Nepal

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

275

People Groups Unreached

265 (96.4%)

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

28,495,000

Population in Unreached

25,743,000 (90.3%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (84.0%)

% Christian Adherent **

1.3%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent **	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Abdul	1,200	63,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Adibasi Janajati	1,100	1,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ahar	1,900	1,461,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Amat	2,900	260,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ansari	41,000	16,698,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Apapanthi	200	28,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arakh	600	602,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ath Pahariya	5,600	5,600	●	Athpariya	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	31,000	6,590,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,200	685,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	36,000	116,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	400	39,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	900	268,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baha'i	1,100	26,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	800	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahing	2,700	2,700	●	Bahing	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	15,000	845,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahra Gaunle	400	400	●	Bine	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	224,000	3,978,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	24,000	90,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Bania	132,000	29,630,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bania Agarwal	17,000	4,888,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Agrahari	2,100	322,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kasaundhan	2,000	497,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kath	200	200	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Khatri	800	209,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahesri	800	367,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahur	1,100	879,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Oswal	600	424,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Rauniar	2,600	129,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Unai	700	60,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bankariya	500	500	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantar	52,000	190,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantawa	4,200	4,200	●	Bantawa	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baramu	7,400	7,400	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Bardai	800	7,300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	8,800	647,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	22,000	587,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,000	31,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beg	200	4,000	●	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	1,921,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	7,000	46,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	600	220,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhar	3,400	2,013,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	700	1,215,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	800	1,405,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	144,000	6,625,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	200	14,000	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Ghogra	600	54,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kamti	1,100	31,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharbind	9,200	530,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharot	6,000	186,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	64,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhote	12,000	12,000	●	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	-1	1
Bind	69,000	1,079,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bote-Majhi	11,000	11,000	●	Bote	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Brahmin	3,157,000	63,721,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	63
Brahmin Bhumihar	16,000	2,807,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bohara	1,100	37,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.29 %	-1	1
Brahmin Gaur	7,000	3,030,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Hill	3,023,000	3,023,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	60
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,300	484,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Joshi	2,000	361,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,000	4,250,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,800	277,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Maha	700	183,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Radhi	3,200	1,612,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,800	470,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sanadhya	500	2,727,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Saraswat	2,600	581,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sawaria	5,400	4,204,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Terai	126,000	126,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	3
Byansi	3,900	4,800	●	Humla	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	314,000	48,617,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	6
Chamling	6,100	6,100	●	Chamling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepang, Tsepang	64,000	65,000	●	Chepang	Hinduism	2 ●	10.25 %	-1	-1 -
Chhairottan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chhantyal	11,000	11,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.57 %	-1	1
Chhetri	4,125,000	4,394,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	82
Chidimar	4,200	4,700	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Christian	700	1,295,000	●	Nepali	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Churaute	2,300	2,300	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Danuwar Rai	79,000	79,000	●	Danuwar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	2
Darai	17,000	31,000	●	Darai	Hinduism	1 ●	1.11 %	-1	1
Darjee	442,000	498,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	9
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	7,000	2,940,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	19,000	1,471,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	214,000	46,963,000	●	Nepalese Sign Language	Hinduism	1 ●	2.85 %	-1	4
Devhar	900	18,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dewas Rai	9,600	9,600	●	Dewas Rai	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhandi	1,800	1,800	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhanuk	206,000	4,530,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Dhanuk Dhankar	6,000	81,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharhi (Hindu traditions)	100	25,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharkar	2,500	143,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimal	25,000	30,000	●	Dhimal	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	103,000	12,476,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	6,700	2,203,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dolpa	3,900	3,900	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	1
Dom (Hindu traditions)	13,000	2,348,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,500	194,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dura	5,000	8,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	3.06 %	-1	1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	196,000	5,898,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	4
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	7,500	6,642,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	900	487,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	100	14,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharva	6,600	7,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.74 %	-1	1
Gangai	36,000	41,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gharti	111,000	133,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	2
Gonrhi	1,200	835,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	900	329,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	1,600	1,568,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gurung	487,000	608,000	●	Gurung	Buddhism	2 ●	5.15 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	21,000	21,000	●	Ghale, Southern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.44 %	-1	-1 -
Gyalsumdo	400	400	●	Tamang, Western	Buddhism	1 ●	4.01 %	-1	1
Hadi	2,200	1,066,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajam	35,000	4,601,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,000	11,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	79,000	1,569,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Halwai Maira	1,500	133,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hayu	2,800	2,800	●	Wayu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	1
Hudke	100	100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	19,563,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Sikh traditions)	900	9,466,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jirel	5,400	5,400	●	Jirel	Buddhism	1 ●	4.38 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	900	3,808,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kagate	600	2,600	●	Syuba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	51,000	8,339,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kaibartta	800	2,372,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	900	3,966,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	119,000	3,931,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	800	58,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	600	65,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	700	49,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Jaiswal	5,400	982,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kamar	1,500	33,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	1,179,000	1,285,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.56 %	-1	24
Kandu	120,000	2,526,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	2
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	215,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kawar	1,200	1,005,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	42,000	9,716,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.41 %	-1	1
