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Country:

Nepal
State: Karnali
District: All

Number of People Groups

47

Unreached People Groups

43

Total Population

601,000

Buddhist

5.1 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

94.0 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ansari 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 900 Nepali ● 900 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Nepali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Unknown Maithili ● - - - - - -
Bhote 700 Nepali ● 500 - 300 20 - -
Brahmin Hill 53,000 Nepali ● 53,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Terai 20 Maithili ● 20 - - - - -
Byansi 2,800 Humla ● 2,800 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ● 20 - - - - -
Chhantyal 90 Nepali ● 60 - 30 - - -
Chhetri 265,000 Nepali ● 262,000 - 3,000 100 - -
Darjee 22,000 Nepali ● 21,000 - 100 300 - -
Dolpa 4,500 Sherpa ● 100 - 4,400 50 - -
Gandharva 40 Nepali ● 40 - - - - -
Gharti 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale Unknown Ghale, Southern ● - - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 3,700 Gurung ● 100 - 3,300 70 - 200
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ● 20 - - - - -
Jirel 40 Jirel ● - - 40 - - -
Kami 78,000 Nepali ● 76,000 - 700 800 - 400
Kandu Unknown Bhojpuri ● - - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ● - - - - - -
Kumal 1,100 Nepali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri ● 50 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Maithili ● 2,100 - - - - -
Magar 47,000 Nepali ● 43,000 - 1,900 1,700 - 600
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ● 20 - - - - -
Miyan 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ● 20 - - - - -
Newah 1,000 Newar ● 900 - 100 - - -
Pahari 70 Nepali ● 70 - - - - -
Rai 100 Nepali ● 30 - - - - 100
Rajdhob Unknown Maithili ● - - - - - -
Raute 20 Raute ● 20 - - - - -
Sarki 19,000 Nepali ● 18,000 - 100 400 - 20
Sayyid 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Shaikh 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ● 200 - - - - -
Sunuwar 30 Sunwar ● 30 - - - - -
Tamang 14,000 Tamang, Eastern ● 100 - 14,000 400 - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili ● 300 - - - - -
Thakali 300 Nepali ● 200 - 100 - - -
Thakuri 79,000 Nepali ● 76,000 - 2,700 300 - -
Thami 100 Thangmi ● 100 - - - - -
Tharu unspecified 500 Tharu, Dangaura ● 500 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ● 70 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 60 Limbu ● 40 - 20 - - -
  Totals:  47 601,000   43 ● 565,000 100 31,000 4,100 0 1,400
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