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Country:	Nepal
State:	Kosi
District:	All

Number of People Groups

182

Unreached People Groups

172

Total Population

2,481,000

Buddhist

6.9 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

71.7 %

Muslim

5.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

14.9 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	5,800	Athpariya	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	300	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahing	300	Bahing	1 ●	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	1,200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Bania Agarwal	1,300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Khatri	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	300	Marwari	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	33,000	Maithili	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	3,100	Bantawa	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Baramu	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	4,100	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	3,900	90	-1 -	30
Bind	1,500	Maithili	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	80	Bote	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	229,000	Nepali	1 ●	201,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	28,000
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	223,000	Nepali	1 ●	196,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	27,000
Brahmin Joshi	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	5,800	Maithili	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	300
Byansi	100	Humla	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	2,000	Chamling	1 ●	500	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	900
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2 ●	100	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	293,000	Nepali	1 ●	286,000	-1 -	2,100	300	-1 -	5,400
Christian	300	Nepali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	3,100	Danuwar	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	32,000	Nepali	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk	24,000	Maithili	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	15,000	Dhimal	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	400
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Maithili	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Domar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Maithili	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	26,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	15,000	Nepali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	100
Gonrhi	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	700	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	30,000	Gurung	2 ●	80	-1 -	28,000	1,200	-1 -	1,200
Hadi	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	-1 Unknown	Wayu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Jirel	-1 Unknown	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Maithili	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	600	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	62,000	Nepali	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	600	500	-1 -	500
Kandu	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Maithili	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	700	Khaling	1 ●	40	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kharia	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	15,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	8,000	Maithili	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	100	80	-1 -	60
Kisan	100	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Maithili	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	100	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	17,000	Kulung	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	2,100	80	-1 -	9,100
Kumal	4,400	Nepali	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	600	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	1,000	Yamphu, Southern	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Maithili	1 ●	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	71,000	Nepali	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	11,000	2,400	-1 -	1,700
Majhi	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	1,000
Mal (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	300	Boro	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mewahang	2,700	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	2,300
Miyan	3,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	1,400	Maithili	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Maithili	1 ●	52,000	-1 -	200	800	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	1,400	Nachering	1 ●	200	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	90,000	Newar	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	11,000	800	-1 -	1,600
Oraon, Dhangar	29,000	Kurux	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	200	1,000	-1 -	200
Pahari	40	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	202,000	Nepali	2 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	162,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Rajbanshi	2 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	700
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Rajbanshi	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajbhar	1,800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	20	Raji	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Maithili	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	100	Lepcha	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sampang	700	Sampang	1 ●	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	300
Santal (Sawntal)	19,000	Santhali	2 ●	16,000	-1 -	50	2,000	-1 -	600
Saora	1,500	Sora	2 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Sarbaria	2,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	500
Sarki	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	500	300	-1 -	20
Sayyid	12,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	94,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	94,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	16,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Maithili	1 ●	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	3,700	Sunwar	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	200
Tajpuriya	6,400	Rajbanshi	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	90,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,600	-1 -	80,000	3,000	-1 -	2,700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Maithili	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,400	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	500	Thangmi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tharu	148,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	144,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	20
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	1,400	Thulung	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tokpegola	70	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Maithili	1 ●	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,200	Maithili	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	14,000	Yakkha	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	12,000
Yakthumba, Limbu	128,000	Limbu	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	300	3,300	-1 -	106,000
Yamphu	6,100	Yamphu	1 ●	200	-1 -	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yehlmo	50	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 182	2,481,000		172 ●	1,779,000	126,000	171,000	34,000	600	371,000

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