India, Sikkim state, Sikkim, East district people groups

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Major People Groups

221,000

25.5 %

8.4 %

62.9 %

2.3 %

0.4 %

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bania unspecified	1,400	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bhotia Sikkim	27,000	Sikkimese	1	600	60	26,000	600	-1 -	50
Brahmin unspecified	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Chhetri	1,300	Nepali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,400	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	4,300	Nepali	1	3,900	-1 -	100	300	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	200	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,500	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kagate	1,100	Syuba	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	8,300	Nepali	1	7,500	-1 -	200	700	-1 -	-1 -
Khambu	35,000	Bengali	1	28,000	-1 -	3,400	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	18,000	Nepali	2	15,000	-1 -	1,800	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	12,000	Nepali	2	11,000	-1 -	400	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	1,100	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	10,000	Nepali	1	9,800	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	5,900	Nepali	2	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	200
Rongkup-Lepcha	9,800	Lepcha	2	300	20	7,800	1,800	-1 -	20
Shaikh unspecified	4,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	2,500	Nepali	2	100	-1 -	2,100	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	2,500	Nepali	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	30
Tamang	15,000	Nepali	2	1,000	30	13,000	1,300	-1 -	30
Thakali	100	Nepali	1	80	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	30	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	10,000	Bhojpuri	1	8,700	-1 -	200	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	400	Yakkha	2	300	-1 -	20	70	-1 -	30
Yakthumba, Limbu	8,700	Nepali	2	7,000	30	500	1,000	-1 -	300
Major Groups (displayed): 26	210,000		17 ●	130,000	4,700	56,000	18,000	10	800
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 82	221,000		69 ●	139,000	5,200	56,000	19,000	800	1,000

* 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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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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