India, Mizoram state, Saiha district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Mizoram
District:	Saiha

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

68,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

97.0 %

Hindu

1.7 %

Muslim

0.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arleng	-1 Unknown	Karbi	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	70	Assamese	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bru	20	Kok Borok	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	20	Chakma	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	40	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Deha	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	-1 Unknown	Gangte	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	20	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	-1 Unknown	Assamese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	80	Hmar	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	-1 Unknown	Dimasa	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	-1 Unknown	Odia	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	-1 Unknown	Adi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	-1 Unknown	Odia	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	30	Khasi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin	70	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	-1 Unknown	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	100	Bengali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mara	47,000	Mara	3	70	100	80	47,000	-1 -	20
Mara Hlawthai	2,200	Mara	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Mara Tlosaih	1,300	Mara	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Marma (Magh)	-1 Unknown	Rakhine	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	-1 Unknown	Meitei	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	600	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Bawm	500	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	30	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	4,400	Mizo	3	-1 -	20	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	80	Chin, Paite	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawi	8,900	Chin, Hakha	3	-1 -	20	-1 -	8,800	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	200	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	70	Bengali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	-1 Unknown	Assamese	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	30	Nepali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	80	Bengali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	20	Hindi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	700	Mizo	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	-1 Unknown	Santhali	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	-1 Unknown	Odia	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	20	Chin, Thado	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	20	Bengali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	20	Kok Borok	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	-1 Unknown	Bengali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	-1 Unknown	Vaiphei	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	20	Nepali	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	-1 Unknown	Naga, Zeme	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 83	68,000		53 ●	1,200	600	100	66,000	10	50

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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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