Nepal

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

275

People Groups Unreached

266 (96.7%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially 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%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

28,895,000

Population in Unreached

28,048,000 (97.1%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (83.4%)

% Professing Christian **

1.2%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent **	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Abdul	1,200	60,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Adibasi Janajati	1,100	1,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ahar	2,000	1,431,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Amat	2,900	256,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ansari	42,000	16,253,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Apapanthi	200	27,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arakh	600	592,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ath Pahariya	5,700	5,700	●	Athpariya	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	31,000	6,477,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,200	664,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	108,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	400	38,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	900	264,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baha'i	1,100	23,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahing	2,700	2,700	●	Bahing	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	15,000	835,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahra Gaunle	400	400	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	229,000	3,950,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	4
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	25,000	103,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.54 %	-1	1
Bania	135,000	29,373,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Bania Agarwal	18,000	4,824,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Agrahari	2,200	317,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kasaundhan	2,000	489,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kath	200	200	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Khatri	900	203,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahesri	800	362,000	●	Marwari	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahur	1,100	871,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Oswal	600	423,000	●	Marwari	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Rauniar	2,600	127,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Unai	700	59,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bankariya	500	500	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantar	53,000	178,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantawa	4,300	4,300	●	Bantawa	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baramu	7,500	7,500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	1
Bardai	800	7,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	9,000	636,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	23,000	579,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,100	31,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beg	200	4,000	●	Bengali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	1,943,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	7,200	44,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhangi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	4,989,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	600	215,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhar	3,500	1,979,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	800	1,190,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	800	1,376,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	147,000	6,487,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	200	14,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Ghogra	600	46,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kamti	1,200	25,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharbind	9,400	516,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharot	6,200	169,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	58,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhote	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	1.40 %	-1	1
Bind	70,000	1,056,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bote-Majhi	11,000	11,000	●	Bote	1 ●	Hinduism	0.87 %	-1	1
Brahmin Bhumihar	16,000	2,759,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Gaur	7,200	2,990,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Hill	3,090,000	3,090,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	-1	61
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,400	476,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Joshi	2,000	356,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,100	4,217,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,900	273,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Maha	700	180,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Radhi	3,200	1,537,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,800	462,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sanadhya	500	2,709,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Saraswat	2,600	573,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sawaria	5,500	4,148,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Terai	129,000	129,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	2
Brahmin unspecified	3,227,000	63,126,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	-1	64
Byansi	4,000	4,900	●	Humla	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	322,000	51,736,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	-1	6
Chamling	6,200	6,200	●	Chamling	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepang, Tsepang	66,000	67,000	●	Chepang	2 ●	Hinduism	10.25 %	-1	-1 -
Chhairottan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chhantyal	11,000	11,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.57 %	-1	1
Chhetri	4,214,000	4,487,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	84
Chidimar	4,300	4,800	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Christian unspecified	700	1,068,000	●	Nepali	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Churaute	2,300	2,300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Danuwar Rai	80,000	80,000	●	Danuwar	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	1
Darai	17,000	32,000	●	Darai	1 ●	Hinduism	1.11 %	-1	1
Darjee	452,000	522,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.07 %	-1	9
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	2,895,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	19,000	1,409,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Nepalese Sign Language	1 ●	Hinduism	2.85 %	0.09 %	1
Devhar	900	18,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhandi	1,900	1,900	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhanuk	211,000	4,357,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Dhanuk Dhankar	6,100	66,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharhi (Hindu traditions)	100	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharkar	2,600	165,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimal	26,000	31,000	●	Dhimal	1 ●	Hinduism	1.30 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	105,000	12,542,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	2
