Nepal :: Joshua Project

Number of People Groups

253

People Groups Unreached

242 (95.7%)

Total Population

28,735,000

Unreached Population

28,472,000 (99.1%)

% Professing Christian

0.9%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Largest Religion

Hinduism (82.4%)

Literacy Rate

60 %

10/40 Window

Yes

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical
Abdul	1,200	61,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Adibasi Janajati	1,100	1,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Ahar	2,000	1,593,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Amat	2,900	269,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Ansari	42,000	16,496,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Apapanthi	200	28,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Arakh	600	615,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Ath Pahariya	5,800	5,800	●	Athpariya	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	32,000	6,730,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,200	665,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	110,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	400	39,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	900	263,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Baha'i	1,100	24,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bahing	2,700	2,700	●	Bahing	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	15,000	870,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bahra Gaunle	400	400	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	230,000	3,882,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	25,000	106,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.73 %	-1
Bania	135,000	30,735,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1
Bania, Agarwal	18,000	5,043,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Agrahari	2,200	334,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Kasaundhan	2,000	510,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Kath	200	200	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Khatri	900	214,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Mahesri	800	380,000	●	Marwari	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Mahur	1,100	911,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Oswal	600	461,000	●	Marwari	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Rauniar	2,600	132,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bania, Unai	700	61,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bankariya	500	500	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bantar	53,000	183,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bantawa	4,300	4,300	●	Bantawa	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bardai	900	7,500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Barhamu	7,600	7,600	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	9,100	661,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	23,000	584,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	-1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,100	29,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Beg	200	4,100	●	Bengali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	2,014,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	7,300	45,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhangi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	5,165,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	600	218,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhar	3,500	1,837,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	800	1,238,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	800	1,426,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	148,000	6,735,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	200	14,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhoi Kamti	1,200	24,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhote	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.50 %	-1
Bhotia, Kagate, Yehlmo	4,300	4,300	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhotia, Kutang, Larke	200	200	●	Nubri	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bhotia, Sherpa	106,000	162,000	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	2.06 %	-1
Bind	71,000	1,102,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Bote-Majhi	11,000	11,000	●	Bote	1 ●	Hinduism	0.88 %	-1
Brahmin	3,248,000	66,445,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1
Brahmin, Bhumihar	16,000	2,865,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Gaur	7,200	3,149,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Hill	3,111,000	3,111,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1
Brahmin, Jijhotia	1,400	496,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Joshi	2,000	374,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Kanaujia	6,100	4,620,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Khandelwal	1,900	286,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Maha	700	187,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Radhi	3,200	1,661,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Sakaldwipi	2,800	482,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Sanadhya	600	2,859,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Saraswat	2,700	596,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Sawaria	5,500	4,369,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Brahmin, Terai	130,000	130,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	-1
British	2,400	51,663,000		English	4 ●	Christianity	78.00 %	7.00 %
Byansi	4,000	4,900	●	Humla	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	323,000	53,833,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	-1
Chamling	6,200	6,200	●	Chamling	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Chepang, Tsepang	66,000	67,000	●	Chepang	3 ●	Hinduism	10.17 %	-1
Chhairottan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Chhantyal	11,000	11,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1
Chhetri	4,241,000	4,559,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.09 %	-1
Chidimar	4,300	4,900	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Christian unspecified	700	1,582,000	●	Nepali	2 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1
Churaute	2,300	2,300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Danuwar Rai	81,000	81,000	●	Danuwar	1 ●	Hinduism	0.44 %	-1
Darai	19,000	34,000	●	Darai	1 ●	Hinduism	0.99 %	-1
Darjee	454,000	527,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.74 %	-1
