Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

26

Major Unreached People Groups *

23

Total Population

1,716,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

95.2 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 42,000 14.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 29,000 268,000 10.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bhote 1,200 14,000 8.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 143,000 3,526,000 4.1% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Byansi 2,700 4,600 58.7% Humla Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhantyal 400 13,000 3.1% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 706,000 4,817,000 14.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 68,000 517,000 13.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dolpa 4,500 4,500 100.0% Sherpa Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gandharva 1,100 7,600 14.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 11,000 576,000 1.9% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kaike 1,600 1,600 100.0% Kaike Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kami 274,000 1,378,000 19.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kumal 1,900 132,000 1.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 113,000 2.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Magar 203,000 2,070,000 9.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Miyan 600 33,000 1.8% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Newah 5,900 1,449,000 0.4% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
Raji 1,400 5,100 27.5% Raji Hindu Progress Gauge
 Raute 200 1,000 20.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 45,000 412,000 10.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tamang 15,000 1,681,000 0.9% Tamang, Eastern Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Thakali 300 13,000 2.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Thakuri 177,000 466,000 38.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tharu unspecified 8,600 1,905,000 0.5% Tharu, Dangaura Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  26 1,710,000         23
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  74 1,716,000         68
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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