Nepal, Madhesh state people groups

Country: Province: District:

146

140

6,034,000

3.0 %

0.1 %

85.2 %

11.2 %

0.0 %

0.5 %

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People Group	Population in Province	Population in Country	% Country Popl in Province	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale
Bhote	1,500	14,000	10.7143 10.7%	Nepali	Buddhist	1
Bind	76,000	80,000	95.0000 95.0%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Bote-Majhi	600	12,000	5.0000 5.0%	Bote	Hindu	1
Brahmin Bhumihar	12,000	18,000	66.6667 66.7%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Gaur	6,300	7,700	81.8182 81.8%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Hill	140,000	3,526,000	3.9705 4.0%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,400	1,600	87.5000 87.5%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Joshi	1,800	2,300	78.2609 78.3%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,500	7,000	64.2857 64.3%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,600	2,100	76.1905 76.2%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,100	3,200	34.3750 34.4%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Saraswat	2,100	3,000	70.0000 70.0%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Sawaria	2,500	6,200	40.3226 40.3%	Awadhi	Hindu	0
Brahmin Terai	81,000	114,000	71.0526 71.1%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	240,000	353,000	67.9887 68.0%	Maithili	Hindu	1
Chamling	100	7,100	1.4085 1.4%	Chamling	Hindu	0
Chhantyal	200	13,000	1.5385 1.5%	Nepali	Buddhist	1
Chhetri	120,000	4,817,000	2.4912 2.5%	Nepali	Hindu	1
Chidimar	3,100	4,900	63.2653 63.3%	Bhojpuri	Hindu	0
Danuwar Rai	38,000	92,000	41.3043 41.3%	Danuwar	Hindu	1
Darai	500	19,000	2.6316 2.6%	Darai	Hindu	1
Darjee	12,000	517,000	2.3211 2.3%	Nepali	Hindu	1
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	8,200	28.0488 28.0%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	9,200	22,000	41.8182 41.8%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Dhanuk	207,000	241,000	85.8921 85.9%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Major Groups (displayed): 146	6,032,000					140 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 162	6,034,000					152 ●

* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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