Kayastha Karan	800	712,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha Sribastab	1,000	970,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khaling	1,400	1,400	●	Khaling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khambu	700	341,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharia	500	773,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khas	16,000	82,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	700	2,282,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatwa	96,000	372,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Kisan	2,100	1,643,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	1.34 %	-1	1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,500	169,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.63 %	-1	1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	287,000	8,565,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	6
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,200	2,345,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kori	11,000	2,640,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuchbandia	300	35,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kulung	26,000	26,000	●	Kulung	Other / Small	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	1
Kumal	113,000	117,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.29 %	-1	2
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	59,000	16,022,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kumhar Magahia	1,100	177,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	217,000	19,450,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	4
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyerung	3,000	11,000	●	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	300	61,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Larke	200	200	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	1,100	4,400	●	Lhomi	Buddhism	1 ●	0.89 %	-1	1
Loba	2,500	4,700	●	Lhowa	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	31,000	6,732,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	97,000	9,779,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	800	2,795,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohorung	1,200	1,200	●	Yamphu, Southern	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	65,000	3,310,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	1
Magar	1,771,000	2,124,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.28 %	-1	35
Majhi	78,000	200,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,100	1,827,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mali (Hindu traditions)	14,000	10,109,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	162,000	3,470,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	3
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	4,300	329,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	1,800	24,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	5,300	299,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Manihar	1,400	645,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	4,600	61,000	●	Boro	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Mewahang	3,700	3,700	●	Mewahang, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Miyan	29,000	29,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	1,900	3,139,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mugal	300	300	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Munda, Horo	2,100	3,870,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	1,700	2,390,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	220,000	3,297,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	4
Naaba	600	600	●	Naaba	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nachhiring	6,700	6,700	●	Nachering	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	111,000	12,102,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	2
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,200	8,132,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Hindu traditions)	2,900	517,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Muslim traditions)	600	168,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Newah	1,239,000	1,413,000	●	Newar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	25
Nubri	1,400	1,400	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oraon, Dhangar	37,000	4,678,000	●	Kurux, Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pahari	13,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.52 %	-1	1
Pashtun, Pathan	8,600	11,817,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	7,853,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phri	600	1,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pinjara	17,000	3,654,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qassab	1,600	2,184,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qazi	9,600	761,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rai	580,000	711,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	2 ●	5.57 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	108,000	6,638,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	2 ●	5.40 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbhar	10,000	86,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	1 ●	1.04 %	-1	1
Rajdhob	13,000	17,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raji	4,400	6,400	●	Raji	Hinduism	1 ●	2.38 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	36,000	46,269,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	16,000	20,908,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,200	118,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	400	41,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	2,948,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	1,800	844,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Marwadi	100	100	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Nau	1,100	274,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,100	300,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Saithwar	500	483,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raute	900	2,200	●	Raute	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	3,900	1,081,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	3,800	83,000	●	Lepcha	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	1
Sahisia	200	9,100	●	Maithili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sampang	1,400	1,400	●	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Santal, Hor	48,000	8,405,000	●	Santhali	Hinduism	2 ●	7.00 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	1,500	997,000	●	Sora	Hinduism	2 ●	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Sarbaria	3,100	3,100	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sarki	352,000	382,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.14 %	-1	7
Sayyid	62,000	17,371,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh	767,000	235,487,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	15
Shaikh Qureshi	16,000	8,762,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sherpa	103,000	153,000	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	4.24 %	-1	2
Sherpa Helambu	2,400	2,400	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	57,000	364,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Siyar	500	500	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	62,000	7,911,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	87,000	1,511,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.44 %	-1	2
Sunuwar	53,000	137,000	●	Sunwar	Hinduism	1 ●	2.60 %	-1	1
Tajpuriya	18,000	18,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Tamang	1,438,000	1,681,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.62 %	-1	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	76,000	2,171,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	800	248,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangbe	600	600	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	99,000	5,084,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	2
Teli (Hindu traditions)	346,000	19,436,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	7
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,600	4,638,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	12,000	582,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali	11,000	13,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	4.41 %	-1	1
Thakali Chimtan	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Thakali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali Marphali	1,800	1,800	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Thakali Tin Gaule	400	400	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.06 %	-1	1
Thakuri	398,000	432,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.57 %	-1	8
Thakuria	2,400	13,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thami	27,000	30,000	●	Thangmi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Tharu	1,629,000	2,150,000	●	Tharu, Kathariya	Hinduism	1 ●	3.41 %	-1	33
Tharu Khawas	1,500	1,500	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.94 %	-1	1
Tharu Rana	195,000	208,000	●	Tharu, Kathariya	Hinduism	1 ●	1.08 %	-1	4
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	600	327,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thulung	3,200	3,200	●	Thulung	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,500	1,086,000	●	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tokpegola	1,400	1,400	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsum	2,200	2,200	●	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,400	6,389,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Walang	1,200	7,200	●	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	989,000	60,814,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	20
Yadav Dhindhor	15,000	1,572,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gaoli	76,000	5,180,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yadav Gola	4,300	4,982,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	28,000	4,958,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Rawat	8,900	1,471,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yakha	23,000	29,000	●	Yakkha	Other / Small	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Yakthumba, Limbu	363,000	511,000	●	Limbu	Other / Small	1 ●	2.69 %	-1	7
Yamphu	6,500	6,500	●	Yamphu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yayu	2,200	2,200	●	Language unknown	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Yehlmo	9,900	9,900	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	1
Totals: 275	28,495,000					265 ●	1.27 %	0.00 %	701
Unclassified / Other Individuals	114,000
UN Country Population (2019)	28,609,000

