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Number of People Groups

2,272

People Groups Unreached

2,041 (89.8%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

1,435,244,000

Population in Unreached

1,368,197,000 (95.3%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (80.0%)

% Christian Adherent *

2.22%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.9%
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●●   (
☀︎
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Photo People Group Population
this Country 		Global
Population 		Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent * 		% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed *
Abdul 40,000 86,000 ● Urdu Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Abor 1,800 1,800 ● Adi Unknown ● 15.38 % -
Ad Dharmi 1,169,000 1,169,000 ● Punjabi, Eastern Hinduism ● 0.34 % 23
Adi 79,000 83,000 ● Adi Unknown ● 22.05 % -
Adi Andhra 345,000 346,000 ● Telugu Hinduism ● 0.85 % 0.43 % 7
Adi Andhra Christian 22,000 22,000 ● Telugu Christianity ● 100.00 % -
Adi Dravida 9,646,000 9,646,000 ● Tamil Hinduism ☀︎ 0.10 % 193
Adi Dravida Christian 739,000 739,000 ● Tamil Christianity ● 100.00 % -
Adi Gallong 20,000 20,000 ● Adi, Galo Unknown ● 40.06 % -
Adi Karnataka 3,336,000 3,336,000 ● Kannada Hinduism ● 0.51 % 67
Adi Karnataka Christian 197,000 197,000 ● Kannada Christianity ● 100.00 % -
Adi Minyong 27,000 27,000 ● Adi Unknown ● 17.76 % -
Adi Padam 15,000 15,000 ● Adi Unknown ● 30.10 % -
Adi Pasi 3,400 3,400 ● Adi Unknown ● 19.98 % -
Adi Ramo 1,500 1,700 ● Adi Unknown ● 45.87 % -
Adiyan 18,000 18,000 ● Malayalam Hinduism ● 0.77 % 1
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 2,400 2,400 ● Tamil Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 745,000 754,000 ● Tamil Hinduism ● 0.19 % 15
Agamudaiyan Udayar 9,800 9,800 ● Tamil Hinduism ● 17.96 % -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 293,000 303,000 ● Tamil Hinduism ● 0.50 % 6
Agariya (Hindu traditions) 235,000 235,000 ● Agariya Hinduism ● 0.29 % 5
Agariya (Muslim traditions) 17,000 19,000 ● Urdu Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Agaru 1,900 1,900 ● Telugu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ager (Hindu traditions) 17,000 18,000 ● Kannada Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Aghori 79,000 79,000 ● Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
  Totals:  2,272 1,435,244,000         2,041 ● 2.22 % 0.00 % 28,077 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 6,476,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 1,441,720,000                