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	6,800	2,140,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dolpa	3,900	3,900	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	1.10 %	-1	1
Dom (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,290,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,600	190,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dosadh (Hindu traditions)	200,000	5,325,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	4
Dosadh Bahelia	400	61,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dura	5,100	8,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	3.06 %	-1	1
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,700	6,500,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gaddi	1,000	712,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	100	14,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharva	6,700	7,200	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.74 %	-1	1
Gangai	36,000	41,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gharti	113,000	135,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.07 %	-1	2
Gonrhi	1,200	848,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	900	324,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	1,700	1,536,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gurung	498,000	617,000	●	Gurung	1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	-1	9
Gurung Ghale	22,000	22,000	●	Nepali	2 ●	Buddhism	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gyalsumdo	400	400	●	Tamang, Western	1 ●	Buddhism	4.01 %	-1	1
Hadi	2,200	1,208,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajam	35,000	4,453,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,100	22,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	80,000	1,526,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	1
Halwai Maira	1,600	113,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hayu	2,900	2,900	●	Wayu	1 ●	Hinduism	0.32 %	-1	1
Hudke	100	100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	19,208,000	●	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Sikh traditions)	900	9,126,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jirel	5,500	5,500	●	Jirel	1 ●	Buddhism	4.38 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	900	3,737,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kagate	600	2,400	●	Syuba	1 ●	Buddhism	0.78 %	-1	1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	52,000	8,187,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kaibartta	800	2,410,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	900	3,970,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	122,000	3,854,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	-1	2
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	56,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	600	52,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	700	48,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,500	955,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kamar	1,600	34,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	1,205,000	1,344,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.56 %	-1	24
Kandu	123,000	2,489,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	2
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	213,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kawar	1,200	1,027,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	43,000	9,470,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.41 %	-1	1
Kayastha Karan	800	516,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha Sribastab	1,000	955,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khaling	1,400	1,400	●	Khaling	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khambu	700	335,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharia	500	759,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khas	16,000	81,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	700	2,298,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatwa	98,000	369,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.10 %	-1	1
Kisan	2,200	1,623,000	●	Kurux	1 ●	Hinduism	1.34 %	-1	1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,500	186,000	●	Rajbanshi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.63 %	-1	1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	294,000	8,433,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.29 %	-1	5
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	13,246,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kori	12,000	268,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuchbandia	300	22,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kulung	26,000	26,000	●	Kulung	1 ●	Other / Small	0.29 %	-1	1
Kumal	116,000	120,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.29 %	-1	2
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	15,658,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	1
Kumhar Magahia	1,100	128,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	221,000	19,089,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	-1	4
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyerung	3,100	11,000	●	Kyerung	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	300	59,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Larke	200	200	●	Nubri	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	1,100	4,400	●	Lhomi	1 ●	Buddhism	0.89 %	-1	1
Loba	2,600	4,800	●	Lhowa	4 ●	Buddhism	2.40 %	2.40 %	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	32,000	6,742,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	99,000	9,590,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	800	2,619,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohorung	1,200	1,200	●	Lohorung	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	67,000	3,268,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	-1	1
Magar	1,811,000	2,155,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.28 %	-1	36
Majhi	80,000	206,000	●	Majhi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.95 %	-1	1
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	1,819,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mali (Hindu traditions)	14,000	9,919,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	166,000	3,421,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.24 %	-1	3
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	4,400	316,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	1,800	23,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	5,400	282,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Manihar	1,500	631,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	4,700	60,000	●	Boro	1 ●	Hinduism	1.72 %	-1	1
Mewahang	3,700	3,700	●	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Miyan	29,000	29,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	2,000	2,951,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mugal	300	300	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Munda, Horo	2,100	3,806,000	●	Maithili	2 ●	Hinduism	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	1,700	2,365,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	225,000	2,985,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.50 %	-1	4
