Nepal, Karnali state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

612,000

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: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	900	Nepali	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Nepali	0 ☀	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	700	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	54,000	Nepali	0 ☀	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	2,800	Humla	0 ☀	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	90	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	270,000	Nepali	1 ●	267,000	-1 -	3,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	22,000	Nepali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	100	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	4,600	Sherpa	1 ●	100	-1 -	4,500	50	-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	3,800	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	3,400	70	-1 -	200
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	40	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	80,000	Nepali	1 ●	78,000	-1 -	700	800	-1 -	400
Kandu	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	48,000	Nepali	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	1,900	1,800	-1 -	600
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,100	Newar	1 ●	900	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	100	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Rajdhob	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Raute	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	20
Sayyid	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-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	15,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	100	-1 -	14,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	80,000	Nepali	1 ●	77,000	-1 -	2,700	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Thangmi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	500	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	60	Limbu	1 ●	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 47	612,000		43 ●	575,000	100	31,000	4,200	0	1,400

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