Nepal, Bagmati state, Bhaktapur district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	Bhaktapur

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

348,000

Buddhist

9.1 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

88.1 %

Muslim

0.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	70	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	40	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	-1 Unknown	Bote	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	30	Hindi	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	50,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Brahmin Terai	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	70,000	Nepali	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	80	100	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	100	Danuwar	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	-1 Unknown	Darai	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	90	Dhimal	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	100	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,900	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	30	Jirel	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	2,300	Nepali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	80	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerung	200	Kyerung	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	7,900	Nepali	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	600	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	70
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	20	Maithili	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	160,000	Newar	1 ●	154,000	-1 -	5,600	800	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	30	Kurux	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	4,100	Nepali	2 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	1,100
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	80	Rajbanshi	4 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbhar	70	Bhojpuri	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sarki	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	60	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	300	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa Helambu	70	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	400	Sunwar	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	20	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	31,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,500	-1 -	23,000	4,400	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	20	Nepali	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Thangmi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	1,600	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	20	Thulung	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	30	Yakkha	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,300	Limbu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Totals: 86	348,000		77 ●	307,000	1,600	32,000	6,900	10	1,600

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