Naaba	600	600	●	Naaba	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nachhiring	6,800	6,800	●	Nachering	1 ●	Other / Small	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	113,000	11,870,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	-1	2
Namassej	1,300	8,371,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Hindu traditions)	2,900	467,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Muslim traditions)	600	165,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Newah	1,267,000	1,438,000	●	Newar	1 ●	Hinduism	0.91 %	-1	25
Nubri	1,500	1,500	●	Nubri	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oraon, Dhangar	38,000	4,568,000	●	Kurux, Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.94 %	-1	1
Pahari	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.52 %	-1	1
Pashtun, Northern	8,800	39,898,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	7,566,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phri	600	1,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pinjara	17,000	3,588,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qassab	1,600	2,132,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qazi	9,700	745,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rai	593,000	721,000	●	Nepali	2 ●	Other / Small	5.57 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	110,000	6,853,000	●	Rajbanshi	2 ●	Hinduism	5.40 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions)	300	49,000	●	Rajbanshi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajbhar	10,000	84,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	1.06 %	-1	1
Rajdhob	13,000	17,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raji	4,500	6,100	●	Raji	1 ●	Hinduism	2.38 %	-1	1
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,300	115,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	400	38,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	2,901,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,800	803,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Marwadi	100	100	●	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Nau	1,100	272,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	288,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Saithwar	600	476,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput unspecified (Hindu traditions)	37,000	45,416,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput unspecified (Muslim traditions)	16,000	19,655,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raute	900	2,200	●	Raute	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	4,000	1,060,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	3,900	81,000	●	Lepcha	1 ●	Buddhism	3.56 %	-1	1
Sahisia	200	8,900	●	Maithili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sampang	1,400	1,400	●	Sampang	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Santal, Hor	49,000	8,083,000	●	Santhali	2 ●	Hinduism	7.00 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	1,500	954,000	●	Sora	2 ●	Hinduism	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Sarbaria	3,100	3,100	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sarki	360,000	401,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	2.14 %	-1	7
Sayyid	64,000	15,455,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh	784,000	234,437,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	15
Shaikh Qureshi	16,000	7,747,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sherpa	106,000	156,000	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	4.23 %	-1	2
Sherpa Helambu	2,400	2,400	●	Hyolmo	1 ●	Buddhism	1.42 %	-1	1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	58,000	384,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Siyar	500	500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	63,000	7,754,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	89,000	1,647,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.44 %	-1	1
Sunuwar	54,000	136,000	●	Sunwar	1 ●	Hinduism	2.60 %	-1	1
Tajpuriya	18,000	18,000	●	Rajbanshi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.30 %	-1	1
Tamang	1,471,000	1,709,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	-1	29
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	77,000	2,179,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	1
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	800	241,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangbe	600	600	●	Nepali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	101,000	4,850,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	2
Teli (Hindu traditions)	354,000	18,980,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	7
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,700	4,379,000	●	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	12,000	524,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali	11,000	12,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	4.41 %	-1	1
Thakali Chimtan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali Marphali	1,800	1,800	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	1.79 %	-1	1
Thakali Tin Gaule	500	500	●	Thakali	1 ●	Buddhism	1.06 %	-1	1
Thakuri	407,000	440,000	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.57 %	-1	8
Thakuria	2,400	12,000	●	Bhojpuri	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thami	28,000	31,000	●	Thangmi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.87 %	-1	1
Tharu	1,665,000	2,119,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	Hinduism	3.41 %	-1	33
Tharu Khawas	1,500	1,500	●	Nepali	1 ●	Hinduism	1.94 %	-1	1
Tharu Rana	199,000	212,000	●	Tharu, Rana	1 ●	Hinduism	1.08 %	-1	3
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	600	321,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thulung	3,300	3,300	●	Thulung	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,500	1,058,000	●	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tokpegola	1,400	1,400	●	Sherpa	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsum	2,300	2,300	●	Tsum	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Walang	1,200	7,300	●	Walungge	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,011,000	59,815,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	-1	20
Yadav Dhindhor	15,000	1,545,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gaoli	78,000	5,102,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gola	4,400	4,910,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	28,000	4,884,000	●	Awadhi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Rawat	9,000	1,443,000	●	Maithili	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yakha	23,000	29,000	●	Yakkha	1 ●	Other / Small	0.72 %	-1	1
Yakthumba	371,000	516,000	●	Limbu	1 ●	Other / Small	2.69 %	-1	7
Yamphu	6,700	6,700	●	Yamphu	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yayu	2,200	2,200	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	1
Yehlmo	10,000	10,000	●	Hyolmo	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 275	28,895,000				266 ●		1.18 %	0.00 %	727
Unclassified / Other Individuals	292,000
UN Country Population (2017)	29,187,000

