India, Jharkhand state, Simdega district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jharkhand
District:	Simdega

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

621,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

50.3 %

Hindu

36.1 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

10.9 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	4,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,900	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bhogta	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	7,400	Hindi	1	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	10,000	Hindi	1	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	11,000	Hindi	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	5,800
Birhor	300	Birhor	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	100
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Chik Baraik	20,000	Sadri	1	14,000	20	-1 -	700	-1 -	5,600
Christian	6,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Odia	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Jhare	1,500	Gondi, Northern	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	800
Gond unspecified	25,000	Hindi	1	12,000	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	12,000
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions)	40	Hindi	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	6,000	Hindi	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	110,000	Kharia	2	1,800	400	300	103,000	-1 -	4,800
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Hindi	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	2,700	Bengali	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	23,000	Sadri	1	13,000	60	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	6,200
Mahli	1,500	Marathi	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	300
Munda	145,000	Mundari	5	1,500	400	300	117,000	-1 -	26,000
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	87,000	Kurux	2	1,100	300	200	81,000	-1 -	5,000
Panika	4,000	Chhattisgarhi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Puran Bhaja	40	Panchpargania	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran unspecified	80	Panchpargania	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Shaikh unspecified	7,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sukiyar	200	Magahi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Hindi	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	1	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	5,700	Hindi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 43	599,000		38 ●	206,000	14,000	800	312,000	20	67,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 175	621,000		164 ●	224,000	16,000	800	312,000	40	67,000

* 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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