Country: India
Province / State: Meghalaya
District: All

Total People Groups

208

Unreached People Groups

153

Total Population

3,003,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

68.8 %

Hindu

11.7 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

8.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi 300 Adi Progress Gauge 300 - - 20 - -
 Adi Dravida 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Aguri 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Ahom 7,900 Assamese Progress Gauge 7,800 - - 100 - -
 Angami 900 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
Anglo 200 English Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Arleng 19,000 Karbi Progress Gauge 4,100 70 20 11,000 - 3,200
Assamese (Christian traditions) 3,400 Assamese Progress Gauge - - - 3,400 - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 6,500 Assamese Progress Gauge - 6,500 - - - -
Badaik 500 Sadri Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - 200
Bania Brittal 300 Assamese Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bauri 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bhotia Tibetan 100 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Bhuinmali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhumij 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Biate 1,000 Biate Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 2,000 - - 400 - 60
Brahmin Bengali 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Burmese 200 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Chain 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Chakma 1,100 Chakma Progress Gauge 70 - 200 800 - 20
 Chhetri 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Christian 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 30,000 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Dalu 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Darjee 50 Nepali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Deori 400 Deori Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Drukpa 100 Dzongkha Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
Dulia 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Dura 900 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - 200 40 - -
 Gangai 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 937,000 Garo Progress Gauge 6,200 3,700 3,600 901,000 200 22,000
 Gharti 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Goanese 300 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Gosain unspecified 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 800 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - 600 80 - -
 Hadi 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Hajang 46,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 46,000 60 200 500 - 20
Hajang Banai 4,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,600 - - 70 - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 20 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Hira 50 Assamese Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Hmar 1,900 Hmar Progress Gauge 30 - - 1,900 - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Illemei 300 Naga, Mao Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Jalkeot 60 Assamese Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,100 -
 Jhalo Malo 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Jimdar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 4,600 Dimasa Progress Gauge 400 30 - 3,500 - 700
 Kachari Sonwal 2,200 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,400 - - 800 - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kalu 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kami 90 Nepali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Kandra 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kandu 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kaora 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kapali 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - 40 - -
 Kayastha Karan 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Khairwar 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khambu 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Khampti 30 Adi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Khandait 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khasi 1,221,000 Khasi Progress Gauge 8,800 4,100 1,400 881,000 80 152,000
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Koch Progress Gauge 28,000 - 20 300 - 30
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Konai 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Korwa 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin 13,000 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge 400 40 - 12,000 - 200
 Kumal 30 Nepali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Kusiari 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Lingayat 30 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 30
Loi Unknown Meitei Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lotha 200 Naga, Lotha Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Magar 20,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 18,000 - 1,500 700 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Mahara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahishya 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Malto 100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mara 200 Mara Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Marma (Magh) Unknown Rakhine Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Matia 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mech 1,100 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 800 - - 300 - -
 Meitei unspecified 3,500 Meitei Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Miri 100 Mising Progress Gauge 60 - - 80 - -
 Mizo 1,100 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
Mizo Fanai 200 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Mizo Lushai 2,600 Mizo Progress Gauge 30 - - 2,600 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Munda 100 Mundari Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Naga 1,200 Nagamese Progress Gauge 40 - 30 1,100 - 20
 Naga Tangkhul 900 Naga, Tangkhul (India) Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Nair 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - 20 - - -
 Namassej Chandel 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - 20 - - -
 Newah 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - 20 - - -
 Nissi 50 Nyishi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Paite (Christian traditions) 700 Chin, Paite Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
 Paliya 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Pashtun Khan 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Pawi 1,100 Chin, Hakha Progress Gauge 30 - - 700 - 300
 Pnar 282,000 Khasi Progress Gauge 3,800 700 200 198,000 20 79,000
Poi 800 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 800 - -
 Poundra 6,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Pundari 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rabha 37,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 35,000 90 - 1,500 - 100
 Rai 3,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - 300 - 1,900
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Rajbansi Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 12,000 - 100 200 - 50
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 700 -
 Raju 800 Bengali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajwar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Ralte 900 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
Ranabhat 1,200 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rautia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rongmei 100 Naga, Inpui Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sakachep 1,400 Sakachep Progress Gauge - - - 1,400 - -
Sankara 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali Progress Gauge 200 - - 20 - 20
 Saora unspecified 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Sarki 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - 60 40 - -
 Sayyid 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Sema 400 Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 4,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 109,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 109,000 - - - -
Shan 80 Shan Progress Gauge - - 80 - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 1,000 Phake Progress Gauge 40 - 1,000 20 - -
 Sherpa 100 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Singpho 300 Singpho Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 4,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - 900
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Tamang 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - 200 50 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Thadou 100 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Thakali 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Thakuri 900 Nepali Progress Gauge 800 - - 40 - -
 Thami 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tharu 700 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 600 - 30 30 - -
 Tibetan 200 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Tili 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 2,800 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 700 - - 60 - -
 Tiwa 40,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 40,000 - - 40 - -
 Tiyar 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Turaiha 60 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Vaiphei 500 Vaiphei Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 3,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - 800
 Zeliang 600 Naga, Zeme Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
  Totals:  208 3,003,000   153 352,000 134,000 10,000 2,065,000 3,100 261,000
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