Other minor groups: 256

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 ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Aghori	1 ●	298	Maithili	Hinduism
Aghori	1 ●	180	Maithili	Hinduism
Arain, Muslim	1 ●	19	Urdu	Islam
Arora, Sikh	1 ●	158	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Asur	1 ●	40	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	147	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	127	Maithili	Hinduism
Bagdi	1 ●	80	Maithili	Hinduism
Baghban, Hindu	1 ●	80	Nepali	Hinduism
Baghban, Muslim	1 ●	50	Urdu	Islam
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	290	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bahelia, Hindu	1 ●	112	Nepali	Hinduism
Baidya, Hindu	1 ●	50	Maithili	Hinduism
Baloch	1 ●	10	Awadhi	Islam
Bania Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	330	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania Bais	1 ●	260	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Jaiswal	1 ●	170	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Kasarwani	1 ●	130	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Mahajan	1 ●	460	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Porwal	1 ●	360	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Ummad	1 ●	210	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	465	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Bais	1 ●	242	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Gahoi	1 ●	65	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Hardoi	1 ●	140	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Jaiswal	1 ●	158	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Kasarwani	1 ●	121	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Mahajan	1 ●	428	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Marwadi	1 ●	10	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Porwal	1 ●	458	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Ummad	1 ●	210	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	120	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara, Hindu	1 ●	316	Nepali	Hinduism
Banjara, Muslim	0 ●	40	Awadhi	Islam
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bansphor, Hindu	1 ●	90	Awadhi	Hinduism
Barwala, Hindu	1 ●	50	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhangi, Muslim	1 ●	260	Maithili	Islam
Bhat, Muslim	1 ●	205	Nepali	Islam
Bhathiara, Muslim	1 ●	74	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	149	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	120	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhoksa	1 ●	19	Buksa	Hinduism
Bhotia, Buddhist	1 ●	20	Sherpa	Buddhism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	372	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	170	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuinmali	1 ●	56	Maithili	Hinduism
Bhuiya	1 ●	80	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	120	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	120	Awadhi	Hinduism
Biar, Hindu	1 ●	93	Nepali	Hinduism
Binjhia	1 ●	50	Maithili	Hinduism
Birjia	1 ●	10	Bijori	Hinduism
Brahman Terai	0 ●	11	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Acharya	1 ●	140	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Mahratta	1 ●	30	Bengali	Hinduism
Brahman, Ojha	1 ●	80	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	474	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	486	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Parikh	1 ●	257	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Purohit	1 ●	224	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Pushkarna	1 ●	206	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Rikhisur	1 ●	65	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Srimali	1 ●	100	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Utkal	1 ●	46	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Vaidik	1 ●	74	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Varendra	1 ●	381	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Acharya	1 ●	150	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Jyoti	1 ●	430	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Varendra	1 ●	410	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin, Halbani	1 ●	40	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahmin, Jyoti	1 ●	430	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	160	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna, Hindu	1 ●	335	Maithili	Hinduism
Burmese	1 ●	380	Burmese	Buddhism
Chain	1 ●	120	Maithili	Hinduism
Chain	1 ●	121	Maithili	Hinduism
Chamar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	120	Maithili	Islam
Chamar, Muslim	1 ●	112	Urdu	Islam
Chaupal	1 ●	37	Maithili	Hinduism
Chero	1 ●	55	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Chik Baraik	1 ●	60	Maithili	Hinduism
Chik, Hindu	1 ●	70	Maithili	Hinduism
Chin	0 ●	25	Chin, Thado	Unknown
Darai	0 ●	9	Nepali	Hinduism
Dhanwar	1 ●	30	Maithili	Hinduism
Dharhi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	115	Bhojpuri	Islam
Dharhi, Hindu	1 ●	90	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Dharhi, Muslim	1 ●	158	Bhojpuri	Islam
Drukpa	1 ●	26	Dzongkha	Buddhism
Faqir	1 ●	37	Nepali	Islam
Gandharb	0 ●	5	Nepali	Hinduism
Gandharb, Hindu	1 ●	40	Maithili	Hinduism
Gandharva [Gaine]	0 ●	46	Nepali	Hinduism
Ganghar	1 ●	40	Nepali	Hinduism
Ghasi, Hindu	1 ●	40	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Ghosi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	160	Urdu	Islam
Ghosi, Muslim	1 ●	344	Nepali	Islam
Gond	1 ●	214	Maithili	Hinduism
Goriya, Muslim	1 ●	60	Awadhi	Islam
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	120	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	490	Urdu	Islam
Gujar, Hindu	1 ●	65	Hindi	Hinduism
Gujar, Muslim	1 ●	465	Bhojpuri	Islam
Gujar, Sikh	0 ●	10	Hindi	Other / Small
Halwai (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	230	Urdu	Islam
Halwai, Muslim	1 ●	230	Nepali	Islam
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	186	Chinese, Mandarin	Unknown
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	190	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Hela	1 ●	40	Nepali	Hinduism
Jhinwar, Sikh	0 ●	50	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Jimdar	1 ●	340	Nepali	Hinduism
Jimdar	1 ●	279	Nepali	Hinduism
Jogi, Muslim	1 ●	149	Bhojpuri	Islam
Julaha	1 ●	80	Nepali	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	114	Maithili	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	120	Maithili	Hinduism
Kachari, Dimasa	1 ●	90	Bodo	Hinduism
Kachari, Sonwal	1 ●	80	Bengali	Hinduism
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	160	Hindi	Hinduism
Kachhi, Hindu	1 ●	326	Awadhi	Hinduism
Kahar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	480	Urdu	Islam
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	380	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar Kamkar, Hindu	1 ●	362	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar, Muslim	1 ●	465	Nepali	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	430	Bengali	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	430	Maithili	Islam