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	2,987,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	19,000	1,432,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Deaf	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Nepalese Sign Language	1 ●	Hinduism	2.85 %	0.09 %
Devhar	900	18,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dhandi	1,900	1,900	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dhanuk	212,000	4,572,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dharkar	2,600	173,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dhimal	26,000	31,000	●	Dhimal	1 ●	Hinduism	1.18 %	-1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	106,000	13,014,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	-1
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	6,800	2,142,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dolpa	4,000	4,000	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dom (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,387,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,600	195,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Dosadh (Hindu traditions)	201,000	5,552,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1
Dura	5,100	8,200	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.27 %	-1
French	2,800	49,469,000		French	2 ●	Christianity	76.00 %	0.60 %
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,700	6,789,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Gaddi	1,000	654,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Gandharva	6,800	7,300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.64 %	-1
Gangai	37,000	42,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Ganghar	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
German	2,800	64,480,000	●	German, Standard	4 ●	Christianity	78.00 %	2.20 %
Gharti	114,000	136,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.63 %	-1
Gonrhi	1,200	889,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	900	342,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Gosain	1,700	1,596,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Gurung	502,000	630,000	●	Gurung	1 ●	Buddhism	2.50 %	-1
Gurung Ghale	22,000	22,000	●	Ghale, Southern	3 ●	Buddhism	6.91 %	-1
Gyalsumdo	400	400	●	Tamang, Western	1 ●	Buddhism	4.01 %	-1
Hadi	2,200	1,266,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Hajam	35,000	4,471,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,200	22,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	81,000	1,574,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1
Hayu	3,000	3,000	●	Wayu	1 ●	Hinduism	0.33 %	-1
Hudke	100	100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	19,910,000	●	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Jat (Sikh traditions)	900	9,783,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Jirel	5,500	5,500	●	Jirel	1 ●	Buddhism	3.77 %	-1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	900	3,809,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kagate	600	1,900	●	Kagate	1 ●	Buddhism	0.80 %	-1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	52,000	8,529,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kaibartta	800	2,484,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kaike	2,200	2,200	●	Kaike	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	900	4,030,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	122,000	4,007,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	-1
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	56,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kamar	1,600	43,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kami	1,213,000	1,353,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.13 %	-1
Kandu	124,000	2,608,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	222,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kawar	1,200	1,163,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	43,000	9,805,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.38 %	-1
Khaling	1,500	1,500	●	Khaling	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Khambu	700	325,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kharia	500	809,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Khas	16,000	88,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	700	2,402,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Khatwa	99,000	381,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.10 %	-1
Kisan	2,200	1,642,000	●	Kurux	1 ●	Hinduism	1.21 %	-1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,500	190,000	●	Rajbanshi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.71 %	-1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	295,000	8,816,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.26 %	-1
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	13,749,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kori	12,000	271,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kuchbandia	300	23,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kulung	27,000	27,000	●	Kulung	1 ●	Other / Small	0.29 %	-1
Kumal	117,000	121,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.53 %	-1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	16,196,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	223,000	19,909,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	-1
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Kyerung	3,100	11,000	●	Kyerung	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Lepcha, Lapche	3,900	104,000	●	Lepcha	1 ●	Buddhism	4.13 %	-1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	1,100	4,500	●	Lhomi	1 ●	Buddhism	1.28 %	-1
Limbu	373,000	549,000	●	Limbu	1 ●	Other / Small	2.54 %	-1
Loba, Mustang	2,600	4,800	●	Loke	4 ●	Buddhism	2.40 %	2.40 %
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	32,000	7,031,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	100,000	9,891,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	-1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	800	2,598,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Lohorung	1,200	1,200	●	Yamphu, Southern	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	67,000	3,398,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1
Magar	1,821,000	2,168,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.20 %	-1
Majhi	81,000	230,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	2.51 %	-1
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	1,897,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Mali (Hindu traditions)	14,000	10,170,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	167,000	3,573,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.23 %	-1
Manihar	1,500	649,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Mech	4,800	66,000	●	Bodo	1 ●	Hinduism	1.66 %	-1
