Nepal, Gandaki state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
State:	Gandaki
District:	All

Number of People Groups

132

Unreached People Groups

125

Total Population

1,723,000

Buddhist

14.7 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

81.2 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Nepali	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	80	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahra Gaunle	100	Lhowa	1 ●	20	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	20	Marwari	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	7,600	Nepali	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	800	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	1,900	Bote	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	364,000	Nepali	1 ●	362,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	2,100
Brahmin Terai	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	4,500	Chepang	2 ●	3,800	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	900	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	224,000	Nepali	1 ●	223,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	700
Chidimar	70	Bhojpuri	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	200	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	70	Danuwar	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	5,600	Darai	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	60,000	Nepali	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	30
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	30	Dhimal	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	4,900	Nepali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	2,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	31,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	70	500	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	7,200	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	500	-1 -	6,300	400	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghaleg	284,000	Gurung	2 ●	65,000	-1 -	191,000	9,500	-1 -	19,000
Gyalsumdo	400	Tamang, Western	1 ●	20	-1 -	400	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	30	Wayu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	50	Jirel	1 ●	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	131,000	Nepali	1 ●	126,000	-1 -	400	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	20	Kurux	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	24,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	200	1,000	-1 -	30
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Larke	200	Nubri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	60	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	253,000	Nepali	1 ●	244,000	-1 -	4,200	4,500	-1 -	300
Majhi	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	20	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	2,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mugal	200	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	95,000	Newar	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	7,100	1,300	-1 -	200
Nubri	1,700	Nubri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	20	Kurux	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	90	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	4,400	Nepali	2 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	700
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	40	Rajbanshi	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	70	Bhojpuri	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	80	Raji	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Raute	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	40	Lepcha	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	90	Santhali	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Sarki	75,000	Nepali	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	300	2,300	-1 -	500
Sayyid	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	6,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	700	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	600	60	-1 -	20
Siyar	600	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	700	Sunwar	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	30	Rajbanshi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	49,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	10,000	-1 -	32,000	3,900	-1 -	1,900
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangbe	400	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	400	Thakali	1 ●	40	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Tin Gaule	300	Thakali	1 ●	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	70	Thangmi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	4,100	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tsum	2,600	Tsum	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	60	Yakkha	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,000	Limbu	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	500	Hyolmo	1 ●	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 132	1,723,000		125 ●	1,399,000	13,000	253,000	32,000	10	27,000

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