Kamboh, Sikh	0 ●	30	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Kapali	1 ●	50	Maithili	Hinduism
Kaparia	1 ●	50	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Karmali	1 ●	40	Santali	Hinduism
Kasar	1 ●	60	Maithili	Hinduism
Khandait	1 ●	10	Maithili	Hinduism
Kharwar	1 ●	80	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Khati, Hindu	1 ●	60	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatik, Muslim	1 ●	80	Bhojpuri	Islam
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatri, Hindu	1 ●	149	Panjabi, Eastern	Hinduism
Khatri, Sikh	1 ●	56	Hindi	Other / Small
Khatwa	0 ●	7	Maithili	Hinduism
Khavar	1 ●	60	Maithili	Hinduism
Kisan	0 ●	45	Kharia	Hinduism
Kol	1 ●	10	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	320	Maithili	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	320	Maithili	Hinduism
Kuki	0 ●	14		Unknown
Kumhar Bardiha	0 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Bardiha	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	1 ●	250	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	0 ●	250	Maithili	Hinduism
Labana, Sikh	0 ●	60	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	160	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Hindu	1 ●	335	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	1 ●	276	Urdu	Islam
Lohara	1 ●	149	Nepali	Hinduism
Loharung	0 ●	11	Lohorung	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	270	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	290	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahli	1 ●	50	Maithili	Hinduism
Majhwar	1 ●	112	Maithili	Hinduism
Markande	1 ●	183	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Matia	1 ●	30	Maithili	Hinduism
Mazhabi	0 ●	10	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Merat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Merat, Muslim	1 ●	177	Nepali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	242	Bengali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	260	Bengali	Islam
Mizo	0 ●	50	English	Christianity
Mochi, Hindu	1 ●	70	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Mochi, Muslim	1 ●	60	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri	1 ●	110	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Muslim Local	0 ●	57	Nepali	Islam
Nagar	1 ●	28	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Namassej Chandel	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Nanbai	1 ●	102	Nepali	Islam
Nanbai	1 ●	110	Bhojpuri	Islam
Nau Buddh	1 ●	230	Nepali	Buddhism
Nau Buddh	1 ●	230	Maithili	Buddhism
Pahari	0 ●	11	Nepali	Hinduism
Parja	1 ●	70	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	250	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa, Hindu	1 ●	205	Nepali	Hinduism
Pawaria, Muslim	1 ●	103	Bhojpuri	Islam
Pod	1 ●	37	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Raibhat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	120	Urdu	Islam
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	1 ●	339	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	240	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Kausik	1 ●	120	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Nagbansi	1 ●	160	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	290	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Rathor	1 ●	190	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Sengar	0 ●	20	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput Sirnet	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput, Bachhal	0 ●	50	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bais, Hindu	1 ●	466	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Barwar	0 ●	70	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhadauria	0 ●	40	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhatti, Hindu	1 ●	205	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Bisen	1 ●	288	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Chandel	1 ●	74	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Dikhit	1 ●	84	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Gahlot	1 ●	74	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Garewal, Hindu	0 ●	30	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Gaur	1 ●	102	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Gautam	1 ●	260	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Jadon	1 ●	130	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Janwar	1 ●	93	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Kalhan	1 ●	260	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Katheriya	0 ●	90	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kausik	1 ●	121	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Khasiya	1 ●	446	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kumaoni Thakur	0 ●	10	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Manihas	0 ●	20	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nagbansi	1 ●	149	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nikumbh	0 ●	30	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Palwar	1 ●	112	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Parihar	0 ●	20	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Ponwar, Hindu	1 ●	391	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Pundir, Hindu	0 ●	20	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Raikwar	1 ●	102	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Rathor	1 ●	400	Marwari	Hinduism
Rajput, Sakarwar	0 ●	80	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sengar	0 ●	50	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sikh	1 ●	460	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput, Sirnet	1 ●	177	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sombansi	0 ●	70	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Tonwar	1 ●	121	Hindi	Hinduism
Rajwar	1 ●	90	Maithili	Hinduism
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	220	Maithili	Islam
Rangrez, Hindu	1 ●	60	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rangrez, Muslim	1 ●	250	Bhojpuri	Islam
Saharia	1 ●	30	Maithili	Hinduism
Sauria Paharia	1 ●	70	Maithili	Hinduism
Shah	1 ●	10	Nepali	Hinduism
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	220	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sikligar, Muslim	1 ●	150	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sonar Mair	1 ●	120	Awadhi	Hinduism
Sonar Mair	0 ●	120	Awadhi	Hinduism
Surel	1 ●	48	Sunwar	Buddhism
Tajpuria	0 ●		Nepali	Hinduism
Tawaif, Muslim	1 ●	102	Nepali	Islam
Teli	0 ●	5	Nepali	Hinduism
Thathera, Hindu	1 ●	402	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	150	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	102	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	417	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	440	Maithili	Hinduism
Turi	1 ●	30	Maithili	Hinduism
Unspecified Jain	0 ●	10	Hindi	Other / Small
Unspecified Muslim	0 ●		Nepali	Islam
Unspecified Sikh	0 ●	54	Nepali	Other / Small
Vaddar, Hindu	1 ●	30	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Walung	0 ●		Bantawa	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	0 ●	130	Bengali	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	1 ●	130	Bengali	Hinduism
Totals: 256

