Nepal, Mahakali state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Mahakali
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,157,000

Buddhist

0.7 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

97.5 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	400	Awadhi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Nepali	0 ☀	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	500	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Nepali	0 ☀	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,500	Maithili	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	300	Bote	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	185,000	Nepali	0 ☀	182,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,400
Brahmin Terai	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	1,100	Humla	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	491,000	Nepali	1 ●	489,000	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	800
Danuwar Rai	200	Danuwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	40	Darai	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	25,000	Nepali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Domar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	700	Maithili	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	3,000	Gurung	2 ●	400	-1 -	2,500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	78,000	Nepali	1 ●	77,000	-1 -	500	600	-1 -	20
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	600	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	0 ☀	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	21,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	900	300	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	40	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,900	Newar	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	20
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	400	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	400	Bhojpuri	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	400	Raute	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Nepali	0 ☀	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	80	Sunwar	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	3,500	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	50	-1 -	2,500	900	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	59,000	Nepali	1 ●	59,000	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	68,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	118,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	300
Tibetan, Bhotia	60	Tibetan, Central	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	800	Awadhi	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	100	Yakkha	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Limbu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 93	1,157,000		89 ●	1,129,000	400	8,300	14,000	0	5,300

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