Nepal

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

285

People Groups Unreached

275 (96.5%)

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

29,015,000

Population in Unreached

26,209,000 (90.3%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (83.3%)

% Christian Adherent *

1.3%

% 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.

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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	63,000	●	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	1,449,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Amat	2,900	273,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ansari	42,000	16,505,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Apapanthi	200	27,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arakh	600	595,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ath Pahariya	5,700	5,700	●	Athpariya	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	31,000	6,535,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,200	677,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	117,000	●	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	259,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baha'i	1,100	24,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahing	2,700	2,700	●	Bahing	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	15,000	834,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahra Gaunle	400	400	●	Bine	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	233,000	3,951,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	5
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	25,000	98,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Bania	134,000	29,335,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bania Agarwal	18,000	4,877,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Agrahari	2,100	323,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kasaundhan	2,000	499,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kath	200	200	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Khatri	900	208,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahesri	800	366,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahur	1,100	874,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Oswal	600	417,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Rauniar	2,600	130,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Unai	700	60,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bankariya	500	500	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantar	52,000	187,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantawa	4,300	4,300	●	Bantawa	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baramu	7,500	7,500	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Bardai	800	7,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	9,000	638,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	22,000	590,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,000	31,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beg	200	4,000	●	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	1,904,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	7,200	45,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	600	220,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhar	3,500	1,991,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	700	1,206,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	800	1,398,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	147,000	6,522,000	●	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	53,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kamti	1,100	31,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharbind	9,400	521,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharot	6,100	183,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	7,100	611,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	64,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhote	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	-1	1
Bind	70,000	1,063,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bote-Majhi	11,000	11,000	●	Bote	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Brahmin	3,213,000	62,714,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	64
Brahmin Bhat	400	25,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bhumihar	16,000	2,777,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bohara	1,100	37,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Gaur	6,700	3,071,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Hill	3,067,000	3,067,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	61
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,400	510,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Joshi	2,000	373,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,100	4,264,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,900	284,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Maha	700	194,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Radhi	3,200	1,626,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,800	486,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sanadhya	500	2,707,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Saraswat	2,600	605,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sawaria	5,400	4,282,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Terai	129,000	129,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	3
Byansi	4,000	4,900	●	Humla	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	320,000	47,854,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	6
Chamling	6,200	6,200	●	Chamling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepang, Tsepang	65,000	66,000	●	Chepang	Hinduism	2 ●	10.25 %	-1	-1 -
Chhairottan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chhantyal	11,000	11,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.57 %	-1	1
Chhetri	4,191,000	4,442,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	84
Chidimar	4,200	4,700	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Christian	700	1,565,000	●	Nepali	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Churaute	2,300	2,300	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Danuwar Rai	80,000	80,000	●	Danuwar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	2
Darai	17,000	30,000	●	Darai	Hinduism	1 ●	1.11 %	-1	1
Darjee	449,000	500,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	9
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	7,100	2,929,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	19,000	1,426,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	218,000	47,588,000	●	Nepalese Sign Language	Hinduism	1 ●	2.85 %	-1	4
Devhar	900	18,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dewas Rai	9,800	9,800	●	Dewas Rai	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhandi	1,900	1,900	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhanuk	210,000	4,415,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Dhanuk Dhankar	6,100	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	2,500	141,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimal	26,000	31,000	●	Dhimal	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	107,000	12,223,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	6,700	2,139,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,400	187,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,800	477,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dolpa	3,900	3,900	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	1
Dom	1,500	191,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dom (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,181,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dura	5,000	8,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	3.06 %	-1	1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	200,000	5,799,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	4
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,700	6,581,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	900	480,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	100	15,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharva	6,700	7,200	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.74 %	-1	1
Gangai	36,000	41,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gharti	113,000	135,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	2
Gonrhi	1,200	816,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	900	324,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	1,700	1,557,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gurung Ghale	22,000	22,000	●	Ghale, Southern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	502,000	621,000	●	Gurung	Buddhism	2 ●	5.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gyalsumdo	400	400	●	Tamang, Western	Buddhism	1 ●	4.01 %	-1	1
Hadi	2,200	1,034,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajam	35,000	4,544,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,100	11,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	80,000	1,555,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Halwai Maira	1,600	135,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hayu	2,800	2,800	●	Wayu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	1
Hudke	100	100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	19,176,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Sikh traditions)	900	9,502,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jirel	5,400	5,400	●	Jirel	Buddhism	1 ●	4.38 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	900	3,771,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kagate	600	2,600	●	Syuba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	52,000	8,251,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kaibartta	800	2,296,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	900	3,922,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	121,000	3,909,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	58,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	600	65,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	700	49,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,500	970,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Sunri	7,700	598,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kamar	1,500	33,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	1,200,000	1,298,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.56 %	-1	24