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

** Religion values from Nepal census data. Current values may differ.

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State ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Bagmati	4,367,000	187	179	95.7 %	4,272,000	97.8 %	8
Bheri	1,877,000	160	155	96.9 %	1,875,000	99.9 %	5
Dhaulagiri	628,000	61	58	95.1 %	625,000	99.5 %	4
Gandaki	1,794,000	131	125	95.4 %	1,780,000	99.2 %	6
Janakpur	2,946,000	164	157	95.7 %	2,940,000	99.8 %	6
Karnali	409,000	33	32	97.0 %	409,000	100.0 %	5
Kosi	2,444,000	181	173	95.6 %	2,184,000	89.4 %	6
Lumbini	3,263,000	186	180	96.8 %	3,260,000	99.9 %	6
Mahakali	1,137,000	92	90	97.8 %	1,136,000	99.9 %	4
Mechi	1,610,000	139	132	95.0 %	1,376,000	85.5 %	4
Narayani	3,165,000	166	161	97.0 %	3,100,000	97.9 %	5
Rapti	1,506,000	108	104	96.3 %	1,505,000	99.9 %	5
Sagarmatha	2,084,000	167	161	96.4 %	1,921,000	92.2 %	6
Seti	1,663,000	125	121	96.8 %	1,662,000	99.9 %	5
Country:	28,895,000	275	266	96.7 %	28,048,000	97.1 %	75

