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

Major People Groups

16

Major Unreached People Groups

12

Total Population

507,000

Buddhist

0.6 %

Christian

61.0 %

Hindu

17.2 %

Muslim

17.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

3.3 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Assamese Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 70 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Dalu 500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 329,000 Garo Progress Gauge 1,500 1,100 2,000 308,000 100 16,000
 Hajang 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 31,000 40 - 200 - -
Hajang Banai 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,200 - - 20 - -
 Jhalo Malo 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Koch Progress Gauge 21,000 - - 100 - 30
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - 20 - - -
 Rabha 17,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 16,000 30 - 100 - 50
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,600 - 80 60 - 30
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,200 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 80,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80,000 - - - -
Shan 50 Shan Progress Gauge - - 50 - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 800 Phake Progress Gauge 20 - 800 - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  16 500,000   12 84,000 88,000 2,900 309,000 100 16,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  77 507,000   57 88,000 89,000 3,200 310,000 100 17,000
* 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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