India, Sikkim state, Sikkim, West district people groups

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Major People Groups

72,000

25.7 %

6.1 %

60.0 %

0.9 %

0.0 %

7.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bhotia Sikkim	7,100	Sikkimese	1	200	-1 -	6,700	200	-1 -	20
Brahmin unspecified	4,600	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	1,100	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	900	Nepali	1	900	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	600	Bengali	1	600	-1 -	30	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	2,400	Nepali	1	2,300	-1 -	50	100	-1 -	-1 -
Khambu	12,000	Bengali	1	9,200	-1 -	1,400	1,200	-1 -	100
Khas	9,100	Nepali	2	6,900	-1 -	1,600	400	-1 -	200
Magar	2,000	Nepali	2	1,500	-1 -	300	300	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,600	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,300	Nepali	2	500	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	200
Rongkup-Lepcha	4,800	Lepcha	2	200	20	4,100	500	-1 -	20
Sherpa	600	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	600	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	900	Nepali	1	800	-1 -	40	30	-1 -	40
Tamang	3,100	Nepali	2	200	-1 -	2,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	50	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	60	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	200	Yakkha	2	90	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	30
Yakthumba, Limbu	15,000	Nepali	2	9,700	30	200	600	-1 -	4,600
Major Groups (displayed): 19	67,000		11 ●	40,000	60	18,000	4,000	0	5,200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 46	72,000		36 ●	43,000	600	19,000	4,400	10	5,300

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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