India, Meghalaya state, Garo Hills, South district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Meghalaya
District:	Garo Hills, South

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

159,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

93.1 %

Hindu

5.0 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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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	70	Assamese	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	30	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Christian traditions)	100	Assamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	50	Assamese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	20	Assamese	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	60	Hindi	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Sikkimese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	200	Boro (India)	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	60
Brahmin Bengali	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	5,100	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Odia	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	145,000	Garo	3 ●	600	800	300	142,000	-1 -	500
Gurung Ghaleg	20	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	1,200	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang Banai	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	-1 Unknown	Hmar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	50	Assamese	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	50	Bengali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	20	Odia	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	30	Khasi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Koch	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	600	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	70	Nepali	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mara	-1 Unknown	Mara	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marma (Magh)	-1 Unknown	Rakhine	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	-1 Unknown	Meitei	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	-1 Unknown	Nagamese	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	-1 Unknown	Khasi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	30	Assamese	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	20	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	70	Assamese	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	-1 Unknown	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	30	Shan	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	90	Bengali	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	30	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	-1 Unknown	Kok Borok	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	20	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 86	159,000		67 ●	7,900	1,200	400	148,000	20	600

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