Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Mahakali
District: All

Number of People Groups

93

Unreached People Groups

89

Total Population

1,178,000

Buddhist

0.7 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

97.7 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adibasi Janajati 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Ahar 400 Awadhi 400 - - - - -
 Ansari 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Maithili 1,300 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Nepali 2,200 - - - - -
 Baha'i 500 Nepali - - - - - 500
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Nepali 17,000 - - - - 300
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,500 Maithili 1,500 - - - - -
 Bantar 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Bhote 30 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Bote-Majhi 400 Bote 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bohara 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 189,000 Nepali 186,000 - - - - 3,500
 Brahmin Terai 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Byansi 1,100 Humla 1,100 - 30 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Chhetri 501,000 Nepali 500,000 - 900 200 - 800
 Danuwar Rai 300 Danuwar 300 - - - - -
 Darai 50 Darai 50 - - - - -
 Darjee 26,000 Nepali 25,000 - - 200 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
Dhandi 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
Gandharva 70 Nepali 70 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Gosain 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 3,100 Gurung 400 - 2,500 100 - -
 Hajam 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Kami 79,000 Nepali 78,000 - 600 600 - 20
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Kisan 100 Kurux 100 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 90 Awadhi 90 - - - - -
 Kumal 600 Nepali 600 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bhojpuri 1,100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Maithili 21,000 - - - - -
 Magar 21,000 Nepali 20,000 - 900 300 - -
 Majhi 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
Mewahang 40 Mewahang, Eastern 40 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 300 Awadhi 300 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 600 Maithili 600 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bhojpuri - - - - - -
 Newah 3,000 Newar 2,700 - 300 20 - 20
 Oraon, Dhangar 200 Kurux 200 - - - - -
 Pahari 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bhojpuri 700 - - - - -
 Rai 400 Nepali 400 - - - - 30
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Rajbanshi 30 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
Raji 100 Raji 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Raute 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
 Sarki 21,000 Nepali 21,000 - 200 300 - -
 Sayyid 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Shaikh 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Sherpa 100 Sherpa - - 100 - - -
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Nepali 22,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 80 Sunwar 80 - - - - -
 Tamang 3,600 Tamang, Eastern 50 - 2,600 1,000 - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Thakali Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Thakuri 61,000 Nepali 60,000 - 400 200 - -
 Thami 300 Thangmi 300 - - - - -
 Tharu Rana 70,000 Tharu, Dangaura 69,000 - - 700 - -
 Tharu unspecified 116,000 Tharu, Dangaura 105,000 - - 10,000 - 300
 Tibetan, Bhotia 60 Tibetan, Central - - - - - 60
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 800 Awadhi 800 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Yakkha 100 Yakkha 100 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 300 Limbu 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  93 1,178,000   89 1,151,000 400 8,400 14,000 0 5,500



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