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Country:	Nepal
State:	Karnali
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

571,000

Buddhist

4.7 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

94.5 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Nepali	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	600	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	46,000	Nepali	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	46,000	Nepali	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	2,400	Humla	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	80	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	231,000	Nepali	1 ●	229,000	-1 -	2,600	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	3,900	Sherpa	1 ●	90	-1 -	3,800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	-1 Unknown	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	3,300	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	2,900	60	-1 -	200
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	30	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	68,000	Nepali	1 ●	67,000	-1 -	600	700	-1 -	400
Kandu	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	41,000	Nepali	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	1,600	1,500	-1 -	500
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	900	Newar	1 ●	800	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	100	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rajdhob	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	20
Sayyid	-1 Unknown	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	30	Sunwar	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	13,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	100	-1 -	12,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	69,000	Nepali	1 ●	66,000	-1 -	2,300	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	80	Thangmi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	500	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	50	Limbu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 48	571,000		44 ●	539,000	100	27,000	3,500	0	1,200

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