India, Jharkhand state, Gumla district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Gumla

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,066,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

19.8 %

Hindu

33.3 %

Muslim

5.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

41.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	12,000	Asuri	2	200	80	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	9,300
Bania unspecified	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhogta	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	1,800	Hindi	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	700	Birhor	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	200
Birjia	1,300	Munda	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,100
Brahmin Gaur	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	9,800	Hindi	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	19,000	Sadri	1	9,600	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	8,800
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	1	13,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions)	50	Hindi	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	1,300	Hindi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Hindi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	65,000	Kharia	2	3,500	100	50	36,000	-1 -	25,000
Kharwar	7,500	Hindi	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	4,700
Kisan	11,000	Hindi	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	5,900
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Hindi	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	3,000	Telugu	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	2,300
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	42,000	Sadri	1	18,000	70	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	22,000
Mahishya	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	15,000	Marathi	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	8,400
Mahuria	70	Odia	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	84,000	Mundari	5	2,300	70	100	37,000	-1 -	45,000
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	451,000	Kurux	2	6,500	500	300	133,000	-1 -	311,000
Panika	9,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran Bhaja	80	Panchpargania	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran unspecified	200	Panchpargania	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	29,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sukiyar	300	Magahi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	1	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 51	1,041,000		45 ●	334,000	52,000	500	211,000	40	444,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 184	1,066,000		173 ●	355,000	54,000	500	211,000	200	445,000

* 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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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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