Country:

India

Province / State: Arunachal Pradesh
District: All

Major People Groups

244

Major Unreached People Groups

142

Total Population

1,361,000

Buddhist

11.8 %

Christian

30.7 %

Hindu

28.0 %

Muslim

1.9 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

27.4 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abor 1,600 Adi Progress Gauge 60 - - 200 - 1,300
 Adi 69,000 Adi Progress Gauge 6,500 200 200 15,000 - 47,000
Adi Gallong 18,000 Adi, Galo Progress Gauge 1,000 40 90 7,200 - 9,500
 Adi Minyong 25,000 Adi Progress Gauge 1,100 - 40 4,300 - 19,000
 Adi Padam 14,000 Adi Progress Gauge 1,600 50 - 4,100 - 8,000
Adi Pasi 3,100 Adi Progress Gauge 300 - - 600 - 2,200
Adi Ramo 1,400 Adi Progress Gauge - - - 600 - 700
 Ahom 83,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 77,000 - 4,200 2,000 - 200
 Aka 8,400 Hruso Progress Gauge 3,000 - 100 2,900 - 2,300
 Angami 100 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Ansari 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Ao 200 Naga, Ao Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Arleng 1,100 Karbi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - 20 - 20
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 9,800 Assamese Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - 90
Bania Brittal 200 Assamese Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,700 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Bauri 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 900 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 900 - - -
 Bhuinhar Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - 40 - 20
 Bind 20 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 27,000 - 300 1,800 - -
 Bokar 4,800 Adi Progress Gauge 70 40 20 3,200 - 1,400
Bori 3,400 Adi Progress Gauge 40 30 - 2,700 - 600
 Boria Assam 600 Assamese Progress Gauge 500 - - 50 - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - 30
 Bru 1,000 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 500 - 50 300 - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Burmese 5,400 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 5,000 400 - -
 Chain 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Chakhesang 100 Naga, Chokri Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Chakma 7,800 Chakma Progress Gauge 400 - 6,700 700 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Charumba 1,000 Zakhring Progress Gauge 20 - 900 70 - 40
 Chhetri 2,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,300 - 300 - - -
 Chiru 20 Chiru Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Christian 8,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 8,100 - -
 Darjee 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Deori 5,500 Deori Progress Gauge 5,400 20 - 20 - 20
 Dhanuk 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Digaru 1,100 Digaro-Mishmi Progress Gauge 700 - - 100 - 300
 Drukpa 1,000 Dzongkha Progress Gauge - - 1,000 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Galong 82,000 Adi, Galo Progress Gauge 3,300 300 200 23,000 - 56,000
 Gangte Unknown Gangte Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 700 Garo Progress Gauge 200 - - 500 - -
 Gauda 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 50 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - 40 500 - 40
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 900 20 - -
 Hadi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Hajang 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 20 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Hira 80 Assamese Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Hmar 200 Hmar Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Ho 200 Ho Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Hojai 100 Assamese Progress Gauge 70 - 40 - - -
 Idu 8,200 Idu-Mishmi Progress Gauge 6,200 20 90 900 - 1,100
 Ilavan 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Illemei Unknown Naga, Mao Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jalkeot 100 Assamese Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,400 -
 Jhalo Malo 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 1,300 Dimasa Progress Gauge 1,000 - 200 100 - -
 Kachari Sonwal 15,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 6,500 - 3,200 5,100 - -
 Kachin 32,000 Jingpho Progress Gauge 300 - 32,000 200 - 20
 Kahha 90 Naga, Phom Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,300 - - 60 - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kami 1,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,300 - 200 20 - -
 Kandu 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Kaora 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kapali 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 50 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - 20 - -
 Kemsing Tangsa 1,300 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 50 - 30 1,200 - -
 Khairwar 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - 20 - -
 Khamiyang 1,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 20 - 900 20 - -
 Khampa Tibetan 900 Khamba Progress Gauge - - 900 - - -
 Khampti 16,000 Adi Progress Gauge 300 40 15,000 100 30 100
 Khandait 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kharia 2,900 Kharia Progress Gauge 2,900 - - 30 - -
 Khasi 500 Khasi Progress Gauge 50 - - 400 - -
 Khowa 1,500 Bugun Progress Gauge 70 - 700 300 - 400
 Kisan 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Konyak 100 Naga, Konyak Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Korku 700 Korku Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Korwa 1,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 1,800 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 40 - 80 - 40
 Kuki Chin 1,000 Chin, Thado Progress Gauge 500 - 300 300 - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
Laju 1,700 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge 70 - - 1,700 - -
 Lisu Yobin 3,100 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge - - - 3,000 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Lotha 700 Naga, Lotha Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Magar 2,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,200 - 500 100 - -
Mahara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahishya 9,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,400 - - 40 - -
 Mahli 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Majhi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - 30 30 - -