Other minor groups:  1159
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State ▲ Population People Groups Unreached
Groups		 % Unreached
Peoples		 Population
in Unreached		 % Population
Unreached		 Districts
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 435,000 286 247 86.4 % 325,000 74.7 % 3
Andhra Pradesh 61,270,000 533 484 90.8 % 60,198,000 98.3 % 26
Arunachal Pradesh 1,498,000 244 142 58.2 % 470,000 31.4 % 25
Assam 34,283,000 464 364 78.4 % 26,788,000 78.1 % 35
Bihar 126,159,000 487 459 94.3 % 125,468,000 99.5 % 38
Chandigarh 1,271,000 461 428 92.8 % 1,262,000 99.3 % 1
Chhattisgarh 32,202,000 558 524 93.9 % 31,056,000 96.4 % 33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 376,000 191 182 95.3 % 374,000 99.5 % 1
Daman and Diu 290,000 219 210 95.9 % 286,000 98.6 % 2
Delhi 20,885,000 764 705 92.3 % 20,758,000 99.4 % 11
Goa 1,772,000 311 288 92.6 % 1,290,000 72.8 % 2
Gujarat 74,041,000 646 609 94.3 % 73,478,000 99.2 % 33
Haryana 30,503,000 490 472 96.3 % 30,467,000 99.9 % 22
Himachal Pradesh 8,561,000 374 352 94.1 % 8,546,000 99.8 % 12
Jammu and Kashmir 14,461,000 293 284 96.9 % 14,442,000 99.9 % 20
Jharkhand 38,368,000 540 504 93.3 % 31,321,000 81.6 % 24
Karnataka 70,302,000 657 619 94.2 % 69,101,000 98.3 % 31
Kerala 38,312,000 412 361 87.6 % 31,141,000 81.3 % 14
Ladakh 293,000 52 50 96.2 % 293,000 100.0 % 2
Lakshadweep 71,000 10 7 70.0 % 70,000 99.6 % 1
Madhya Pradesh 88,278,000 777 730 94.0 % 88,184,000 99.9 % 55
Maharashtra 134,099,000 862 800 92.8 % 132,789,000 99.0 % 36
Manipur 3,315,000 199 128 64.3 % 1,968,000 59.4 % 16
Meghalaya 3,309,000 208 153 73.6 % 428,000 12.9 % 11
Mizoram 1,276,000 130 84 64.6 % 142,000 11.1 % 8
Nagaland 2,201,000 169 106 62.7 % 211,000 9.6 % 12
Odisha 48,704,000 705 663 94.0 % 42,596,000 87.5 % 30
Puducherry 1,446,000 241 216 89.6 % 1,358,000 93.9 % 4
Punjab 34,275,000 472 444 94.1 % 34,060,000 99.4 % 23
Rajasthan 82,597,000 712 673 94.5 % 82,564,000 100.0 % 50
Sikkim 673,000 85 72 84.7 % 385,000 57.2 % 6
Tamil Nadu 84,857,000 582 513 88.1 % 79,408,000 93.6 % 38
Telangana 40,476,000 537 491 91.4 % 40,012,000 98.9 % 33
Tripura 4,172,000 270 209 77.4 % 3,009,000 72.1 % 8
Uttar Pradesh 267,847,000 893 843 94.4 % 267,718,000 100.0 % 75
Uttarakhand 14,264,000 580 560 96.6 % 14,195,000 99.5 % 13
West Bengal 113,333,000 687 614 89.4 % 108,091,000 95.4 % 23
Country:   1,435,244,000 2,272 2,041 89.8 % 1,368,197,000 95.3 % 777