Other minor groups: 256

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Aghori	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Aghori	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Arain, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Urdu	Islam
Arora, Sikh	1 ●	200	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Asur	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Badaik	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bagdi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Baghban, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Baghban, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Urdu	Islam
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bahelia, Hindu	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Baidya, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Baloch	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Bania Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania Bais	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Jaiswal	1 ●	200	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Kasarwani	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Mahajan	1 ●	500	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania Porwal	1 ●	400	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania Ummad	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Ajudhyabansi	1 ●	500	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Bais	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Gahoi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Hardoi	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bania, Jaiswal	1 ●	200	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Kasarwani	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Mahajan	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Bania, Marwadi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Marwari	Hinduism
Bania, Porwal	1 ●	500	Hindi	Hinduism
Bania, Ummad	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	100	Hindi	Hinduism
Banjara, Hindu	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Banjara, Muslim	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bansphor, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Barwala, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhangi, Muslim	1 ●	300	Maithili	Islam
Bhat, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Bhathiara, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhisti	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Bhoksa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Buksa	Hinduism
Bhotia, Buddhist	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Sherpa	Buddhism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	200	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuinhar	1 ●	400	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuinmali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Bhuiya	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Biar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Binjhia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Birjia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bijori	Hinduism
Brahman Terai	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Acharya	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Mahratta	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bengali	Hinduism
Brahman, Ojha	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	500	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Palliwal	1 ●	500	Marwari	Hinduism
Brahman, Parikh	1 ●	300	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Purohit	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Pushkarna	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Rikhisur	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahman, Srimali	1 ●	100	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Brahman, Utkal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Vaidik	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahman, Varendra	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Acharya	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Jyoti	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin Varendra	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Brahmin, Halbani	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Brahmin, Jyoti	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Buna, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Burmese	1 ●	400	Burmese	Buddhism
Chain	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Chain	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Chamar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Maithili	Islam
Chamar, Muslim	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Chaupal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chero	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Chik Baraik	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chik, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Chin	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Chin, Thado	Unknown
Darai	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Dhanwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Dharhi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Dharhi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Dharhi, Muslim	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Drukpa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Dzongkha	Buddhism
Faqir	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Gandharb	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Gandharb, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Gandharva [Gaine]	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Ganghar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Ghasi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Ghosi (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Urdu	Islam
Ghosi, Muslim	1 ●	300	Nepali	Islam
Gond	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Goriya, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Islam
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	500	Urdu	Islam
Gujar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Gujar, Muslim	1 ●	500	Bhojpuri	Islam
Gujar, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Halwai (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Urdu	Islam
Halwai, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Unknown
Hela	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Jhinwar, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Jimdar	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Jimdar	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Jogi, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Julaha	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Kabadi	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Kachari, Dimasa	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bodo	Hinduism
Kachari, Sonwal	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bengali	Hinduism
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Kachhi, Hindu	1 ●	300	Awadhi	Hinduism
Kahar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	500	Urdu	Islam
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	400	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar Kamkar, Hindu	1 ●	400	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Kahar, Muslim	1 ●	500	Nepali	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Islam
Kalu	1 ●	400	Bengali	Islam
Kamboh, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Kapali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kaparia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Karmali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Santali	Hinduism
