India, Assam state, Baksa district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Baksa

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

970,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

2.8 %

Hindu

83.1 %

Muslim

13.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	2,200	Assamese	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	4,300	Karbi	2	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	55,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,600	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Brittal	1,600	Assamese	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	67,000	Hindi	0	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bhuinmali	2,600	Bengali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	2,000	Bengali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	291,000	Boro (India)	2	285,000	500	40	5,100	20	700
Boria Assam	2,500	Assamese	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	6,000	Assamese	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	88,000	Hindi	0	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	60	Nepali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	6,800	Nepali	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	15,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	11,000	Hindi	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Hajang	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	1,900	Assamese	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	2,000	Assamese	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	2,700	Bengali	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	12,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,700	Bengali	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	4,700	Nepali	2	4,500	-1 -	30	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	30,000	Bengali	1	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	7,500	Mundari	5	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Bengali	1	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	15,000	Bengali	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,500	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	9,000	Kurux	2	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	40
Poundra	11,000	Bengali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	20,000	Assamese	2	20,000	40	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Rai	1,300	Nepali	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bengali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Hindi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	600	Assamese	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saloi	600	Assamese	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	17,000	Santhali	2	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	100
Sarki	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	76,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Bengali	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Bengali	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	600	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	2,300	Bhojpuri	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	3,500	Bengali	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 63	947,000		54 ●	786,000	134,000	200	26,000	20	1,200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 156	970,000		118 ●	806,000	135,000	1,200	27,000	100	1,300

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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