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Class ▲ Population % Popl % Hindu % Muslim % Christian % Buddhist % Sikh % Other
 
 Forward Caste (FC) 292,490,000 20.4 % 97.2 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.4 %
 
 Other Backward Classes (OBC) 803,175,000 56.0 % 70.5 % 24.5 % 1.8 % 0.1 % 2.3 % 0.8 %
 
 Scheduled Caste (SC) 218,819,000 15.2 % 93.2 % 0.0 % 0.4 % 3.5 % 2.9 % 0.0 %
 
 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 120,760,000 8.4 % 81.4 % 1.5 % 9.4 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 6.7 %
1,435,244,000
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Language ▲ Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language		 # Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language		 Scripture
Status		 YouVersion
Bible
Resources		 Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources		 Jesus Film
Online		 Global
Recordings
Resources		 Gospel
Tract
Online
Adi adi 15 1 Complete Bible
Adi, Galo adl 2 0 New Testament
Agariya agi 1 1 Unspecified
Aimol aim 1 0 New Testament
Aiton aio 1 1 Translation Started
Anal anm 1 0 Complete Bible
Angika anp 1 1 Bible Portions
Apatani apt 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Assamese asm 17 14 Complete Bible
Asuri asr 1 0 New Testament
Badaga bfq 1 1 New Testament
Balti bft 1 1 Bible Portions
Bengali ben 129 126 Complete Bible
Bhatri bgw 1 1 New Testament
Bhili bhb 2 2 New Testament
Bhojpuri bho 17 17 New Testament
Bhunjia bhu 1 1 New Testament
Biate biu 1 0 Complete Bible
Birhor biy 1 0 New Testament
Bishnupuriya bpy 1 1 Bible Portions
Bondo bfw 1 1 Bible Portions
Boro (India) brx 2 0 Complete Bible
Brokskat bkk 1 1 Unspecified
Bugun bgg 1 0 New Testament
Buksa tkb 1 1 New Testament
Burmese mya 1 1 Complete Bible
Chakma ccp 1 1 Complete Bible
Chambeali cdh 3 3 New Testament
Changthang cna 1 1 Unspecified
Chaura crv 1 1 Translation Started
Chhattisgarhi hne 12 12 Complete Bible
Chin, Falam cfm 2 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Hakha cnh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Paite pck 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Thado tcz 9 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chiru cdf 1 0 New Testament
Chodri cdi 1 1 New Testament
Dangi dhn 1 1 New Testament
Dari prs 1 1 Complete Bible
Deori der 1 1 Bible Portions
Digaro-Mishmi mhu 2 1 Bible Portions
Dimasa dis 2 1 New Testament
Dogri dgo 15 15 New Testament
Dubli dub 2 2 New Testament
Duruwa pci 2 2 New Testament
Dzongkha dzo 1 1 Complete Bible
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Gahri bfu 1 1 Bible Portions
Gamit gbl 1 0 New Testament
Gangte gnb 1 0 Complete Bible
Garasia, Adiwasi gas 1 1 New Testament
Garhwali gbm 7 7 New Testament
Garo grt 1 0 Complete Bible
Gata' gaq 1 1 New Testament
Gondi, Adilabad wsg 1 1 New Testament
Gondi, Northern gno 7 7 New Testament
Gujarati guj 133 131 Complete Bible
Gujari gju 3 3 Unspecified
Halbi hlb 1 1 New Testament
Haroti hoj 1 1 New Testament
Hindi hin 630 628 Complete Bible
Hmar hmr 1 0 Complete Bible
Ho hoc 2 2 New Testament
Hrangkhol hra 1 0 Complete Bible
Hruso hru 1 0 Translation Started
Idu-Mishmi clk 1 0 New Testament
Indian Sign Language ins 1 0 Bible Portions
Irula iru 1 1 Bible Portions
Jarawa anq 1 1 Translation Started
Jaunsari jns 1 1 New Testament
Jingpho kac 1 1 Complete Bible
Kacchi kfr 4 4 New Testament
Kamar keq 1 1 Unspecified
Kangri xnr 6 6 New Testament
Kanikkaran kev 1 1 Translation Started
Kannada kan 85 83 Complete Bible
Karbi mjw 1 0 Complete Bible
Karen, S'gaw ksw 1 0 Complete Bible
Kashmiri kas 31 31 Complete Bible
Khamba kbg 2 2 Translation Started
Kharia khr 1 0 New Testament
Khasi kha 2 0 Complete Bible
Kinnauri kfk 1 1 New Testament
Koch kdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Kodava kfa 2 2 New Testament
Koireng nkd 1 0 New Testament
Kok Borok trp 9 1 Complete Bible
Kolami, Northwestern kfb 1 1 New Testament
Kom (India) kmm 1 0 Complete Bible
Konkani knn 11 9 Complete Bible
Konkani, Goan gom 16 13 Complete Bible
Korku kfq 4 4 New Testament
Koya kff 2 2 New Testament
Kudiya kfg 1 1 Translation Started
Kui, Dawik dwk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kukna kex 1 1 New Testament
Kurichiya kfh 1 1 Translation Started
Kurumba, Betta xub 1 1 New Testament
Kurumba, Jennu xuj 1 1 Bible Portions
Kurux kru 1 0 Complete Bible
Kuvi kxv 1 1 New Testament
Ladakhi lbj 4 4 New Testament
Lambadi lmn 3 3 New Testament
Lamkang lmk 1 0 Complete Bible
Lepcha lep 1 0 New Testament
Lhomi lhm 1 0 New Testament
Lish lsh 1 1 Translation Started
Magahi mag 1 1 New Testament
Maithili mai 4 4 New Testament
Mal Paharia mkb 3 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 93 81 Complete Bible
Maldivian div 1 1 Bible Portions
Malvi mup 1 1 New Testament
Mandeali mjl 2 2 New Testament
Mara mrh 3 0 Complete Bible
Marathi mar 92 90 Complete Bible
Marwari (India) rwr 7 7 New Testament