Kasar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Khandait	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kharwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Khati, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatik, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Hindi	Hinduism
Khatri, Hindu	1 ●	100	Panjabi, Eastern	Hinduism
Khatri, Sikh	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Khatwa	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Khavar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Kisan	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Kharia	Hinduism
Kol	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Korwa	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Kuki	0 ●	-1 Unknown		Unknown
Kumhar Bardiha	0 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Bardiha	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	0 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Kumhar Kanaujia	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Labana, Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Western	Other / Small
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
Lohara	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Loharung	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Lohorung	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahishya	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Mahli	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Majhwar	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Markande	1 ●	200	Language Unknown	Hinduism
Matia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Mazhabi	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Panjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Merat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Merat, Muslim	1 ●	200	Nepali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	300	Bengali	Islam
Mir	1 ●	200	Bengali	Islam
Mizo	0 ●	-1 Unknown	English	Christianity
Mochi, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Mochi, Muslim	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Mukeri, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Muslim Local	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Nagar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Namassej Chandel	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Nepali	Islam
Nanbai	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Maithili	Buddhism
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Nepali	Buddhism
Pahari	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Parja	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Patwa, Hindu	1 ●	200	Nepali	Hinduism
Pawaria, Muslim	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Islam
Pod	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Raibhat (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	100	Urdu	Islam
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	1 ●	300	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Kausik	1 ●	100	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Nagbansi	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	1 ●	300	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Rathor	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput Sengar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput Sirnet	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rajput, Bachhal	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bais, Hindu	1 ●	500	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Barwar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhadauria	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Bhatti, Hindu	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Bisen	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Chandel	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Dikhit	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Gahlot	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Garewal, Hindu	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Gaur	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Gautam	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Jadon	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Janwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Kalhan	1 ●	300	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Katheriya	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kausik	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Khasiya	1 ●	400	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Kumaoni Thakur	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Manihas	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nagbansi	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Nikumbh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Palwar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Parihar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Ponwar, Hindu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Rajput, Pundir, Hindu	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Raikwar	1 ●	100	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Rathor	1 ●	400	Marwari	Hinduism
Rajput, Sakarwar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sengar	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sikh	1 ●	500	Hindi	Other / Small
Rajput, Sirnet	1 ●	200	Nepali	Hinduism
Rajput, Sombansi	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Awadhi	Hinduism
Rajput, Tonwar	1 ●	100	Hindi	Hinduism
Rajwar	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Maithili	Islam
Rangrez, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Rangrez, Muslim	1 ●	300	Bhojpuri	Islam
Saharia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Sauria Paharia	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Shah	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sikligar, Muslim	1 ●	200	Bhojpuri	Islam
Sonar Mair	1 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Sonar Mair	0 ●	100	Awadhi	Hinduism
Surel	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Sunwar	Buddhism
Tajpuria	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Tawaif, Muslim	1 ●	100	Nepali	Islam
Teli	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Thathera, Hindu	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	100	Maithili	Hinduism
Tiyar	1 ●	200	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Turaiha	1 ●	400	Maithili	Hinduism
Turi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maithili	Hinduism
Unspecified Jain	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Hindi	Other / Small
Unspecified Muslim	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Islam
Unspecified Sikh	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Other / Small
Vaddar, Hindu	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	Hinduism
Walung	0 ●	-1 Unknown	Bantawa	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	1 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Yadav Sadgope	0 ●	100	Bengali	Hinduism
Totals: 256

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* 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	4,273,000	188	179	95.2 %	3,421,000	80.1 %	8
Bheri	1,837,000	161	154	95.7 %	1,818,000	99.0 %	5
Dhaulagiri	615,000	61	57	93.4 %	603,000	98.0 %	4
Gandaki	1,755,000	132	125	94.7 %	1,465,000	83.5 %	6
Janakpur	2,881,000	164	156	95.1 %	2,674,000	92.8 %	6
Karnali	551,000	48	44	91.7 %	535,000	97.1 %	6
Kosi	2,389,000	181	171	94.5 %	2,020,000	84.6 %	6
Lumbini	3,193,000	186	178	95.7 %	3,146,000	98.5 %	7
Mahakali	1,114,000	93	89	95.7 %	1,108,000	99.5 %	4
Mechi	1,575,000	139	130	93.5 %	1,263,000	80.2 %	4
Narayani	3,097,000	165	158	95.8 %	2,712,000	87.6 %	5
Rapti	1,324,000	108	103	95.4 %	1,317,000	99.5 %	5
Sagarmatha	2,039,000	166	158	95.2 %	1,813,000	88.9 %	6
Seti	1,627,000	126	120	95.2 %	1,621,000	99.6 %	5
Country:	28,495,000	275	265	96.4 %	25,743,000	90.3 %	77