Kandu	123,000	2,481,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	2
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	214,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kawar	1,200	988,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	43,000	9,637,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.41 %	-1	1
Kayastha Karan	800	711,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha Sribastab	1,000	960,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khaling	1,400	1,400	●	Khaling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khambu	700	335,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharia	500	765,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khas	16,000	81,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	700	2,250,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatwa	97,000	368,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Kisan	2,100	1,627,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	1.34 %	-1	1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,500	169,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.63 %	-1	1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	292,000	8,416,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	6
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	2,285,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kori	12,000	2,598,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuchbandia	300	33,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kulung	26,000	26,000	●	Kulung	Other / Small	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	1
Kumal	115,000	119,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.29 %	-1	2
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	15,942,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kumhar Magahia	1,100	175,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	220,000	19,174,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	4
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyerung	3,000	12,000	●	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	300	60,000	●	Urdu	Islam	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)	32,000	6,641,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lodha Jariya	600	1,498,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	99,000	9,737,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	800	2,708,000	●	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)	67,000	3,266,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	1
Magar	1,801,000	2,151,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.28 %	-1	36
Majhi	80,000	200,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,100	1,783,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mali (Hindu traditions)	14,000	10,048,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	165,000	3,426,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	3
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	4,400	335,000	●	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)	5,300	305,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Manihar	1,500	633,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	4,700	60,000	●	Boro	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Mewahang	3,700	3,700	●	Mewahang, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Miyan	29,000	29,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	2,000	3,097,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mugal	300	300	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Munda, Horo	2,100	3,810,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	1,700	2,388,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	224,000	3,248,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	4
Naaba	600	600	●	Naaba	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nachhiring	7,100	7,100	●	Nachering	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	113,000	12,004,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	2
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,300	7,947,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Hindu traditions)	2,900	511,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Muslim traditions)	600	169,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Newah	1,261,000	1,431,000	●	Newar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	25
Nubri	1,500	1,500	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oraon, Dhangar	38,000	4,607,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pahari	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.52 %	-1	1
Pashtun, Pathan	8,700	11,637,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	7,781,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phri	600	1,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pinjara	17,000	3,516,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qassab	1,600	2,174,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qazi	9,700	749,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rai	590,000	720,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	2 ●	5.56 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	110,000	6,581,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	2 ●	5.40 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	1,800	972,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajbhar	10,000	85,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	1 ●	1.04 %	-1	1
Rajdhob	13,000	17,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raji	4,500	6,500	●	Raji	Hinduism	1 ●	2.38 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	36,000	45,388,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	16,000	19,607,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,300	122,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	400	41,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	3,008,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,800	948,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Marwadi	100	100	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Nau	1,100	272,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	310,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Saithwar	500	477,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raute	900	2,200	●	Raute	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	3,900	1,066,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	3,900	82,000	●	Lepcha	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	1
Sahisia	200	8,900	●	Maithili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sampang	1,400	1,400	●	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Santal, Hor	49,000	8,281,000	●	Santhali	Hinduism	2 ●	7.00 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	1,500	981,000	●	Sora	Hinduism	2 ●	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Sarbaria	3,100	3,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sarki	358,000	387,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.14 %	-1	7
Sayyid	63,000	17,132,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh	780,000	235,151,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	16
Shaikh Qureshi	17,000	8,824,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh Siddiqi	700	7,504,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sherpa	105,000	156,000	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	4.22 %	-1	2
Sherpa Helambu	2,400	2,400	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	58,000	980,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Siyar	500	500	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	63,000	7,802,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	89,000	1,521,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.44 %	-1	2
Sunuwar	54,000	137,000	●	Sunwar	Hinduism	1 ●	2.60 %	-1	1
Tajpuriya	18,000	18,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Tamang	1,462,000	1,704,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.60 %	-1	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	77,000	2,164,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	800	246,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangbe	600	600	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100,000	5,022,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	2
Teli (Hindu traditions)	352,000	19,188,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	7
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,700	4,578,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	12,000	573,000	●	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	1,800	1,800	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Thakali Tin Gaule	500	500	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.06 %	-1	1
Thakuri	405,000	438,000	●	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	1,659,000	2,112,000	●	Tharu, Kathariya	Hinduism	1 ●	3.41 %	-1	33
Tharu Khawas	1,500	1,500	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.97 %	-1	1
Tharu Rana	198,000	210,000	●	Tharu, Kathariya	Hinduism	1 ●	1.08 %	-1	4
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	600	321,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thulung	3,300	3,300	●	Thulung	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,500	1,091,000	●	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tokpegola	1,400	1,400	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsum	2,200	2,200	●	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,400	7,089,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Walang	1,200	7,300	●	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,006,000	59,573,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	20
Yadav Dhindhor	15,000	1,547,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gaoli	77,000	5,019,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yadav Ghosi	1,800	1,564,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gola	4,300	4,907,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	28,000	4,886,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Kaonra	2,900	671,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Rawat	9,000	1,448,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yakha	23,000	29,000	●	Yakkha	Other / Small	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Yakthumba, Limbu	369,000	514,000	●	Limbu	Other / Small	1 ●	2.69 %	-1	7
Yamphu	6,600	6,600	●	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: 285	29,015,000					275 ●	1.27 %	0.00 %	718
Unclassified / Other Individuals	122,000
UN Country Population (2020)	29,137,000