Meitei mni 8 8 Complete Bible
Mewari mtr 4 4 New Testament
Miju-Mishmi mxj 2 1 Bible Portions
Mising mrg 1 1 New Testament
Mizo lus 6 0 Complete Bible
Monpa, Kalaktang kkf 1 0 Translation Started
Monpa, Tawang twm 2 2 Unspecified
Munda unx 1 0 New Testament
Mundari unr 2 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Angami njm 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Ao njo 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Chang nbc 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Chokri nri 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Chothe nct 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Inpui nkf 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Kharam kfw 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Khiamniungan kix 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Konyak nbe 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Liangmai njn 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Lotha njh 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Mao nbi 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Maram nma 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Maring nng 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Monsang nmh 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Moyon nmo 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Nocte njb 3 0 New Testament
Naga, Phom nph 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Pochuri npo 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Poumai pmx 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Sangtam nsa 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Southern Rengma nre 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Sumi nsm 2 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Tangkhul (India) nmf 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Tangshang nst 9 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Tarao tro 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Thangal nki 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Wancho nnp 2 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Yimchungru yim 2 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Zeme nzm 1 0 Complete Bible
Nagamese nag 1 0 New Testament
Nepali npi 21 13 Complete Bible
Nicobarese, Car caq 1 0 Complete Bible
Nyishi njz 4 0 Complete Bible
Odia ory 162 148 Complete Bible
Pahari, Kullu kfx 1 1 New Testament
Panchpargania tdb 2 2 New Testament
Pangwali pgg 1 1 New Testament
Paniya pcg 1 1 New Testament
Pardhan pch 1 1 Bible Portions
Pardhi pcl 1 1 Bible Portions
Phake phk 1 0 Translation Started
Punjabi, Eastern pan 110 109 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Western pnb 6 6 New Testament
Purig prx 1 1 New Testament
Puroik suv 1 0 Bible Portions
Rakhine rki 1 1 Bible Portions
Rathawi rtw 1 1 New Testament
Ravula yea 1 1 Complete Bible
Sadri sck 4 4 New Testament
Sakachep sch 1 0 New Testament
Sansi ssi 1 1 Bible Portions
Santhali sat 1 0 Complete Bible
Sartang onp 2 2 Unspecified
Sentinel std 1 1 Translation Started
Shan shn 1 1 Complete Bible
Sherdukpen sdp 1 1 Translation Started
Sholaga sle 1 1 New Testament
Sikkimese sip 2 2 Unspecified
Simte smt 1 0 Complete Bible
Sindhi snd 2 2 Complete Bible
Singpho sgp 2 1 Complete Bible
Sinhala sin 1 1 Complete Bible
Syuba syw 1 1 New Testament
Tagin tgj 1 0 New Testament
Tamil tam 113 90 Complete Bible
Tangchangya tnv 1 0 Translation Started
Telugu tel 133 129 Complete Bible
Teressa tef 1 1 Translation Started
Tibetan, Central bod 1 1 Complete Bible
Tinani lbf 2 2 New Testament
Toda tcx 1 0 Bible Portions
Toto txo 1 1 Bible Portions
Tshangla tsj 1 1 New Testament
Tulu tcy 13 12 New Testament
Urdu urd 105 105 Complete Bible
Vaagri Booli vaa 1 1 New Testament
Vaiphei vap 1 0 Complete Bible
Varli vav 1 1 New Testament
Vasavi vas 1 1 New Testament
Wagdi wbr 6 6 New Testament
Yakkha ybh 1 0 New Testament
Zakhring zkr 1 0 Unspecified
Zo zom 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 212 2,272 2,041   130 100 141 199 23
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India Statistics
People Groups 2,272
Unreached People Groups 2,041  (89.8%)
Population 1,435,244,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Population in Unreached 1,368,197,000  (95.3%)
Primary Religion Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent 2.2%
Percent Evangelical Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.9%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 28,077
Country Progress Level 1 ●
Urbanization 34%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, South
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code IN
Official Language(s) Hindi | English
Literacy Rate 74%
Estimated Illiterate Population 373,163,000
Persecution Ranking 11 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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