Mewahang	3,800	3,800	●	Mewahang, Western	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Miyan	29,000	29,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Moghal	2,000	2,936,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Mugali	300	300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.45 %	-1
Munda, Horo	2,100	4,156,000	●	Maithili	3 ●	Hinduism	5.57 %	-1
Murao (Hindu traditions)	1,700	2,548,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	226,000	3,099,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.50 %	-1
Naaba	600	600	●	Naaba	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Nachhiring	6,900	6,900	●	Nachering	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %
Nai (Hindu traditions)	114,000	12,316,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1
Namassej	1,300	8,576,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,000	484,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Nat (Muslim traditions)	600	169,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Newah	1,275,000	1,457,000	●	Newar	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	-1
Nubri	1,500	1,500	●	Nubri	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Oraon, Dhangar	38,000	5,032,000	●	Kurux, Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.88 %	-1
Pahari	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.27 %	-1
Pashtun, Pathan	8,800	44,091,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	3,900	8,003,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Phri	600	900	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Pinjara	17,000	3,699,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Qassab	1,600	2,152,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Qazi	9,800	772,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rai	597,000	728,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Other / Small	4.69 %	-1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	111,000	7,068,000	●	Rajbanshi	3 ●	Hinduism	5.40 %	-1
Rajbhar	10,000	87,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.66 %	-1
Rajdhob	13,000	17,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Raji	4,500	5,900	●	Raji	1 ●	Hinduism	0.11 %	-1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	37,000	47,288,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	16,000	19,574,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	283,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,300	115,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	3,045,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,800	795,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Marwadi	100	100	●	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Nau	1,100	263,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Rajput, Saithwar	600	495,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Raute	900	2,200	●	Raute	1 ●	Hinduism	0.87 %	-1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	4,000	1,085,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Sahisia	200	9,200	●	Maithili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Sampang	1,400	1,400	●	Sampang	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Santal, Hor	50,000	9,473,000	●	Santhali	3 ●	Hinduism	7.44 %	-1
Saora	1,500	1,106,000	●	Sora	3 ●	Hinduism	5.09 %	-1
Sarbaria	3,100	3,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Sarki	362,000	405,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.40 %	-1
Sayyid	64,000	15,403,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Shaikh	789,000	236,064,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Sherpa, Helambu	2,400	2,400	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	58,000	398,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Siyar	500	500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	63,000	7,982,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.26 %	-1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	90,000	1,648,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.36 %	-1
Sunuwar	54,000	136,000	●	Sunwar	1 ●	Hinduism	2.47 %	-1
Tajpuriya	18,000	18,000	●	Rajbanshi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.31 %	-1
Tamang	1,479,000	1,780,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	-1
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	78,000	2,253,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	800	245,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Tangbe	600	600	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	101,000	4,992,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1
Teli (Hindu traditions)	356,000	19,566,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.11 %	-1
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,700	4,384,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Thakali	11,000	13,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	1.52 %	-1
Thakali Chimtan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Thakali Marphali	1,800	1,800	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	1.68 %	-1
Thakali Tin Gaule	500	500	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Thakuri	410,000	445,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.47 %	-1
Thakuria	2,400	13,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %
Thami	28,000	31,000	●	Thangmi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.77 %	-1
Tharu	1,676,000	2,131,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	Hinduism	1.60 %	-1
Tharu, Khawas	1,500	1,500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.35 %	-1
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	600	335,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Thulung	3,300	3,300	●	Thulung	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,500	1,069,000	●	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Tibetan, Gtsang	56,000	796,000	●	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	Buddhism	0.01 %	0.01 %
Tokpegola	1,300	1,300	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Tsum	2,300	2,300	●	Tsum	1 ●	Buddhism	2.40 %	-1
Walang	1,200	5,300	●	Walungge	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,017,000	63,231,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	-1
Yakha	23,000	30,000	●	Yakkha	1 ●	Other / Small	0.75 %	-1
Yamphu	6,700	6,700	●	Yamphu	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %
Yayu	2,200	2,200	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1
Yehlmo	10,000	10,000	●	Helambu Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	0.18 %	-1
Totals: 253	28,735,000				242 ●		0.89 %	0.00 %
Unclassified / Other Individuals	116,000
UN Country Population (2016)	28,851,000