Other minor groups: 256

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
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 ●	400	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuinmali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Bhuiya	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Nepali	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
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	Unknown
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Hela	1 ●	-1 Unknown	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	Maithili	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	400	Bengali	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	0 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Bardiha	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	0 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Labana, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
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 ●	200	Bengali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	300	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
Nagar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Namassej Chandel	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Nepali	Islam
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Nepali	Buddhism
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Maithili	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
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
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 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	100	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	1 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	0 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Totals: 256

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* 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	4,346,000	188	179	95.2 %	3,480,000	80.1 %	8
Bheri	1,870,000	164	157	95.7 %	1,851,000	99.0 %	5
Dhaulagiri	625,000	61	57	93.4 %	612,000	97.9 %	4
Gandaki	1,791,000	132	125	94.7 %	1,492,000	83.3 %	6
Janakpur	2,939,000	169	161	95.3 %	2,728,000	92.8 %	6
Karnali	560,000	48	44	91.7 %	545,000	97.3 %	6
Kosi	2,435,000	185	175	94.6 %	2,060,000	84.6 %	6
Lumbini	3,256,000	192	184	95.8 %	3,208,000	98.5 %	7
Mahakali	1,142,000	93	89	95.7 %	1,136,000	99.5 %	4
Mechi	1,603,000	140	131	93.6 %	1,285,000	80.2 %	4
Narayani	3,142,000	170	163	95.9 %	2,751,000	87.6 %	5
Rapti	1,347,000	108	103	95.4 %	1,339,000	99.4 %	5
Sagarmatha	2,075,000	170	162	95.3 %	1,845,000	88.9 %	6
Seti	1,654,000	126	120	95.2 %	1,648,000	99.6 %	5
Country:	29,015,000	285	275	96.5 %	26,209,000	90.3 %	77

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	287,717,000	991.6 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	765,974,000	2,639.9 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	205,728,000	709.0 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	114,522,000	394.7 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	29,015,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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%

Progress Scale

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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	21	21	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bahing	bhj	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bantawa	bap	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bengali	ben	1	1	5 Complete Bible	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	3	3	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	86	85	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
Naaba	nao	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	40	38	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
Raute	rau	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, Kathariya	tkt	2	2	3 Bible Portions	-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	33	33	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	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yamphu, Southern	lrr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	63	285	275		15	20	30	56	3

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State ▲	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other	% Christian Adherent *
Bagmati	4,346,000	3,381,000	23,800	104,000	800,000	90	38,100	0.00 %
Bheri	1,870,000	1,717,000	93,800	30,200	28,100	50	1,000	0.00 %
Dhaulagiri	625,000	560,000	1,070	3,760	54,400	0	5,420	0.00 %
Gandaki	1,791,000	1,510,000	11,100	27,000	217,000	10	24,600	0.00 %
Janakpur	2,939,000	2,436,000	197,000	12,300	238,000	0	55,600	0.00 %
Karnali	560,000	529,000	100	3,500	26,300	0	1,190	0.00 %
Kosi	2,435,000	1,747,000	124,000	33,000	168,000	560	364,000	0.00 %
Lumbini	3,256,000	2,919,000	199,000	20,100	110,000	30	6,570	0.00 %
Mahakali	1,142,000	1,115,000	370	12,500	6,990	0	7,340	0.00 %
Mechi	1,603,000	1,084,000	23,100	27,200	125,000	70	344,000	0.00 %
Narayani	3,142,000	2,471,000	301,000	41,500	306,000	80	23,600	0.00 %
Rapti	1,347,000	1,281,000	5,610	15,500	39,800	0	4,380	0.00 %
Sagarmatha	2,075,000	1,662,000	101,000	15,600	143,000	0	153,000	0.00 %
Seti	1,654,000	1,612,000	4,640	14,500	18,900	30	4,780	0.00 %
Country:	29,015,000	24,024,000	1,086,000	361,000	2,281,000	900	1,034,000	1.24 %

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

Networking Possibilities

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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	285
Unreached People Groups	275 (96.5%)
Population	29,015,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.2%
Population in Unreached	26,209,000 (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	4,352,000
Persecution Ranking	34 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

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