Nepal people groups, languages and religions

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

269

People Groups Unreached

258 (95.9%)

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

30,409,000

Population in Unreached

27,037,000 (88.9%)

Largest Religion

Hinduism (81.4%)

% Christian Adherent *

1.42%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

* From latest Nepal census data. Other reputable sources suggest two to three times this many Christians in Nepal.

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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	1,500	86,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Adibasi Janajati	1,300	1,300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ahar	2,300	1,722,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Amat	3,400	324,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ansari	50,000	17,535,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Apapanthi	200	32,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arakh	700	708,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ath Pahariya	6,800	6,800	●	Athpariya	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	37,000	7,817,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	2,700	794,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	44,000	139,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	400	45,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,100	261,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baha'i	1,300	28,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	900	30,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahing	3,300	3,300	●	Bahing	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	18,000	995,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahra Gaunle	500	500	●	Lhowa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	280,000	4,669,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	6
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	30,000	117,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Bania Agarwal	21,000	5,800,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Agrahari	2,600	388,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Kasaundhan	2,400	599,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Khatri	1,000	246,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahesri	900	440,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Mahur	1,300	1,033,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Oswal	800	498,000	●	Marwari	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Rauniar	3,100	161,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania Unai	900	71,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bania unspecified	125,000	17,114,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Bankariya	600	600	●	Awadhi	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	75.00 %	-1 -
Bantar	63,000	224,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bantawa	5,100	5,100	●	Bantawa	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Baramu	9,000	9,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Bardai	1,000	8,500	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bari (Hindu traditions)	11,000	757,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	27,000	692,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	2,400	59,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	2,008,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	8,600	53,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhar	4,200	2,372,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	900	1,436,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	900	1,668,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	145,000	6,050,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	300	16,000	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Ghogra	700	66,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kamti	1,400	36,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharbind	11,000	622,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Kharot	7,300	221,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	8,600	736,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhoi Nikhad	2,300	77,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhote	15,000	15,000	●	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	-1	1
Bind	84,000	1,264,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Bote-Majhi	13,000	13,000	●	Bote	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Brahmin Bhat	500	29,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bhumihar	19,000	3,307,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Bohara	1,200	43,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Gaur	8,100	3,683,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Hill	3,683,000	3,683,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	74
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,600	610,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Joshi	2,400	454,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Kanaujia	7,300	5,115,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Khandelwal	2,200	342,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Maha	800	234,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Radhi	3,900	1,953,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	3,300	590,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sanadhya	600	3,238,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Saraswat	3,200	724,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Sawaria	6,500	5,142,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Terai	119,000	119,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Byansi	4,800	5,900	●	Humla	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	369,000	54,849,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	7
Chamling	7,400	7,400	●	Chamling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepang, Tsepang	79,000	80,000	●	Chepang	Hinduism	2 ●	10.25 %	-1	-1 -
Chhantyal	14,000	14,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.57 %	-1	1
Chhetri	5,035,000	5,332,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	101
Chidimar	5,100	5,700	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Christian	800	2,157,000	●	Nepali	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Churaute	2,800	2,800	●	Nepali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Danuwar Rai	96,000	96,000	●	Danuwar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	2
Darai	20,000	35,000	●	Darai	Hinduism	1 ●	1.11 %	-1	1
Darjee	540,000	598,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	11
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	8,500	2,493,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	23,000	1,678,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	229,000	49,091,000	●	Nepalese Sign Language	Hinduism	1 ●	2.85 %	-1	5
Dhandi	2,200	2,200	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhanuk	252,000	5,251,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Dhanuk Dhankar	7,300	95,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dharkar	3,000	167,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhimal	31,000	37,000	●	Dhimal	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	129,000	12,878,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	3
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	8,100	2,462,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,700	230,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhobi Kanaujia	2,100	572,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dolpa	4,700	4,700	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	1
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,900	228,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Domar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	2,600,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dura	6,100	9,800	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	3.06 %	-1	1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	240,000	6,896,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	5
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	9,200	4,799,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	565,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	200	17,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandharva	8,000	8,600	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.74 %	-1	1
Gangai	44,000	50,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gharti	136,000	161,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	3
Gonrhi	1,400	970,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	1,000	385,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	2,000	1,375,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gurung Ghale	26,000	26,000	●	Ghale, Southern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	603,000	741,000	●	Gurung	Buddhism	2 ●	5.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gyalsumdo	500	500	●	Tamang, Western	Buddhism	1 ●	4.01 %	-1	1
Hadi	2,600	1,246,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajam	42,000	5,228,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	4,900	14,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	96,000	1,825,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Halwai Maira	1,900	162,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hayu	3,400	3,400	●	Wayu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	1
Jat (Hindu traditions)	1,200	16,186,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Sikh traditions)	1,100	9,071,000	●	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jirel	6,500	6,500	●	Jirel	Buddhism	1 ●	4.38 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	4,419,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kagate	700	2,400	●	Syuba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	62,000	9,819,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kaibartta	1,000	1,897,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,000	2,596,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	129,000	2,807,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	3
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	1,000	12,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	700	79,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	800	57,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Jaiswal	6,600	1,159,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kalwar Sunri	9,300	710,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kamar	1,900	40,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	1,441,000	1,552,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.56 %	-1	29
Kandu	147,000	2,954,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	255,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kawar	1,400	1,190,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	51,000	8,631,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.41 %	-1	1
