State: Dhaulagiri | Joshua Project

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Country:	Nepal
State:	Dhaulagiri
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

636,000

Buddhist

8.7 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

89.7 %

Muslim

0.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.9 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	90	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahra Gaunle	300	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	70	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	111,000	Nepali	1 ●	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Brahmin Hill	111,000	Nepali	1 ●	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Brahmin Terai	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	7,900	Nepali	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	3,000	200	-1 -	200
Chhetri	92,000	Nepali	1 ●	89,000	-1 -	2,100	80	-1 -	1,200
Darjee	30,000	Nepali	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	800	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	40	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	-1 Unknown	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	10,000	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	9,200	400	-1 -	600
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	73,000	Nepali	1 ●	67,000	-1 -	5,300	700	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	20	Bhojpuri	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	600	Kurux	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	-1 Unknown	Kulung	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	2,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	300	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	2,400	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	133,000	Nepali	1 ●	108,000	-1 -	24,000	1,200	-1 -	700
Majhi	500	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	20
Miyan	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	7,800	Newar	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	1,700	60	-1 -	100
Pashtun, Pathan	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	600	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	70
Rongkup	700	Lepcha	1 ●	40	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	28,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	1,100	400	-1 -	60
Sayyid	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	200	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	30	Sunwar	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,600	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	100	-1 -	100
Tangbe	200	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	1,300	60	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	1,300	Thakali	1 ●	90	-1 -	1,200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Tin Gaule	200	Thakali	1 ●	40	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	9,600	Nepali	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	600	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1 ●	60	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 59	636,000		55 ●	570,000	1,100	55,000	3,900	0	5,500

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