Country: India
Province / State: Meghalaya
District: Khasi Hills, East

Major People Groups

43

Major Unreached People Groups

27

Total Population

839,000

Buddhist

0.4 %

Christian

65.7 %

Hindu

17.8 %

Muslim

1.7 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

14.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahom 6,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 6,200 - - 100 - -
 Arleng 3,400 Karbi Progress Gauge 100 20 - 2,300 - 900
Assamese (Christian traditions) 900 Assamese Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Assamese Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - 300
 Bauri 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
 Burmese 100 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Christian 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 7,800 - -
 Dura 800 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - 100 40 - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 25,000 Garo Progress Gauge 700 100 20 24,000 - 70
 Hajang 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,600 - - 100 - -
 Hmar 1,200 Hmar Progress Gauge 20 - - 1,200 - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,900 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 3,000 Dimasa Progress Gauge 200 - - 2,200 - 600
 Kachari Sonwal 1,800 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,200 - - 600 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - 40 - -
 Khasi 623,000 Khasi Progress Gauge 5,000 2,600 500 500,000 40 114,000
 Kuki Chin 2,900 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge 100 - - 2,700 - 100
 Magar 17,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 15,000 - 1,400 500 - -
 Mahishya 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 2,800 Meitei Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Mizo Fanai 200 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Mizo Lushai 2,600 Mizo Progress Gauge 30 - - 2,500 - -
 Naga 1,100 Nagamese Progress Gauge 30 - 30 1,000 - 20
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Poi 700 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
 Poundra 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Rai 1,400 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - 100 - 900
Ralte 600 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
Ranabhat 600 Assamese Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Sarki 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 60 30 - -
 Shaikh unspecified 8,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,600 - - - -
 Singpho 100 Singpho Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Sunuwar 3,800 Nepali Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - 600
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Tiwa 35,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 2,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  43 815,000   27 132,000 13,000 2,300 547,000 2,000 117,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  167 839,000   115 149,000 14,000 3,100 552,000 2,500 118,000
* 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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