Kayastha Karan	900	889,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kayastha Sribastab	1,200	1,142,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khaling	1,700	1,700	●	Khaling	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khambu	800	374,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kharia	600	919,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khas	19,000	81,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	800	2,677,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khatwa	117,000	439,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Kisan	2,600	1,936,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	1.34 %	-1	1
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,800	97,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.63 %	-1	1
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	351,000	10,013,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	7
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,600	2,936,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kori	14,000	3,088,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuchbandia	400	39,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kulung	32,000	32,000	●	Kulung	Other / Small	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	1
Kumal	138,000	142,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.29 %	-1	3
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	73,000	19,041,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kumhar Magahia	1,400	214,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	265,000	22,819,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	5
Kusunda	300	300	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyerung	3,700	12,000	●	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Larke	200	200	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	1,300	4,900	●	Lhomi	Buddhism	1 ●	0.88 %	-1	1
Loba	3,100	5,300	●	Lhowa	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	38,000	6,145,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	118,000	11,593,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	1,000	2,975,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohorung	1,400	1,400	●	Yamphu, Southern	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	80,000	3,889,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	2
Magar	2,164,000	2,578,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.28 %	-1	43
Majhi	96,000	239,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.95 %	-1	2
Mal (Hindu traditions)	1,400	2,114,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mali (Hindu traditions)	16,000	12,659,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	198,000	3,297,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	4
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	5,300	400,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	2,200	28,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	6,400	363,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Manihar	1,700	749,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	5,700	72,000	●	Boro	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Mewahang	4,500	4,500	●	Mewahang, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Miyan	35,000	35,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	2,564,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	2,300	3,450,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mugal	400	400	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Munda, Horo	2,600	4,426,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	2,000	2,839,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	269,000	3,996,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	5
Nachhiring	8,500	8,500	●	Nachiring	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	135,000	14,214,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	3
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	1,500	4,484,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Hindu traditions)	3,500	606,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nat (Muslim traditions)	700	198,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Newah	1,514,000	1,710,000	●	Newar	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Nubri	1,700	1,700	●	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oraon, Dhangar	45,000	5,474,000	●	Kurux	Hinduism	1 ●	2.94 %	-1	1
Pahari	16,000	16,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.52 %	-1	1
Pashtun, Pathan	10,000	9,334,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	5,877,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pinjara	20,000	4,174,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qassab	1,900	2,459,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qazi	12,000	901,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rai	709,000	858,000	●	Nepali	Other / Small	2 ●	5.56 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	132,000	6,732,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	2 ●	5.40 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbhar	12,000	102,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	1 ●	1.04 %	-1	1
Rajdhob	15,000	20,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raji	5,300	7,700	●	Raji	Hinduism	1 ●	2.38 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	44,000	27,658,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	13,000	7,145,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,500	177,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	500	50,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	3,628,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	2,200	1,827,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Nau	1,300	324,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,400	819,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Saithwar	600	566,000	●	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Raute	1,100	2,700	●	Raute	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	4,700	1,289,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	4,700	87,000	●	Lepcha	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	1
Sampang	1,700	1,700	●	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Santal (Sawntal)	59,000	9,297,000	●	Santhali	Hinduism	2 ●	7.00 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	1,800	947,000	●	Sora	Hinduism	2 ●	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Sarbaria	3,700	3,700	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sarki	430,000	464,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.14 %	-1	9
Sayyid	76,000	17,693,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Shaikh	937,000	217,686,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Shaikh Qureshi	20,000	10,726,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shaikh Siddiqi	800	8,956,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sherpa	126,000	186,000	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	4.22 %	-1	3
Sherpa Helambu	2,900	2,900	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	69,000	1,166,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Siyar	600	600	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	75,000	8,389,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	2
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	107,000	1,106,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.44 %	-1	2
Sunuwar	65,000	162,000	●	Sunwar	Hinduism	1 ●	2.60 %	-1	1
Tajpuriya	22,000	22,000	●	Rajbanshi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.30 %	-1	1
Tamang	1,758,000	2,034,000	●	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	2 ●	6.60 %	-1	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	92,000	2,503,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	900	308,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangbe	700	700	●	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	120,000	5,992,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	2
Teli (Hindu traditions)	423,000	22,858,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	8
Teli (Muslim traditions)	2,000	4,994,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	14,000	697,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thakali	13,000	15,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	4.41 %	-1	1
Thakali Marphali	2,200	2,200	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	1
Thakali Tin Gaule	500	500	●	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.06 %	-1	1
Thakuri	487,000	526,000	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.57 %	-1	10
Thakuria	2,900	15,000	●	Bhojpuri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thami	33,000	36,000	●	Thangmi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	1
Tharu Khawas	1,800	1,800	●	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	1.97 %	-1	1
Tharu Rana	238,000	253,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	Hinduism	1 ●	1.08 %	-1	5
Tharu unspecified	1,753,000	2,285,000	●	Tharu, Dangaura	Hinduism	1 ●	3.41 %	-1	35
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	700	382,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thulung	3,900	3,900	●	Thulung	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Bhotia	3,000	1,133,000	●	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tokpegola	1,700	1,700	●	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsum	2,700	2,700	●	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	6,500	5,930,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	1,500	409,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Walang	1,400	7,500	●	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,042,000	42,015,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	21
Yadav Dhindhor	18,000	1,842,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gaoli	93,000	5,940,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yadav Ghosi	2,100	1,850,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gola	5,200	5,642,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	34,000	5,820,000	●	Awadhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Kaonra	3,400	799,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yadav Rawat	11,000	1,718,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yakkha	28,000	35,000	●	Yakkha	Other / Small	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Yakthumba, Limbu	444,000	597,000	●	Limbu	Other / Small	1 ●	2.69 %	-1	9
Yamphu	7,900	7,900	●	Yamphu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yehlmo	12,000	12,000	●	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	1
Totals: 269	30,409,000					258 ●	1.42 %	0.00 %	719
Unclassified / Other Individuals	139,000
UN Country Population (2022)	30,548,000

