Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Janakpur
District: All

Number of People Groups

158

Unreached People Groups

150

Total Population

3,276,000

Buddhist

8.8 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

82.0 %

Muslim

7.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.4 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Adibasi Janajati 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Amat 1,400 Maithili 1,400 - - - - -
 Ansari 6,700 Urdu - 6,700 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Maithili 5,500 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Nepali 1,000 - - - - -
 Baha'i Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Maithili 8,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Nepali 13,000 - - - - 1,200
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Maithili 1,300 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,600 Bhojpuri 1,500 - - - - 20
 Bania Rauniar 600 Bhojpuri 600 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 27,000 Maithili 27,000 - - - - 40
 Bantar 4,200 Maithili 4,200 - - - - -
 Bantawa 30 Bantawa 30 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Maithili 4,100 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Maithili 6,100 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Maithili 2,000 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu - 2,400 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Maithili 57,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kamti 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 1,600 Maithili 1,600 - - - - -
 Bhote 1,100 Nepali 500 - 600 - - -
 Bind 46,000 Maithili 46,000 - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 500 Bote 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 5,300 Maithili 5,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,800 Maithili 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 115,000 Nepali 93,000 - - 20 - 22,000
 Brahmin Jijhotia 1,000 Maithili 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,700 Maithili 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 2,100 Maithili 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,600 Maithili 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,400 Awadhi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 63,000 Maithili 63,000 - - - - 400
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 88,000 Maithili 88,000 - - 200 - -
 Chamling 30 Chamling 30 - - - - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 100 Chepang 70 - 40 - - -
 Chhantyal 100 Nepali 50 - 50 - - -
 Chhetri 238,000 Nepali 230,000 - 300 200 - 7,300
 Chidimar 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
 Danuwar Rai 40,000 Danuwar 40,000 - - 100 - 20
 Darai 200 Darai 200 - - - - -
 Darjee 27,000 Nepali 27,000 - 300 300 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Dhanuk 105,000 Maithili 105,000 - 100 - - 20
 Dhanuk Dhankar 3,000 Maithili 3,000 - - - - -
 Dharkar 900 Bhojpuri 900 - - - - -
 Dhimal 40 Dhimal 40 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Maithili 26,000 - - 20 - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 300 Awadhi 300 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Maithili 3,900 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Maithili 72,000 - 70 100 - 60
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Maithili 1,200 - - - - -
 Gangai 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Gharti 18,000 Nepali 17,000 - 300 80 - -
 Gonrhi 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale 90 Ghale, Southern - - 90 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 6,500 Gurung - - 6,000 200 - 300
 Hadi 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Hajam 3,200 Urdu - 3,200 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Maithili 1,700 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Maithili 23,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,000 Maithili 1,000 - - - - -
 Hayu 3,100 Wayu 2,400 - 600 - - 50
 Jirel 5,300 Jirel 2,600 - 2,500 200 - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bhojpuri 1,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Maithili 37,000 - - 100 - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 3,000 Maithili 3,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 6,100 Maithili 6,100 - - - - -
 Kami 51,000 Nepali 50,000 - 300 400 - -
 Kandu 21,000 Bhojpuri 21,000 - 70 70 - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Kawar 90 Maithili 90 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Maithili 14,000 - - 40 - -
 Khas 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Khatwa 47,000 Maithili 46,000 - 100 20 - 500
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 60 Rajbanshi 40 - - - - 30
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 157,000 Maithili 157,000 - 100 200 - 100
 Kumal 3,600 Nepali 3,500 - 30 - - 70
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Maithili 26,000 - - 30 - -
 Kumhar Magahia 600 Maithili 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Bhojpuri 38,000 - - 30 - -
 Loba 40 Lhowa - - 40 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 60 Bhojpuri 60 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Maithili 27,000 - 70 30 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Maithili 33,000 - 50 20 - 30
 Magar 126,000 Nepali 108,000 - 16,000 1,200 - 1,000
 Majhi 27,000 Nepali 24,000 - 400 300 - 3,100
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Maithili 5,800 - - 20 - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Maithili 45,000 - 60 60 - 50
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Maithili 1,500 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Maithili 2,500 - - - - -
 Mech 200 Boro 200 - - - - -
 Miyan 5,600 Urdu - 5,600 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Maithili 3,400 - - - - -
 Munda, Horo 90 Maithili 80 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Maithili 68,000 - 300 70 - 300
 Nachhiring 20 Nachiring - - - - - 20
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Maithili 34,000 - 70 20 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 900 Bhojpuri 900 - - - - -
 Newah 95,000 Newar 78,000 - 14,000 800 - 2,200
 Oraon, Dhangar 1,100 Kurux 1,000 - - - - 70
 Pahari 2,000 Nepali 1,400 - 500 - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
 Pinjara 3,200 Urdu - 3,200 - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Qazi 3,000 Urdu - 3,000 - - - -
 Rai 7,100 Nepali 4,800 - - 300 - 1,900
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Rajbanshi 90 - - - - 50
 Rajbhar 500 Bhojpuri 500 - - - - -
Rajdhob 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Maithili 12,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Sampang 40 Sampang 40 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali 100 - - 20 - 80
Sarbaria 400 Nepali 300 - 50 - - 70
 Sarki 28,000 Nepali 28,000 - 70 300 - 300
 Sayyid 18,000 Urdu - 18,000 - - - -
 Shaikh 189,000 Urdu - 189,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 3,000 Urdu - 3,000 - - - -
 Sherpa 15,000 Sherpa - - 14,000 600 - 50
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Maithili 29,000 - 90 50 - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Maithili 64,000 - 400 40 - 700
 Sunuwar 25,000 Sunwar 24,000 - 90 300 - 200
 Tamang 242,000 Tamang, Eastern 3,700 - 229,000 7,300 - 1,800
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Maithili 33,000 - 70 50 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Maithili 51,000 - 70 50 - 800
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 124,000 Maithili 123,000 - 70 100 - 30
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Maithili 1,600 - - - - -
 Thakali 200 Nepali 100 - 50 - - -
 Thakuri 4,400 Nepali 4,400 - - 20 - -
 Thami 23,000 Thangmi 22,000 - 700 90 - 20
 Tharu Khawas Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 37,000 Tharu, Dangaura 36,000 - - 300 - 70
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 300 Awadhi 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 346,000 Maithili 346,000 - - 60 - 200
 Yadav Dhindhor 4,600 Maithili 4,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 46,000 Maithili 46,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,300 Maithili 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 4,900 Maithili 4,900 - - - - -
 Yakkha 400 Yakkha 300 - 40 - - 50
 Yakthumba, Limbu 600 Limbu 300 - 90 - - 200
 Yehlmo 1,500 Hyolmo 1,300 - 200 - - 30
  Totals:  158 3,276,000   150 2,687,000 240,000 289,000 15,000 0 45,000



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