Nepal, Kosi state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
State:	Kosi
District:	All

Number of People Groups

180

Unreached People Groups

170

Total Population

2,546,000

Buddhist

7.7 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

69.7 %

Muslim

5.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

15.4 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	6,600	Athpariya	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	300	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahing	400	Bahing	1 ●	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	70	50	-1 -	1,400
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Maithili	1 ●	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Khatri	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	400	Marwari	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Bantar	38,000	Maithili	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	3,500	Bantawa	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Baramu	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Maithili	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	4,600	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	4,400	100	-1 -	30
Bind	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	90	Bote	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	255,000	Nepali	1 ●	224,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	31,000
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	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Byansi	200	Humla	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	2,300	Chamling	1 ●	600	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2 ●	200	-1 -	90	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	336,000	Nepali	1 ●	327,000	-1 -	2,400	300	-1 -	6,200
Christian	400	Nepali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	3,500	Danuwar	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	300	Darai	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	36,000	Nepali	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk	27,000	Maithili	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	17,000	Dhimal	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	400
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Domar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	30,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	100
Gonrhi	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	800	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	35,000	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	32,000	1,400	-1 -	1,400
Hadi	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Maithili	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	-1 Unknown	Wayu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Maithili	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	71,000	Nepali	1 ●	69,000	-1 -	700	500	-1 -	500
Kandu	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	1 ●	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	800	Khaling	1 ●	50	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	600
Kharia	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	9,200	Maithili	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	100	90	-1 -	70
Kisan	100	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Maithili	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	100	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	19,000	Kulung	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	2,400	90	-1 -	10,000
Kumal	5,000	Nepali	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	700	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	1,200	Yamphu, Southern	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Maithili	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	81,000	Nepali	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	12,000	2,800	-1 -	2,000
Majhi	15,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	1,200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	400	Boro	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mewahang	3,100	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	400	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	2,600
Miyan	3,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	1,600	Maithili	2 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Maithili	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	200	900	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	1,600	Nachiring	1 ●	200	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	400
Nai (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-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	103,000	Newar	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	13,000	900	-1 -	1,800
Oraon, Dhangar	33,000	Kurux	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	200	1,100	-1 -	200
Pahari	40	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	90	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	231,000	Nepali	2 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	186,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Rajbanshi	2 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	800
Rajbhar	2,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-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)	5,100	Maithili	1 ●	4,900	-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)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	200	Lepcha	1 ●	90	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sampang	800	Sampang	1 ●	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	300
Santal (Sawntal)	22,000	Santhali	2 ●	19,000	-1 -	60	2,300	-1 -	700
Saora	1,800	Sora	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Sarbaria	2,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sarki	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	500	300	-1 -	20
Sayyid	14,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	108,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	108,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	18,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Maithili	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Maithili	1 ●	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	4,200	Sunwar	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	300
Tajpuriya	7,300	Rajbanshi	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	103,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	4,200	-1 -	92,000	3,500	-1 -	3,100
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Maithili	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Maithili	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,900	Nepali	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	600	Thangmi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	153,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	148,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	20
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	1,600	Thulung	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tokpegola	80	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Maithili	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	16,000	Yakkha	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	14,000
Yakthumba, Limbu	147,000	Limbu	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	400	3,800	-1 -	121,000
Yamphu	7,000	Yamphu	1 ●	300	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yehlmo	60	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 180	2,546,000		170 ●	1,775,000	144,000	196,000	38,000	700	393,000

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