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Country:	Nepal
State:	Gandaki
District:	All

Number of People Groups

132

Unreached People Groups

125

Total Population

1,791,000

Buddhist

12.1 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

84.3 %

Muslim

0.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Nepali	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	60	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahra Gaunle	90	Bine	1 ●	20	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Nepali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Agarwal	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	-1 Unknown	Marwari	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	6,500	Nepali	1 ●	6,500	-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	700	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	1,600	Bote	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	313,000	Nepali	1 ●	311,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	1,800
Brahmin Bohara	80	Hindi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	313,000	Nepali	1 ●	310,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	1,800
Brahmin Terai	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	3,800	Chepang	2 ●	3,200	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	800	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	192,000	Nepali	1 ●	191,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	600
Chidimar	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	200	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	60	Danuwar	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	4,800	Darai	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	52,000	Nepali	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-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	4,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	1,700	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	60	500	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	6,200	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	400	-1 -	5,400	300	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghaleg	244,000	Gurung	2 ●	56,000	-1 -	164,000	8,200	-1 -	16,000
Gyalsumdo	400	Tamang, Western	1 ●	20	-1 -	400	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	20	Wayu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	30	Jirel	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-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	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	112,000	Nepali	1 ●	108,000	-1 -	300	3,300	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-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)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	21,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	100	800	-1 -	20
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-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	50	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-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)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	217,000	Nepali	1 ●	209,000	-1 -	3,600	3,900	-1 -	300
Majhi	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	2,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mugal	200	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	82,000	Newar	1 ●	74,000	-1 -	6,100	1,100	-1 -	200
Nubri	1,500	Nubri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	-1 Unknown	Kurux	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,800	Nepali	2 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	600
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	70	Raji	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	-1 Unknown	Raute	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	40	Lepcha	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal, Hor	70	Santhali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sarki	64,000	Nepali	1 ●	62,000	-1 -	200	1,900	-1 -	400
Sayyid	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	5,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	600	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	50	-1 -	20
Siyar	500	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Sunwar	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	30	Rajbanshi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	42,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	9,000	-1 -	28,000	3,400	-1 -	1,700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangbe	300	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1 ●	40	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Tin Gaule	200	Thakali	1 ●	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	23,000	Nepali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	50	Thangmi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	3,900	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tsum	2,200	Tsum	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	50	Yakkha	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	800	Limbu	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	400	Hyolmo	1 ●	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 132	1,791,000		125 ●	1,510,000	11,000	217,000	27,000	10	25,000

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