Other minor groups: 266

Nepal

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 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Aghori	1 ●	200	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
Beg	1 ●	200	Bengali	Islam
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	Awadhi	Hinduism
Bhuyiar	1 ●	100	Nepali	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
Chhairottan	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Language unknown	Buddhism
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
Devhar	1 ●	900	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	Unknown
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1 ●	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Hela	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Nepali	Hinduism
Hudke	1 ●	100	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 (Muslim traditions)	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
Laheri, Hindu	1 ●	300	Maithili	Hinduism
Laheri, Muslim	1 ●	300	Urdu	Islam
Lodha Jariya	1 ●	600	Awadhi	Hinduism
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
Naaba	1 ●	600	Naaba	Buddhism
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	Nepali	Buddhism
Nau Buddh	1 ●	200	Maithili	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
Phri	1 ●	600	Nepali	Hinduism
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
Sahisia	1 ●	200	Maithili	Islam
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
Thakali Chimtan	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Thakali	Buddhism
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: 266

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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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Bagmati	4,242,000	182	173	95.1 %	3,230,000	76.1 %	8
Bheri	1,971,000	161	153	95.0 %	1,949,000	98.9 %	5
Dhaulagiri	601,000	58	54	93.1 %	587,000	97.7 %	4
Gandaki	1,723,000	132	125	94.7 %	1,374,000	79.7 %	6
Janakpur	3,166,000	167	159	95.2 %	2,921,000	92.3 %	6
Karnali	601,000	47	43	91.5 %	582,000	96.8 %	6
Kosi	2,546,000	180	170	94.4 %	2,107,000	82.8 %	6
Lumbini	3,182,000	189	181	95.8 %	3,125,000	98.2 %	7
Mahakali	1,136,000	93	89	95.7 %	1,129,000	99.4 %	4
Mechi	1,571,000	139	130	93.5 %	1,199,000	76.3 %	4
Narayani	3,260,000	167	159	95.2 %	2,803,000	86.0 %	5
Rapti	1,453,000	107	102	95.3 %	1,444,000	99.4 %	5
Sagarmatha	2,278,000	169	161	95.3 %	2,010,000	88.2 %	6
Seti	1,705,000	124	118	95.2 %	1,698,000	99.6 %	5
Country:	30,409,000	269	258	95.9 %	27,037,000	88.9 %	77

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	# Unreached w/ this 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	20	19	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bahing	bhj	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bantawa	bap	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bhojpuri	bho	31	31	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Boro	brx	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bote	bmj	1	1	0 Unspecified	-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
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	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Humla	hut	1	1	0 Unspecified	-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	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kyerung	kgy	1	1	0 Unspecified	-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	2	2	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Limbu	lif	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Maithili	mai	84	83	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	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nachiring	ncd	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepalese Sign Language	nsp	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nepali	npi	37	35	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Newar	new	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Nubri	kte	2	2	2 Translation Started	-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	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Raute	rau	1	1	0 Unspecified	-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	2	2	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thangmi	thf	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tharu, Dangaura	thl	2	2	4 New Testament	-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	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Urdu	urd	32	32	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Walungge	ola	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Wayu	vay	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yakkha	ybh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Yamphu	ybi	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yamphu, Southern	lrr	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	58	269	258		13	20	27	52	5

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Church planting agencies in Nepal
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Clean water projects
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Nepal Statistics
People Groups	269
Unreached People Groups	258 (95.9%)
Population	30,409,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.2%
Population in Unreached	27,037,000 (88.9%)
Primary Religion	Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent	1.4%
Percent Evangelical	Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	5.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	719
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	68%
Estimated Illiterate Population	9,731,000
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

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