 Majhwar 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Malto 50 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Matia 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mech 1,300 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 1,000 - 100 200 - -
 Meitei unspecified 1,600 Meitei Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Miji 8,300 Miju-Mishmi Progress Gauge 1,100 80 900 3,500 - 2,700
 Miju Mishmi 6,300 Miju-Mishmi Progress Gauge 3,600 20 20 100 - 2,500
Millang 4,200 Adi Progress Gauge 200 40 - 1,500 - 2,500
Miniyong 8,100 Adi Progress Gauge 200 20 - 1,600 - 6,300
 Miri 7,800 Mising Progress Gauge 4,700 40 70 1,300 - 1,700
 Mishmi 21,000 Digaro-Mishmi Progress Gauge 4,300 100 800 900 - 15,000
 Mizo 700 Mizo Progress Gauge 20 - 20 600 - -
Mizo Lushai 300 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Momba 4,600 Sartang Progress Gauge 30 30 4,400 40 - 70
 Monpa 41,000 Monpa, Tawang Progress Gauge 300 60 40,000 400 - 200
 Monpa Dirang 7,300 Tshangla Progress Gauge 50 - 7,100 60 - 20
 Monpa Kalaktang 1,400 Monpa, Kalaktang Progress Gauge 600 - 800 90 - -
 Monpa Lish 2,300 Lish Progress Gauge 20 - 2,200 - - -
 Monpa Tawang 7,300 Monpa, Tawang Progress Gauge 40 - 7,200 30 - 20
 Munda 15,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 13,000 - 200 1,800 - 50
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Naga 5,800 Nagamese Progress Gauge 300 50 40 2,400 - 2,900
 Naga Tangkhul 70 Naga, Tangkhul (India) Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
 Nair 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Newah 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,100 - 200 - - -
Nishang 3,000 Nyishi Progress Gauge 400 20 - 2,000 - 600
 Nissi 32,000 Nyishi Progress Gauge 2,100 200 100 20,000 30 9,600
Nocte 39,000 Naga, Nocte Progress Gauge 9,000 100 100 25,000 - 4,600
 Nyishi 254,000 Nyishi Progress Gauge 15,000 1,300 400 159,000 70 77,000
 Oraon 10,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 9,400 - 100 800 - 40
Padam 3,200 Adi Progress Gauge 300 50 90 1,100 - 1,600
Pailibo 1,300 Nyishi Progress Gauge - - - 900 - 400
 Paite (Christian traditions) 70 Chin, Paite Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
Paite Simte 40 Simte Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Paliya 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pan 700 Odia Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 70 Urdu Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
Pasi 1,100 Adi Progress Gauge 20 - - 100 - 900
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pochury 30 Naga, Pochuri Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
Poi 100 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Poundra 5,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,500 - - 20 - -
 Puroik 4,500 Puroik Progress Gauge 300 - - 2,000 - 2,200
 Rabha 3,700 Assamese Progress Gauge 3,200 - 100 400 - 50
 Rai 1,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 500 - - 100 - 500
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,300 - 60 300 - 300
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 500 -
 Raju 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - 30 - -
Ralte 80 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 80 - -
 Rengma 20 Naga, Southern Rengma Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Rongkup-Lepcha 200 Lepcha Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Rongmei 50 Naga, Inpui Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Sangtam 100 Naga, Sangtam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 7,100 Santhali Progress Gauge 5,100 - 100 900 - 1,100
 Saora unspecified 2,100 Odia Progress Gauge 2,000 - - 200 - -
 Sarki 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Sartang 3,500 Sartang Progress Gauge 20 - 3,400 50 - -
 Sayyid 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Sema 200 Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Shaikh unspecified 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 200 Phake Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Sherdukpen 3,500 Sherdukpen Progress Gauge 30 - 3,400 30 - 30
 Sherpa 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - 200 - - -
Simong 2,800 Adi Progress Gauge 50 20 - 1,000 - 1,400
 Singpho 5,700 Singpho Progress Gauge 90 - 5,500 100 - 20
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - 20 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 900 Nepali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Tagin 63,000 Tagin Progress Gauge 9,100 200 300 7,500 - 46,000
 Tamang 5,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,600 - 3,800 400 - -
Tangsa 16,000 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 1,900 100 400 9,800 - 3,300
 Tangsa Haisa 1,000 Adi Progress Gauge 200 - - 400 - 400
Tangsa Longchang 3,200 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 200 - 30 700 - 2,300
Tangsa Moglum 2,700 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 800 - 40 600 - 1,300
Tangsa Mossang 4,000 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 100 - 30 3,700 - 100
Tangsa Roerah 1,500 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 30 - 70 1,400 - -
Tangsa Taisen 1,100 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 200 - - 300 - 500
 Tangsa Tikhak 2,300 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge 20 - 1,800 500 - -
Tangsa Yougli 1,100 Naga, Tangshang Progress Gauge - - - 800 - 300
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Tanu 45,000 Apatani Progress Gauge 2,500 100 70 9,700 - 32,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Thakuri 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - 90 - - -
 Tharu 2,400 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 2,400 - - 80 - -
 Tili 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Tipera 90 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Tiwa 1,800 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,300 - 200 400 - -
 Turaiha 20 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Tutcha Nocte 1,100 Naga, Wancho Progress Gauge 200 - - 700 - 200
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Vaniyan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Wancho 65,000 Naga, Wancho Progress Gauge 5,900 200 200 58,000 - 600
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 800 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - 400
 Yimchungra 80 Naga, Yimchungru Progress Gauge - - - 80 - -
 Zeliang 100 Naga, Zeme Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
  Totals:  244 1,361,000   142 381,000 26,000 161,000 417,000 3,200 372,000
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