Nepal

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

276

People Groups Unreached

266 (96.4%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

29,555,000

Population in Unreached

26,696,000 (90.3%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (83.3%)

% Christian Adherent *

1.27%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

* From latest Nepal census data. Other reputable sources suggest two to three times this many Christians in Nepal.

Map Notes

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent *	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed **
Abdul	1,200	66,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Adibasi Janajati	1,100	1,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ahar	2,000	1,457,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Amat	2,900	274,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ansari	43,000	14,793,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Apapanthi	200	27,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arakh	600	599,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ath Pahariya	5,800	5,800	●	Athpariya	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	32,000	6,603,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,300	668,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	118,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	400	38,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	900	215,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baha'i	1,100	25,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahing	2,800	2,800	●	Bahing	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	15,000	839,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahra Gaunle	400	400	●	Bine	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	237,000	3,999,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	5
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	25,000	99,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Bania	137,000	29,571,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bania Agarwal	18,000	4,919,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Agrahari	2,200	325,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kasaundhan	2,000	503,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Khatri	900	209,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahesri	800	370,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahur	1,100	884,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Oswal	700	421,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Rauniar	2,700	132,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Unai	700	60,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bankariya	600	600	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantar	54,000	190,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantawa	4,400	4,400	●	Bantawa	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baramu	7,700	7,700	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Bardai	900	7,300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	9,100	640,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	23,000	584,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,100	50,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	1,917,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	7,300	45,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	700	207,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhar	3,500	2,005,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	800	1,214,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	800	1,408,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	149,000	6,568,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	200	14,000	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Ghogra	600	56,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kamti	1,200	31,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharbind	9,500	527,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharot	6,200	187,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	7,300	621,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	66,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhote	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	-1	1
Bind	71,000	1,071,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bote-Majhi	11,000	11,000	●	Bote	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Brahmin	3,272,000	63,125,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	65
Brahmin Bhat	400	25,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bhumihar	16,000	2,795,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bohara	1,100	37,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Gaur	6,800	3,107,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Hill	3,125,000	3,125,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	63
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,400	516,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Joshi	2,000	380,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,200	4,316,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,900	288,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Maha	700	196,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Radhi	3,300	1,637,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,800	490,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sanadhya	600	2,732,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Saraswat	2,700	612,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sawaria	5,500	4,336,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Terai	131,000	131,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	3
Byansi	4,100	5,000	●	Humla	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	313,000	48,174,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	6
Chamling	6,300	6,300	●	Chamling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepang, Tsepang	67,000	68,000	●	Chepang	Hinduism	2 ●	10.25 %	-1	-1 -
Chhairottan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chhantyal	12,000	12,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.57 %	-1	1
Chhetri	4,269,000	4,521,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	85
Chidimar	4,300	4,800	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Christian	700	1,707,000	●	Nepali	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Churaute	2,400	2,400	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Danuwar Rai	81,000	81,000	●	Danuwar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	2
Darai	17,000	30,000	●	Darai	Hinduism	1 ●	1.11 %	-1	1
Darjee	458,000	510,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	9
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	2,970,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	20,000	1,397,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	222,000	48,207,000	●	Nepalese Sign Language	Hinduism	1 ●	2.85 %	-1	4
Dewas Rai	10,000	10,000	●	Dewas Rai	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhandi	1,900	1,900	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhanuk	214,000	4,431,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Dhanuk Dhankar	6,200	80,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharhi (Hindu traditions)	100	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharkar	2,600	142,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimal	26,000	31,000	●	Dhimal	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	109,000	12,319,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	6,900	2,045,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,400	193,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,800	484,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dolpa	4,000	4,000	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	1
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,600	191,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Domar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,200,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dura	5,100	8,200	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	3.06 %	-1	1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	203,000	5,841,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	4
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,800	6,619,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	1,000	476,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	100	15,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharva	6,800	7,300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.74 %	-1	1
Gangai	37,000	42,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gharti	115,000	137,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	2
Gonrhi	1,200	821,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	900	326,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	1,700	1,567,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gurung Ghale	22,000	22,000	●	Ghale, Southern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	511,000	630,000	●	Gurung	Buddhism	2 ●	5.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gyalsumdo	400	400	●	Tamang, Western	Buddhism	1 ●	4.01 %	-1	1
Hadi	2,200	1,043,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajam	36,000	4,305,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,200	12,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	81,000	1,569,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Halwai Maira	1,600	138,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hayu	2,900	2,900	●	Wayu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	1
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	19,359,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Sikh traditions)	900	9,459,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jirel	5,500	5,500	●	Jirel	Buddhism	1 ●	4.38 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	900	3,801,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kagate	600	2,400	●	Syuba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	53,000	8,301,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kaibartta	800	2,325,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	900	3,950,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	123,000	3,953,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	57,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	600	67,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	700	48,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,600	980,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Sunri	7,900	601,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kamar	1,600	33,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	1,222,000	1,321,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.56 %	-1	24
Kandu	125,000	2,498,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	2
