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Country:	Nepal
State:	Mahakali
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,142,000

Buddhist

0.6 %

Christian

1.1 %

Hindu

97.6 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	300	Awadhi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	400	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	300	Bote	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	156,000	Nepali	1 ●	154,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800
Brahmin Bohara	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	156,000	Nepali	1 ●	153,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800
Brahmin Terai	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	900	Humla	1 ●	900	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	413,000	Nepali	1 ●	411,000	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	700
Danuwar Rai	200	Danuwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	40	Darai	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	21,000	Nepali	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	20	Bhojpuri	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,500	Gurung	2 ●	400	-1 -	2,100	90	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	65,000	Nepali	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	500	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-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)	80	Awadhi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Maithili	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	40	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,500	Newar	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-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)	600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	300	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	20	Rajbanshi	2 ●	20	-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)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	300	Raute	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Sunwar	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	2,900	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	40	-1 -	2,100	800	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	50,000	Nepali	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	111,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,700	-1 -	200
Tharu Rana	57,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan, Bhotia	50	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	600	Awadhi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	90	Yakkha	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	200	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 93	1,142,000		89 ●	1,115,000	400	7,000	13,000	0	7,300

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