Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan state people groups

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Country:	Pakistan
Province / State:	Gilgit-Baltistan
District:	All

Total People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,243,000

Buddhist

5.4 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

0.0 %

Muslim

94.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arain (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arghun	2,500	Balti	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bafinda	100	Pahari-Potwari	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balti	48,000	Balti	0	-1 -	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	30	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	43,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Broq-Pa	6,000	Brokskat	0	-1 -	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burusho	267,000	Burushaski	0	-1 -	267,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	700	Punjabi, Western	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	70	Saraiki	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Saraiki	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gara	1,200	Balti	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	154,000	Hindko, Northern	0	-1 -	154,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jangam (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Balti	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Saraiki	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	194,000	Hindko, Northern	0	-1 -	194,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Muslim traditions)	700	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khik (Wakhi)	61,000	Wakhi	0	-1 -	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoja	1,900	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	3,100	Pahari-Potwari	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	3,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makhmi	128,000	Balti	0	-1 -	128,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Hindko, Northern	1	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangrik	55,000	Balti	1	-1 -	5,200	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	100	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mon	1,300	Balti	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mussali	1,600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashayi	300	Kohistani, Indus	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun	45,000	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	200	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Akazai	200	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Azmat Kanore Khel	1,600	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Bara Khel	1,600	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Dilazak	300	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Durrani	200	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Jadun (Gadoon)	1,000	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Jafloor	1,500	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Jagoor	1,200	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	300	Pashto, Southern	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Langar Khel	1,500	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	400	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Maliar	900	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Mandanri (Manezai)	600	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Mishwani	300	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Neelar	1,900	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Painda Khel	400	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Usman Khel	1,200	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Utman Khel	400	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	600	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	49,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Awan	6,500	Pahari-Potwari	0	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	6,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	3,400	Pahari-Potwari	0	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	7,800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rigzong	1,800	Balti	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Shina	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	6,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shin	43,000	Shina	0	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	500	Saraiki	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudhan	7,000	Hindko, Northern	0	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarakhehas	28,000	Balti	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	6,900	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Muslim traditions)	90	Saraiki	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	6,900	Balti	0	-1 -	100	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Christian traditions)	30	Punjabi, Western	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Yashkun	2,000	Balti	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	8,700	Shina	0	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 73	1,243,000		71 ●	0	1,175,000	66,000	800	0	0

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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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