	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	7,900	Santhali	2 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	300
Saora unspecified	200	Odia	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	60	Odia	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	643,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	643,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	20	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Bengali	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	40	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,500	Nepali	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	30	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangchanghya	100	Tangchangya	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	1,800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	6,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	6,400	Kok Borok	2 ●	5,800	-1 -	60	500	-1 -	60
Turi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	50	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	80	Tamil	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	600	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	300
Totals: 173	1,312,000		132 ●	608,000	689,000	500	13,000	90	1,900

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