Nepal, Bagmati state people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	All

Number of People Groups

182

Unreached People Groups

173

Total Population

4,321,000

Buddhist

22.0 %

Christian

2.9 %

Hindu

73.6 %

Muslim

0.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.9 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	300	Nepali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	100	Awadhi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,700	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Apapanthi	70	Awadhi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	20	Athpariya	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Nepali	0 ☀	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	200	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahing	70	Bahing	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Nepali	0 ☀	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali Muslim Moghal	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Mahesri	500	Marwari	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	600	Marwari	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania unspecified	5,900	Maithili	0 ☀	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bantar	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	300	Bantawa	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	2,900	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	2,200	40	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	80	Maithili	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	400	Hindi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	835,000	Nepali	0 ☀	829,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	5,400
Brahmin Terai	3,800	Maithili	0 ☀	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Byansi	50	Humla	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	600	Chamling	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chepang, Tsepang	17,000	Chepang	2 ●	12,000	-1 -	2,300	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	900	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	778,000	Nepali	1 ●	766,000	-1 -	7,600	2,500	-1 -	1,600
Chidimar	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	400	Nepali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	300	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	16,000	Danuwar	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	1,200	Darai	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	47,000	Nepali	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	60	600	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,900	Maithili	0 ☀	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	1,100	Dhimal	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	50	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	300	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	90	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	70	Awadhi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	14,000	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	300	-1 -	12,000	1,100	-1 -	200
Gurung Ghaleg	90,000	Gurung	2 ●	2,300	-1 -	77,000	10,000	-1 -	700
Hadi	90	Maithili	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	0 ☀	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jirel	1,000	Jirel	1 ●	200	-1 -	800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Maithili	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	500	Nepali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	79,000	Nepali	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	100	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	100	Khaling	0 ☀	30	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	20
Khambu	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	60	Awadhi	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	90	Rajbanshi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Maithili	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	40	Awadhi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuchbandia	70	Awadhi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	300	Kulung	1 ●	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kumal	10,000	Nepali	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerung	3,600	Kyerung	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	200	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	70	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	30	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	175,000	Nepali	1 ●	157,000	-1 -	7,800	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	40	1,200	-1 -	1,500
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	40	Boro	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	6,500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mugal	100	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	100	Maithili	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Murao (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	30	Nachiring	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Maithili	0 ☀	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	922,000	Newar	1 ●	767,000	-1 -	148,000	7,500	-1 -	700
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	70
Pahari	11,000	Nepali	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	2,500	400	-1 -	600
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	79,000	Nepali	2 ●	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	21,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Rajbanshi	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	500
Rajbhar	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	60	Raji	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	0 ☀	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Raute	-1 Unknown	Raute	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	90	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	200	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sampang	80	Sampang	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Santal (Sawntal)	300	Santhali	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sarki	49,000	Nepali	1 ●	47,000	-1 -	500	1,500	-1 -	40
Sayyid	1,800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	14,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	35,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	3,100	-1 -	200
Sherpa Helambu	2,900	Hyolmo	1 ●	40	-1 -	2,800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	6,600	Sunwar	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	300	Rajbanshi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	829,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	136,000	-1 -	633,000	58,000	-1 -	1,000
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tangbe	70	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	3,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	1,600	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1 ●	90	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Tin Gaule	60	Thakali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	35,000	Nepali	1 ●	34,000	-1 -	400	900	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	90	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	6,900	Thangmi	1 ●	5,600	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	300
Tharu Khawas	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	900	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	27,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	300	Thulung	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,800	Tibetan, Central	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tokpegola	40	Sherpa	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	40	Walungge	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Maithili	0 ☀	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	500	Yakkha	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yakthumba, Limbu	19,000	Limbu	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	4,000	1,300	-1 -	2,100
Yamphu	40	Yamphu	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	8,000	Hyolmo	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	7,000	90	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 182	4,321,000		173 ●	3,179,000	28,000	951,000	123,000	100	39,000

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