India, Assam state, Biswanath district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Biswanath

Number of People Groups

197

Unreached People Groups

153

Total Population

686,000

Buddhist

0.4 %

Christian

7.0 %

Hindu

84.6 %

Muslim

7.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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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
Adi	-1 Unknown	Adi	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	25,000	Assamese	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	200	Hruso	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	70	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	80	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	30	Naga, Ao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	2,900	Karbi	2 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	17,000	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Sikh traditions)	90	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	4,200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Agrahari	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	900	Assamese	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	500	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Rauniar	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	30,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	200	Odia	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	300	Sikkimese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	70	Kuvi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	9,900	Bengali	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Birjia	30	Munda	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	63,000	Boro (India)	2 ●	57,000	70	20	5,200	-1 -	400
Boria Assam	25,000	Assamese	0 ☀︎	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	3,200	Assamese	0 ☀︎	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,800	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	80	Odia	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	3,200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Brahmin Utkal	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	40	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	600	Chakma	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,500	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	500	Deori	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	400	Dzongkha	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	90	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	20	Nepali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	1,000	Garo	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	300	Odia	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Maria	1,600	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	37,000	Hindi	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	60
Guria	300	Odia	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	500	Nepali	2 ●	100	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	100	Assamese	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	100	Ho	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hojai	200	Assamese	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	300	Assamese	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	3,700	Bengali	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	30	Dimasa	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	50	Assamese	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	40	Naga, Phom	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	16,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	400	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	20	Telugu	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	20	Telugu	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	6,400	Bengali	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	800	Odia	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	11,000	Kharia	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	2,100	Khasi	3 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	80	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	1,700	Korku	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	7,600	Telugu	1 ●	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	20	Telugu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	4,000	Odia	2 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0 ☀︎	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	9,700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	50	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	5,800	Nepali	2 ●	5,300	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	70	Odia	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	60	Mal Paharia	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	300	Boro (India)	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	300	Meitei	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	20,000	Mising	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	20
Mishmi	70	Digaro-Mishmi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	70	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	60	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bengali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	93,000	Mundari	2 ●	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	-1 Unknown	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Bengali	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	2,700	Bengali	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	1,100	Nyishi	3 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	38,000	Kurux	2 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	80
Paik	90	Odia	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	30	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	3,100	Bengali	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	1,700	Assamese	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,800	Nepali	2 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	90
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Bengali	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	70
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	0 ☀︎	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandrabansi	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sisodia	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	900	Hindi	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	300	Assamese	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	50	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	50	Odia	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	50	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	21,000	Santhali	2 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	70
Saora unspecified	7,200	Odia	2 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	90	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	100	Odia	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	36,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherdukpen	-1 Unknown	Sherdukpen	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	70	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	-1 Unknown	Singpho	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	3,300	Nepali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	20	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	700	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,700	Nepali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	100	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	30	Assamese	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	80	Hindi	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0 ☀︎	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	300	Hindi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	2,500	Nepali	2 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	100
Zeliang	70	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 197	686,000		153 ●	581,000	54,000	2,500	48,000	300	1,200

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