State: Kosi | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
State:	Kosi
District:	All

Number of People Groups

185

Unreached People Groups

175

Total Population

2,387,000

Buddhist

6.9 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

72.7 %

Muslim

5.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

12.4 %

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼

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	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	5,600	Athpariya	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-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)	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Maithili	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	11,000	Maithili	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
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	32,000	Maithili	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	2,900	Bantawa	1 ●	1,600	-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)	2,400	Maithili	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beg	100	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Maithili	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	3,900	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	3,700	80	-1 -	30
Bind	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	80	Bote	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	220,000	Nepali	1 ●	194,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
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	215,000	Nepali	1 ●	202,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Brahmin Joshi	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-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	5,400	Maithili	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
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	1,900	Chamling	1 ●	500	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	900
Chepang, Tsepang	200	Chepang	2 ●	100	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	282,000	Nepali	1 ●	280,000	-1 -	2,000	300	-1 -	300
Christian	300	Nepali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	3,000	Danuwar	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	31,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-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 -
Devhar	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	14,000	Dhimal	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	400
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Maithili	1 ●	9,800	-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	25,000	Nepali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	15,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	100
Gonrhi	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	29,000	Gurung	2 ●	80	-1 -	27,000	1,200	-1 -	1,200
Gurung Ghale	700	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
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)	900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	900	-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)	4,300	Maithili	1 ●	4,300	-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	60,000	Nepali	1 ●	58,000	-1 -	600	400	-1 -	400
Kandu	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Maithili	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	600	Khaling	1 ●	30	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kharia	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	7,700	Maithili	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	100	70	-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)	33,000	Maithili	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	100	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	16,000	Kulung	1 ●	5,100	-1 -	2,000	70	-1 -	8,800
Kumal	4,200	Nepali	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	2,500	-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)	7,900	Maithili	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	68,000	Nepali	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	10,000	2,300	-1 -	1,600
Majhi	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	1,000
Mal (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-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	2,600	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Miyan	3,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	1,300	Maithili	2 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Maithili	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	200	800	-1 -	-1 -
Naaba	600	Naaba	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	1,300	Nachering	1 ●	200	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	87,000	Newar	1 ●	73,000	-1 -	11,000	700	-1 -	100
Oraon, Dhangar	28,000	Kurux, Nepali	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	200	900	-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	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	70	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	195,000	Nepali	2 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,200	-1 -	156,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Rajbanshi	2 ●	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	700
Rajbansi Pali	1,800	Rajbanshi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajbhar	1,800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	20	Raji	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Maithili	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-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
Sahisia	200	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	700	Sampang	1 ●	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	300
Santal, Hor	18,000	Santhali	2 ●	16,000	-1 -	50	1,900	-1 -	600
Saora	1,500	Sora	2 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sarbaria	2,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	500
Sarki	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	20
Sayyid	12,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	91,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	91,000	-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	15,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Maithili	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	3,500	Sunwar	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	200
Tajpuriya	6,200	Rajbanshi	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	87,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,500	-1 -	77,000	2,900	-1 -	2,500
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Maithili	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Maithili	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,300	Nepali	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	500	Thangmi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tharu	143,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-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	1,300	Thulung	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tokpegola	60	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Maithili	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,100	Maithili	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	14,000	Yakkha	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	12,000
Yakthumba, Limbu	123,000	Limbu	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	300	3,200	-1 -	102,000
Yamphu	5,900	Yamphu	1 ●	200	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yehlmo	50	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 185	2,387,000		175 ●	1,735,000	122,000	165,000	32,000	600	297,000

Download Data Data Sources Definitions

Prayer Cards

Disclaimers:

Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.

Joshua Project

Frontier Ventures