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	289,167,000	1,014.8 %	97.4 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	753,926,000	2,645.8 %	70.9 %	24.0 %	1.7 %	0.2 %	2.5 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	200,921,000	705.1 %	94.4 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	2.8 %	2.3 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	116,285,000	408.1 %	81.8 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	28,495,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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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	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Awadhi	awa	17	17	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bahing	bhj	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bantawa	bap	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bengali	ben	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Bhojpuri	bho	32	32	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bine	bon	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Boro	brx	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bote	bmj	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chamling	rab	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chepang	cdm	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Danuwar	dhw	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Darai	dry	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dewas Rai	dwz	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dhimal	dhi	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ghale, Southern	ghe	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Gurung	gvr	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hindi	hin	3	3	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Humla	hut	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hyolmo	scp	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Jirel	jul	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Khaling	klr	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kulung	kle	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Kurux	kru	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kurux, Nepali	kxl	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kyerung	kgy	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lepcha	lep	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Lhomi	lhm	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Lhowa	loy	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Limbu	lif	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Maithili	mai	82	81	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Marwari	rwr	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mewahang, Eastern	emg	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Naaba	nao	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nachering	ncd	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepalese Sign Language	nsp	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepali	npi	40	38	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Newar	new	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Nubri	kte	2	2	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Rajbanshi	rjs	3	2	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Raji	rji	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Raute	rau	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sampang	rav	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Santhali	sat	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Sherpa	xsr	3	3	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Sora	srb	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Sunwar	suz	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Syuba	syw	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tamang, Eastern	taj	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Tamang, Western	tdg	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Thakali	ths	3	3	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thangmi	thf	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tharu, Kathariya	tkt	2	2	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thulung	tdh	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tibetan, Central	bod	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Tsum	ttz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Unknown	xxx	2	2	Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Urdu	urd	32	32	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Walungge	ola	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Wayu	vay	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yakkha	ybh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Yamphu	ybi	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yamphu, Southern	lrr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	64	275	265		16	19	29	57	3

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State ▲	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Buddhist	Sikh	Other	% Christian Adherent
Bagmati	4,273,000	3,324,000	23,400	103,000	786,000	90	25,700	2.41 %
Bheri	1,837,000	1,685,000	92,300	29,700	27,600	50	790	1.62 %
Dhaulagiri	615,000	551,000	1,070	3,730	53,500	0	1,020	0.61 %
Gandaki	1,755,000	1,484,000	11,000	26,600	215,000	10	3,990	1.51 %
Janakpur	2,881,000	2,388,000	194,000	12,100	234,000	0	9,380	0.42 %
Karnali	551,000	520,000	100	3,440	25,900	0	1,140	0.62 %
Kosi	2,389,000	1,731,000	121,000	32,500	165,000	550	297,000	1.36 %
Lumbini	3,193,000	2,863,000	196,000	19,800	109,000	30	3,010	0.62 %
Mahakali	1,114,000	1,095,000	370	12,300	6,880	0	740	1.11 %
Mechi	1,575,000	1,064,000	22,700	26,800	124,000	70	308,000	1.70 %
Narayani	3,097,000	2,425,000	297,000	40,800	301,000	80	10,300	1.32 %
Rapti	1,324,000	1,260,000	5,540	15,200	39,200	0	1,930	1.15 %
Sagarmatha	2,039,000	1,634,000	99,300	15,300	140,000	0	141,000	0.75 %
Seti	1,627,000	1,587,000	4,570	14,300	18,700	30	2,410	0.88 %
Country:	28,495,000	23,611,000	1,068,000	356,000	2,246,000	900	806,000	1.25 %

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
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	265 (96.4%)
Population	28,495,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.2%
Population in Unreached	25,743,000 (90.3%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	701
Primary Religion	Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent	1.3%
Percent Evangelical	Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	5.3%
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	20%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, South
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	NP
Official Language(s)	Nepali \| Maithili
Literacy Rate	85%
Estimated Illiterate Population	4,274,000
Persecution Ranking	32 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Nepal Prayer Cards
	Nepal prayer cards. All Unreached

Nepal Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
National Bible Society
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

Nepal Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

Nepal Videos
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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.

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