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	216,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kawar	1,200	1,007,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	43,000	9,732,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.41 %	-1	1
Kayastha Karan	800	746,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha Sribastab	1,000	969,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khaling	1,500	1,500	●	Khaling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khambu	700	337,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharia	600	769,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khas	16,000	82,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	700	2,267,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatwa	99,000	371,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Kisan	2,200	1,636,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	1.34 %	-1	1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,500	88,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.63 %	-1	1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	298,000	8,461,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	6
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	2,482,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kori	12,000	2,613,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuchbandia	300	33,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kulung	27,000	27,000	●	Kulung	Other / Small	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	1
Kumal	117,000	121,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.29 %	-1	2
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	62,000	16,185,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kumhar Magahia	1,200	181,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	224,000	19,315,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	4
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyerung	3,100	12,000	●	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Larke	200	200	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	1,100	4,400	●	Lhomi	Buddhism	1 ●	0.88 %	-1	1
Loba	2,600	4,800	●	Lhowa	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	33,000	6,689,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	100,000	9,857,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	800	2,436,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohorung	1,200	1,200	●	Yamphu, Southern	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	68,000	3,289,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	1
Magar	1,835,000	2,187,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.28 %	-1	37
Majhi	81,000	202,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	1,795,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mali (Hindu traditions)	14,000	10,212,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	168,000	3,452,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	3
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	4,500	337,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,800	24,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	5,500	307,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Manihar	1,500	627,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	4,800	61,000	●	Boro	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Mewahang	3,800	3,800	●	Mewahang, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Miyan	29,000	29,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,244,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	2,000	2,900,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mugal	300	300	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Munda, Horo	2,200	3,748,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	1,700	2,404,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	228,000	3,377,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	5
Nachhiring	7,300	7,300	●	Nachering	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	115,000	12,102,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	2
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,300	8,013,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,000	515,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Muslim traditions)	600	165,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Newah	1,284,000	1,455,000	●	Newar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	26
Nubri	1,500	1,500	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oraon, Dhangar	38,000	4,641,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pahari	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.52 %	-1	1
Pashtun, Pathan	8,900	11,695,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	3,900	7,827,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pinjara	17,000	3,518,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qassab	1,600	2,045,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qazi	9,900	755,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rai	602,000	733,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	2 ●	5.56 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	112,000	6,647,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	2 ●	5.40 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	1,900	982,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajbhar	11,000	87,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	1 ●	1.04 %	-1	1
Rajdhob	13,000	17,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raji	4,600	6,600	●	Raji	Hinduism	1 ●	2.38 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	37,000	45,785,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	17,000	17,352,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,300	141,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	400	42,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	3,055,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,900	1,264,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Nau	1,100	274,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	562,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Saithwar	600	478,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raute	900	2,200	●	Nepali	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	4,000	1,067,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	3,900	82,000	●	Lepcha	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	1
Sampang	1,500	1,500	●	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Santal (Sawntal)	50,000	7,898,000	●	Santhali	Hinduism	2 ●	7.00 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	1,500	987,000	●	Sora	Hinduism	2 ●	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Sarbaria	3,200	3,200	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sarki	365,000	395,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.14 %	-1	7
Sayyid	64,000	14,530,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh	795,000	223,464,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	16
Shaikh Qureshi	17,000	9,073,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh Siddiqi	700	7,581,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sherpa	107,000	162,000	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	4.22 %	-1	2
Sherpa Helambu	2,500	2,500	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	59,000	988,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Siyar	500	500	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	64,000	7,885,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	91,000	1,573,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.44 %	-1	2
Sunuwar	55,000	139,000	●	Sunwar	Hinduism	1 ●	2.60 %	-1	1
Tajpuriya	19,000	19,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Tamang	1,490,000	1,733,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.60 %	-1	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	78,000	2,188,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	800	249,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangbe	600	600	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	102,000	5,063,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	2
Teli (Hindu traditions)	359,000	19,359,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	7
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,700	4,178,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	12,000	588,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali	11,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	4.41 %	-1	1
Thakali Chimtan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Thakali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali Marphali	1,900	1,900	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Thakali Tin Gaule	500	500	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.06 %	-1	1
Thakuri	413,000	446,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.57 %	-1	8
Thakuria	2,400	12,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thami	28,000	31,000	●	Thangmi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Tharu	1,690,000	2,146,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	Hinduism	1 ●	3.41 %	-1	34
Tharu Khawas	1,500	1,500	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.97 %	-1	1
Tharu Rana	202,000	214,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	Hinduism	1 ●	1.08 %	-1	4
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	600	323,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thulung	3,300	3,300	●	Thulung	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,600	1,112,000	●	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tokpegola	1,500	1,500	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsum	2,300	2,300	●	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,500	7,056,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Walang	1,200	7,400	●	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,025,000	59,932,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	20
Yadav Dhindhor	15,000	1,558,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gaoli	79,000	5,027,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yadav Ghosi	1,800	1,573,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gola	4,400	4,941,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	29,000	4,919,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Kaonra	2,900	676,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Rawat	9,200	1,451,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yakha	24,000	30,000	●	Yakkha	Other / Small	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Yakthumba, Limbu	376,000	522,000	●	Limbu	Other / Small	1 ●	2.69 %	-1	8
Yamphu	6,700	6,700	●	Yamphu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yayu	2,200	2,200	●	Language unknown	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Yehlmo	10,000	10,000	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	1
Totals: 276	29,555,000					266 ●	1.27 %	0.00 %	718
Unclassified / Other Individuals	120,000
UN Country Population (2021)	29,675,000