Other minor groups: 190

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Aghori	300	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Arain, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Urdu	Islam
Arora, Sikh	200	1 ●	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Asur	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Bagdi	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Baghban, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Baghban, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Urdu	Islam
Bahelia, Hindu	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Baidya, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Baloch	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Awadhi	Islam
Bania, Ajudhyabansi	500	1 ●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Bais	200	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Gahoi	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Hardoi	100	1 ●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Jaiswal	200	1 ●	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Kasarwani	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Mahajan	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Marwadi	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Porwal	500	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Ummad	200	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara, Hindu	300	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Banjara, Muslim	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Islam
Bansphor, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Barwala, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhangi, Muslim	300	1 ●	Maithili	Islam
Bhat, Muslim	200	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Bhathiara, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	100	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhoksa	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Buksa	Hinduism
Bhotia, Buddhist	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Sherpa	Buddhism
Bhuinhar	400	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuinmali	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Bhuiya	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Biar, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Binjhia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Birjia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bijori	Hinduism
Brahman Terai	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Acharya	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Mahratta	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bengali	Hinduism
Brahman, Ojha	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	500	1 ●	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	500	1 ●	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Parikh	300	1 ●	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Purohit	200	1 ●	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Pushkarna	200	1 ●	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Rikhisur	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Srimali	100	1 ●	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Utkal	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Vaidik	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Varendra	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin, Halbani	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahmin, Jyoti	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna, Hindu	300	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Chain	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Chamar, Muslim	100	1 ●	Urdu	Islam
Chaupal	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Chero	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Chik Baraik	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Chik, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Chin	-1 Unknown	●	Chin, Thado	Unknown
Darai	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Dhanwar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Dharhi, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Dharhi, Muslim	200	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Drukpa	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Dzongkha	Buddhism
Faqir	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Gandharb	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Gandharb, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Gandharva [Gaine]	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Ghasi, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Ghosi, Muslim	300	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Gond	200	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Goriya, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Awadhi	Islam
Gujar, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Gujar, Muslim	500	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Gujar, Sikh	-1 Unknown	●	Hindi	Other / Small
Halwai, Muslim	200	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Han Chinese, Mandarin	200	1 ●	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Hela	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Jhinwar, Sikh	-1 Unknown	●	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Jimdar	300	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Jogi, Muslim	100	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Julaha	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Kabadi	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Kachari, Dimasa	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bodo	Hinduism
Kachari, Sonwal	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bengali	Hinduism
Kachhi, Hindu	300	1 ●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Kahar Kamkar, Hindu	400	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar, Muslim	500	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Kalu	400	1 ●	Bengali	Islam
Kamboh, Sikh	-1 Unknown	●	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Kapali	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Kaparia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Karmali	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Santali	Hinduism
Kasar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Khandait	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Kharwar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Khati, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatik, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Khatri, Hindu	100	1 ●	Panjabi, Eastern	Hinduism
Khatri, Sikh	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Hindi	Other / Small
Khatwa	-1 Unknown	●	Maithili	Hinduism
Khavar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Kisan	-1 Unknown	●	Kharia	Hinduism
Kol	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Korwa	300	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Kuki	-1 Unknown	●		Unknown
Labana, Sikh	-1 Unknown	●	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Laheri, Hindu	300	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	300	1 ●	Urdu	Islam
Lohara	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Loharung	-1 Unknown	●	Lohorung	Hinduism
Mahishya	300	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahli	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Majhwar	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Markande	200	1 ●	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Matia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Mazhabi	-1 Unknown	●	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Merat, Muslim	200	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Mir	200	1 ●	Bengali	Islam
Mizo	-1 Unknown	●	English	Christianity
Mochi, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Mochi, Muslim	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri, Muslim	100	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Muslim Local	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Islam
Nagar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Nanbai	100	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Nau Buddh	200	1 ●	Nepali	Buddhism
Pahari	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Parja	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa, Hindu	200	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Pawaria, Muslim	100	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Pod	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Sengar	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Bachhal	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bais, Hindu	500	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Barwar	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhadauria	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhatti, Hindu	200	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Bisen	300	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Chandel	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Dikhit	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Gahlot	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Garewal, Hindu	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Gaur	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Gautam	300	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Jadon	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Janwar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Kalhan	300	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Katheriya	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kausik	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Khasiya	400	1 ●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kumaoni Thakur	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Manihas	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nagbansi	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nikumbh	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Palwar	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Parihar	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Ponwar, Hindu	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Pundir, Hindu	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Raikwar	100	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Rathor	400	1 ●	Marwari	Hinduism
Rajput, Sakarwar	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sengar	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sikh	500	1 ●	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput, Sirnet	200	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sombansi	-1 Unknown	●	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Tonwar	100	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Rajwar	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Rangrez, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rangrez, Muslim	300	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Saharia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Sauria Paharia	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Shah	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Nepali	Hinduism
Sikligar, Muslim	200	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Islam
Surel	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Sunwar	Buddhism
Tajpuria	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Tawaif, Muslim	100	1 ●	Nepali	Islam
Teli	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Hinduism
Thathera, Hindu	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	100	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	400	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Turi	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Maithili	Hinduism
Unspecified Jain	-1 Unknown	●	Hindi	Other / Small
Unspecified Muslim	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Islam
Unspecified Sikh	-1 Unknown	●	Nepali	Other / Small
Vaddar, Hindu	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Walung	-1 Unknown	●	Bantawa	Hinduism
Totals: 190

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RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	9.4 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.0 %)	0.9 %
Ethnic Religions	0.0 %
Hinduism	82.4 %
Islam	3.8 %
Non-Religious	0.0 %
Other / Small Religions	3.5 %
Unknown	0.0 %

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Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

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Nepal Statistics
People Groups	253
Unreached People Groups	242 (95.7%)
Population	28,735,000
Population in Unreached	28,472,000 (99.1%)
Urbanization	18%
Continent	Asia
Region	South Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	NP
Official National Language	Nepali
Secondary National Language	Maithili
Literacy Rate	60%
Estimated Illiterate Population	11,494,000
Primary Religion	Hinduism
Percent Professing Christian	0.9%
Percent Evangelical	0.0%
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

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1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%