Country: |
India |
| Province / State: | Meghalaya |
| District: | Khasi Hills, East |
Number of People Groups
167
Unreached People Groups
115
Total Population
926,000
Buddhist
0.4 %
Christian
66.0 %
Hindu
17.5 %
Muslim
1.6 %
Sikh
0.3 %
Other Religions
14.0 %
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adi | 200 | Adi | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Adi Dravida | 20 | Tamil | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ahom | 7,000 | Assamese | 1 ● | 6,900 | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Angami | 600 | Naga, Angami | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Anglo | 90 | English | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Arleng | 3,800 | Karbi | 2 ● | 200 | 30 | -1 - | 2,600 | -1 - | 1,000 |
|
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | 1,000 | Assamese | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | 1,400 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | 5,800 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 5,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Bengali | 1 ● | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Agarwal | 400 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 |
|
|
Bania Brittal | 50 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania unspecified | 1,600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 |
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bauri | 1,700 | Bengali | 1 ● | 1,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | 50 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhotia Tibetan | 30 | Sikkimese | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhuinmali | 80 | Bengali | 1 ● | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhumij | 90 | Bengali | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Boro (India) | 2 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Brahmin Bengali | 2,000 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 2,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Gaur | 300 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Radhi | 1,400 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin unspecified | 8,800 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 8,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Burmese | 200 | Burmese | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chain | 500 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chakma | 100 | Chakma | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhetri | 300 | Nepali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Christian | 8,600 | Hindi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 8,600 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darjee | 30 | Nepali | 1 ● | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | 80 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Deori | 300 | Deori | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | -1 Unknown | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Drukpa | 50 | Dzongkha | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Dulia | 500 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dura | 900 | Odia | 1 ● | 700 | -1 - | 200 | 50 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gangai | 20 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | 27,000 | Garo | 3 ● | 700 | 100 | 30 | 26,000 | -1 - | 70 |
|
Gharti | 20 | Bengali | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Goanese | 200 | Konkani, Goan | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gurung Ghaleg | 500 | Nepali | 2 ● | 70 | -1 - | 400 | 70 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Hadi | 1,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Hajang | 4,100 | Bengali | 1 ● | 4,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 30 | Chinese, Mandarin | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Hira | 20 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Hmar | 1,400 | Hmar | 3 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ilavan | 100 | Malayalam | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Illemei | 90 | Naga, Mao | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jalkeot | 20 | Assamese | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 1,900 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,900 | -1 - |
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | 3,200 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 3,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kachari Dimasa | 3,300 | Dimasa | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | 2,400 | -1 - | 700 |
|
Kachari Sonwal | 2,000 | Assamese | 1 ● | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kaibartta unspecified | 100 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalu | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kami | 70 | Nepali | 1 ● | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Kandra | 50 | Odia | 1 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kaora | 500 | Bengali | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kapali | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | -1 Unknown | Kashmiri | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 5,300 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 5,300 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khairwar | 100 | Bengali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khandait | 200 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kharia | 90 | Kharia | 2 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khasi | 690,000 | Khasi | 3 ● | 5,500 | 2,900 | 500 | 554,000 | 40 | 126,000 |
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Koch | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Konai | 70 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Korwa | 70 | Telugu | 1 ● | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koya unspecified | 20 | Telugu | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kuki Chin | 3,200 | Chin, Thado | 3 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | 3,000 | -1 - | 100 |
|
Kumal | 20 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Gujarati | 0 ☀︎ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lingayat | 30 | Kannada | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 |
|
Lotha | 60 | Naga, Lotha | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Telugu | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Magar | 19,000 | Nepali | 2 ● | 17,000 | -1 - | 1,600 | 500 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | 30 | Marathi | 1 ● | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Mahara | 20 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mahishya | 14,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mahratta unspecified | 80 | Marathi | 0 ☀︎ | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mala (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Telugu | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Malabar Catholic | 70 | Malayalam | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Malto | -1 Unknown | Mal Paharia | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mara | 40 | Mara | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Matia | 100 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mech | 90 | Boro (India) | 2 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Meitei unspecified | 2,800 | Meitei | 1 ● | 2,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Miri | 90 | Mising | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 80 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mizo | 1,000 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Mizo Fanai | 200 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Mizo Lushai | 2,800 | Mizo | 3 ● | 30 | -1 - | 20 | 2,800 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Bengali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Munda | 50 | Mundari | 2 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | -1 Unknown | Tamil | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | -1 Unknown | Tamil | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Naga | 1,200 | Nagamese | 3 ● | 30 | -1 - | 30 | 1,100 | -1 - | 20 |
|
Naga Tangkhul | 500 | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nair | 50 | Malayalam | 1 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Bengali | 1 ● | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Namassej Chandel | 400 | Bengali | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Newah | 200 | Nepali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nissi | -1 Unknown | Nyishi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Oraon | 100 | Kurux | 2 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Paite (Christian traditions) | 500 | Chin, Paite | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Paliya | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Pashtun Khan | 90 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Pawi | 20 | Chin, Hakha | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pnar | 400 | Khasi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | 80 |
|
|
Poi | 700 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Poundra | 4,900 | Bengali | 1 ● | 4,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pundari | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rabha | 500 | Assamese | 2 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 80 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rai | 1,600 | Nepali | 2 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | 1,000 |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Bengali | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | 20 |
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | 500 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 500 | -1 - |
|
Raju | 600 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajwar | 300 | Hindi | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Ralte | 700 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Ranabhat | 600 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rautia | 100 | Hindi | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rongmei | 50 | Naga, Inpui | 3 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Sankara | 90 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 200 | Santhali | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Saora unspecified | 300 | Odia | 2 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sarki | 400 | Nepali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | 70 | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sayyid | 600 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sema | 200 | Naga, Sumi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh Qureshi | 400 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh unspecified | 8,600 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 8,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sherpa | 100 | Nepali | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Singpho | 100 | Singpho | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Bengali | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | 200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunuwar | 4,200 | Nepali | 1 ● | 3,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 |
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | 60 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Syrian Christian | 90 | Malayalam | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tai Man | -1 Unknown | Phake | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamang | 300 | Nepali | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | 80 | 50 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 3,100 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 3,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakali | 20 | Nepali | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakuri | 300 | Nepali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thami | 20 | Nepali | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu | 300 | Bhojpuri | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | 30 | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tibetan | 90 | Tibetan, Central | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tili | 1,100 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tipera | 400 | Kok Borok | 2 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tiwa | 39,000 | Assamese | 1 ● | 39,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tiyar | 300 | Bengali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Turaiha | 30 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Vaiphei | 100 | Vaiphei | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | -1 Unknown | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Valmiki Mehtar | 600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Vanniyan | 30 | Tamil | 1 ● | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Viswakarma unspecified | 20 | Tamil | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 5,200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 5,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Sadgope | 2,700 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 2,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 300 | Nepali | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Zeliang | 400 | Naga, Zeme | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - |
| Totals: 167 | 926,000 | 115 ● | 162,000 | 15,000 | 3,500 | 611,000 | 2,500 | 130,000 |