Other minor groups: 264

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Aghori	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Aghori	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Arain, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Urdu	Islam
Arora, Sikh	1 ●	200	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Asur	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bagdi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Baghban, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Baghban, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Urdu	Islam
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bahelia, Hindu	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Baidya, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Baloch	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Bania Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania Bais	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Jaiswal	1 ●	200	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Kasarwani	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Mahajan	1 ●	500	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Porwal	1 ●	400	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Ummad	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	500	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Bais	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Gahoi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Hardoi	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Jaiswal	1 ●	200	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Kasarwani	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Mahajan	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Marwadi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Porwal	1 ●	500	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Ummad	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	100	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara, Hindu	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Banjara, Muslim	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bansphor, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Barwala, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Beg	1 ●	200	Bengali	Islam
Bhangi, Muslim	1 ●	300	Maithili	Islam
Bhat, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Bhathiara, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhoksa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Buksa	Hinduism
Bhotia, Buddhist	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Sherpa	Buddhism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	400	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuinmali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Bhuiya	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Biar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Binjhia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Birjia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bijori	Hinduism
Brahman Terai	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Acharya	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Mahratta	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bengali	Hinduism
Brahman, Ojha	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	500	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	500	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Parikh	1 ●	300	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Purohit	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Pushkarna	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Rikhisur	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Srimali	1 ●	100	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Utkal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Vaidik	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Varendra	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Acharya	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Jyoti	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Varendra	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin, Halbani	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahmin, Jyoti	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Burmese	1 ●	400	Burmese	Buddhism
Chain	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Chain	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Chamar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Maithili	Islam
Chamar, Muslim	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Chaupal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chero	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Chik Baraik	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chik, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chin	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Chin, Thado	Unknown
Darai	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Devhar	1 ●	900	Nepali	Hinduism
Dhanwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Dharhi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Dharhi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Dharhi, Muslim	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Drukpa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	Buddhism
Faqir	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Gandharb	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Gandharb, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Gandharva [Gaine]	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Ganghar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Ghasi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Ghosi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Urdu	Islam
Ghosi, Muslim	1 ●	300	Nepali	Islam
Gond	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Goriya, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	500	Urdu	Islam
Gujar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Gujar, Muslim	1 ●	500	Bhojpuri	Islam
Gujar, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Halwai (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Urdu	Islam
Halwai, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Unknown
Hela	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Hudke	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Jhinwar, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Jimdar	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Jimdar	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Jogi, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Julaha	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Kachari, Dimasa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bodo	Hinduism
Kachari, Sonwal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bengali	Hinduism
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Kachhi, Hindu	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Kahar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	500	Urdu	Islam
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	400	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar Kamkar, Hindu	1 ●	400	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar, Muslim	1 ●	500	Nepali	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	400	Bengali	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Islam
Kamboh, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Kapali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kaparia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Karmali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Santali	Hinduism