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Athpariya	aph	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Awadhi	awa	17	17	4 Complete Bible
Bahing	bhj	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Bantawa	bap	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Bengali	ben	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Bhojpuri	bho	33	33	3 New Testament
Boro	brx	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Bote	bmj	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Chamling	rab	1	1	3 New Testament
Chepang	cdm	1	0	3 New Testament
Danuwar	dhw	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Darai	dry	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Dhimal	dhi	1	1	3 New Testament
Gurung	gvr	1	1	3 New Testament
Hindi	hin	2	2	4 Complete Bible
Humla	hut	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Hyolmo	scp	2	2	3 New Testament
Jirel	jul	1	1	3 New Testament
Khaling	klr	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Kulung	kle	1	1	2 Bible Portions
Kurux	kru	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Kurux, Nepali	kxl	1	1	2 Bible Portions
Kyerung	kgy	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Lepcha	lep	1	1	3 New Testament
Lhomi	lhm	1	1	3 New Testament
Lhowa	loy	1	0	1 None, Definite Need None
Limbu	lif	1	1	3 New Testament
Lohorung	lbr	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Maithili	mai	81	80	3 New Testament
Majhi	mjz	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Marwari	rwr	2	2	3 New Testament
Mewahang, Eastern	emg	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Naaba	nao	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?
Nachering	ncd	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Nepalese Sign Language	nsp	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Nepali	npi	42	39	4 Complete Bible
Newar	new	1	1	3 New Testament
Nubri	kte	2	2	1 None, Definite Need None
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Rajbanshi	rjs	4	3	3 New Testament
Raji	rji	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Raute	rau	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Sampang	rav	1	1	3 New Testament
Santhali	sat	1	0	4 Complete Bible
Sherpa	xsr	3	3	3 New Testament
Sora	srb	1	0	4 Complete Bible
Sunwar	suz	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Syuba	syw	1	1	2 Bible Portions
Tamang, Eastern	taj	1	1	3 New Testament
Tamang, Western	tdg	1	1	3 New Testament
Thakali	ths	3	3	1 None, Definite Need None
Thangmi	thf	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Tharu, Dangaura	thl	1	1	2 Bible Portions
Tharu, Rana	thr	1	1	3 New Testament
Thulung	tdh	1	1	3 New Testament
Tibetan, Central	bod	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Tsum	ttz	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Unknown	xxx	2	2	Trans Need ? Need ?
Urdu	urd	32	32	4 Complete Bible
Walungge	ola	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Wayu	vay	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?
Yakkha	ybh	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Yamphu	ybi	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None
Totals:	63	275	266		14	17	30	56	3

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State ▲	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other	% Christian Adherent
Bagmati	4,367,000	3,398,000	23,900	105,000	803,000	90	26,100	2.40 %
Bheri	1,877,000	1,723,000	94,300	30,400	28,200	50	790	1.62 %
Dhaulagiri	628,000	564,000	1,070	3,830	54,700	0	1,040	0.61 %
Gandaki	1,794,000	1,517,000	11,300	27,100	220,000	10	4,070	1.51 %
Janakpur	2,946,000	2,440,000	198,000	12,400	239,000	0	9,570	0.42 %
Karnali	409,000	383,000	30	1,160	24,800	0	70	0.28 %
Kosi	2,444,000	1,770,000	124,000	33,200	169,000	570	303,000	1.36 %
Lumbini	3,263,000	2,926,000	200,000	20,300	111,000	40	3,090	0.62 %
Mahakali	1,137,000	1,119,000	370	12,600	7,020	0	740	1.11 %
Mechi	1,610,000	1,087,000	23,200	27,300	127,000	70	315,000	1.70 %
Narayani	3,165,000	2,479,000	303,000	41,700	308,000	80	10,500	1.32 %
Rapti	1,506,000	1,436,000	5,710	18,000	41,700	0	3,070	1.19 %
Sagarmatha	2,084,000	1,671,000	101,000	15,700	143,000	0	144,000	0.75 %
Seti	1,663,000	1,622,000	4,640	14,500	19,100	30	2,460	0.87 %
Country:	28,895,000	24,135,000	1,091,000	363,000	2,296,000	900	824,000	1.26 %

Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Nepal. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Nepal
Christian ministry in Nepal
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Nepal Statistics
People Groups	275
Unreached People Groups	266 (96.7%)
Population	28,895,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.2%
Population in Unreached	28,048,000 (97.1%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	727
Primary Religion	Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent	1.2%
Percent Evangelical	Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	5.3%
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	18%
Continent	Asia
Region	South Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	NP
Official Language(s)	Nepali \| Maithili
Literacy Rate	60%
Estimated Illiterate Population	11,558,000
Persecution Ranking	25 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

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World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
National Bible Society
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

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* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.