India, Sikkim state, Sikkim, South district people groups

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Major People Groups

146,000

24.1 %

14.4 %

57.9 %

1.2 %

0.1 %

2.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Baha'i	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bhotia Sikkim	14,000	Sikkimese	1	300	-1 -	13,000	500	-1 -	40
Brahmin unspecified	8,500	Hindi	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,400	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	2,100	Nepali	1	1,900	-1 -	50	200	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	200	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,000	Bengali	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,300	Nepali	2	50	-1 -	700	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	4,100	Nepali	1	3,600	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	-1 -
Khambu	34,000	Bengali	1	25,000	-1 -	3,200	5,300	-1 -	200
Khas	22,000	Nepali	2	17,000	-1 -	1,200	3,200	-1 -	200
Magar	7,300	Nepali	2	5,600	-1 -	500	1,200	-1 -	40
Newah	6,400	Nepali	1	5,700	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,400	Nepali	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	800
Rongkup-Lepcha	7,100	Lepcha	2	200	-1 -	5,100	1,800	-1 -	20
Shaikh unspecified	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	2,500	Nepali	2	300	-1 -	1,600	700	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	1,200	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Tamang	10,000	Nepali	2	500	20	8,700	1,100	-1 -	40
Thakali	200	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	80	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	300	Yakkha	2	20	-1 -	100	30	-1 -	100
Yakthumba, Limbu	9,800	Nepali	2	6,500	-1 -	300	1,600	-1 -	1,500
Major Groups (displayed): 23	139,000		13 ●	78,000	1,800	35,000	20,000	20	3,300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 52	146,000		42 ●	85,000	1,800	35,000	21,000	100	3,300

* 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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