Kasar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Khandait	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kharwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Khati, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatik, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatri, Hindu	1 ●	100	Panjabi, Eastern	Hinduism
Khatri, Sikh	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Khatwa	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Khavar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kisan	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Kharia	Hinduism
Kol	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Kuki	0 ●	-1 Unknown		Unknown
Kumhar Bardiha	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Bardiha	0 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	0 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Labana, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
Laheri, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
Lodha Jariya	1 ●	600	Awadhi	Hinduism
Lohara	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Loharung	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Lohorung	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahli	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Majhwar	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Markande	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Matia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Mazhabi	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Merat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Merat, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	300	Bengali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	200	Bengali	Islam
Mizo	0 ●	-1 Unknown	English	Christianity
Mochi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Mochi, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Muslim Local	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Naaba	1 ●	600	Naaba	Buddhism
Nagar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Namassej Chandel	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Nepali	Islam
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Maithili	Buddhism
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Nepali	Buddhism
Pahari	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Parja	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa, Hindu	1 ●	200	Nepali	Hinduism
Pawaria, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Phri	1 ●	600	Nepali	Hinduism
Pod	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Raibhat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	1 ●	300	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Kausik	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Nagbansi	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Rathor	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Sengar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput Sirnet	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput, Bachhal	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bais, Hindu	1 ●	500	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Barwar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhadauria	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhatti, Hindu	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Bisen	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Chandel	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Dikhit	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Gahlot	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Garewal, Hindu	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Gaur	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Gautam	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Jadon	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Janwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Kalhan	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Katheriya	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kausik	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Khasiya	1 ●	400	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kumaoni Thakur	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Manihas	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nagbansi	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nikumbh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Palwar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Parihar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Ponwar, Hindu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Pundir, Hindu	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Raikwar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Rathor	1 ●	400	Marwari	Hinduism
Rajput, Sakarwar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sengar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sikh	1 ●	500	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput, Sirnet	1 ●	200	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sombansi	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Tonwar	1 ●	100	Hindi	Hinduism
Rajwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Islam
Rangrez, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rangrez, Muslim	1 ●	300	Bhojpuri	Islam
Saharia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Sahisia	1 ●	200	Maithili	Islam
Sauria Paharia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Shah	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sikligar, Muslim	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sonar Mair	0 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Sonar Mair	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Surel	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Sunwar	Buddhism
Tajpuria	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Tawaif, Muslim	1 ●	100	Nepali	Islam
Teli	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Thathera, Hindu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Turi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Unspecified Jain	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Unspecified Muslim	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Unspecified Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Other / Small
Vaddar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Walung	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Bantawa	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	0 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	1 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Totals: 264

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* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Bagmati	4,428,000	184	175	95.1 %	3,544,000	80.0 %	8
Bheri	1,904,000	162	155	95.7 %	1,885,000	99.0 %	5
Dhaulagiri	636,000	61	57	93.4 %	624,000	98.1 %	4
Gandaki	1,824,000	132	125	94.7 %	1,519,000	83.3 %	6
Janakpur	2,993,000	168	160	95.2 %	2,778,000	92.8 %	6
Karnali	571,000	48	44	91.7 %	555,000	97.2 %	6
Kosi	2,481,000	182	172	94.5 %	2,098,000	84.6 %	6
Lumbini	3,316,000	191	183	95.8 %	3,267,000	98.5 %	7
Mahakali	1,163,000	94	90	95.7 %	1,157,000	99.5 %	4
Mechi	1,633,000	140	131	93.6 %	1,309,000	80.2 %	4
Narayani	3,201,000	167	160	95.8 %	2,803,000	87.6 %	5
Rapti	1,372,000	108	103	95.4 %	1,364,000	99.4 %	5
Sagarmatha	2,113,000	170	162	95.3 %	1,879,000	88.9 %	6
Seti	1,686,000	125	119	95.2 %	1,680,000	99.6 %	5
Country:	29,555,000	276	266	96.4 %	26,696,000	90.3 %	77

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	289,990,000	981.2 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	774,293,000	2,619.8 %	70.2 %	24.9 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	207,376,000	701.7 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	115,473,000	390.7 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.1 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	29,555,000

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	# Unreached w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Athpariya	aph	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Awadhi	awa	20	20	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bahing	bhj	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bantawa	bap	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bhojpuri	bho	32	32	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bine	bon	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Boro	brx	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bote	bmj	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chamling	rab	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chepang	cdm	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Danuwar	dhw	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Darai	dry	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dewas Rai	dwz	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dhimal	dhi	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ghale, Southern	ghe	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Gurung	gvr	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hindi	hin	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Humla	hut	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hyolmo	scp	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Jirel	jul	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Khaling	klr	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kulung	kle	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Kurux	kru	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kyerung	kgy	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lepcha	lep	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Lhomi	lhm	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Lhowa	loy	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Limbu	lif	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Maithili	mai	85	84	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Marwari	rwr	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mewahang, Eastern	emg	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nachering	ncd	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepalese Sign Language	nsp	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepali	npi	38	36	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Newar	new	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Nubri	kte	2	2	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Rajbanshi	rjs	4	3	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Raji	rji	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sampang	rav	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Santhali	sat	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Sherpa	xsr	3	3	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Sora	srb	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Sunwar	suz	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Syuba	syw	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tamang, Eastern	taj	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Tamang, Western	tdg	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Thakali	ths	3	3	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thangmi	thf	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tharu, Dangaura	thl	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Thulung	tdh	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tibetan, Central	bod	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Tsum	ttz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Unknown	xxx	2	2	Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Urdu	urd	32	32	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Walungge	ola	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Wayu	vay	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yakkha	ybh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Yamphu	ybi	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yamphu, Southern	lrr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	60	276	266		14	20	29	53	2

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State ▲	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other	% Christian Adherent *
Bagmati	4,428,000	3,444,000	24,200	106,000	815,000	90	38,600	0.00 %
Bheri	1,904,000	1,748,000	95,500	30,700	28,600	50	1,030	0.00 %
Dhaulagiri	636,000	570,000	1,080	3,850	55,400	0	5,530	0.00 %
Gandaki	1,824,000	1,539,000	11,400	27,500	221,000	10	25,000	0.00 %
Janakpur	2,993,000	2,480,000	201,000	12,500	243,000	0	56,700	0.00 %
Karnali	571,000	539,000	100	3,540	26,800	0	1,210	0.00 %
Kosi	2,481,000	1,779,000	126,000	33,600	171,000	570	371,000	0.00 %
Lumbini	3,316,000	2,973,000	203,000	20,500	113,000	30	6,670	0.00 %
Mahakali	1,163,000	1,136,000	370	12,800	7,100	0	7,480	0.00 %
Mechi	1,633,000	1,103,000	23,500	27,600	127,000	70	351,000	0.00 %
Narayani	3,201,000	2,515,000	308,000	42,200	312,000	80	24,000	0.00 %
Rapti	1,372,000	1,305,000	5,700	15,800	40,600	0	4,500	0.00 %
Sagarmatha	2,113,000	1,693,000	103,000	15,900	145,000	0	156,000	0.00 %
Seti	1,686,000	1,643,000	4,690	14,700	19,300	30	4,860	0.00 %
Country:	29,555,000	24,467,000	1,108,000	367,000	2,325,000	900	1,054,000	1.24 %

* From latest Nepal census data. Other reputable sources suggest two to three times this many Christians in Nepal.

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Nepal. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Nepal
Christian ministry in Nepal
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Nepal Statistics
People Groups	276
Unreached People Groups	266 (96.4%)
Population	29,555,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.2%
Population in Unreached	26,696,000 (90.3%)
Primary Religion	Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent *	1.3%
Percent Evangelical	Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	5.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed **	718
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	20%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, South
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	NP
Official Language(s)	Nepali \| Maithili
Literacy Rate	85%
Estimated Illiterate Population	4,433,000
Persecution Ranking	34 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

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