Nepal, Bagmati state, Kathmandu district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	Kathmandu

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,787,000

Buddhist

15.5 %

Christian

2.3 %

Hindu

80.0 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.0 %

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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	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Nepali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	60	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bahing	40	Bahing	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Nepali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,600	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania unspecified	4,800	Maithili	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bantawa	200	Bantawa	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	200	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,900	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	1,400	40	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	427,000	Nepali	0	426,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	500
Brahmin Terai	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamling	300	Chamling	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chhantyal	900	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	362,000	Nepali	1	354,000	-1 -	6,600	1,600	-1 -	300
Churaute	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	1,000	Danuwar	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	13,000	Nepali	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	1,800	Maithili	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	800	Dhimal	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	50	Sherpa	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	200	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	5,100	Nepali	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	60	Awadhi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	2,200	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	100	-1 -	80
Gurung Ghaleg	48,000	Gurung	2	800	-1 -	41,000	5,700	-1 -	500
Hajam	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	60	Wayu	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	500	Jirel	1	100	-1 -	400	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Maithili	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	19,000	Nepali	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	90	Khaling	4	30	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	80	Rajbanshi	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,500	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerong	400	Kyirong	0	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	90	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	50	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	30	Yamphu, Southern	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	73,000	Nepali	1	65,000	-1 -	3,100	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	4,400	Nepali	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	500
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	4,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	399,000	Newar	1	310,000	-1 -	86,000	2,700	-1 -	100
Pahari	700	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	41,000	Nepali	2	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	12,000
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	40	Sampang	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarki	6,300	Nepali	1	5,800	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	24,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	2,400	-1 -	200
Sherpa Helambu	200	Hyolmo	1	40	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	3,900	Sunwar	1	3,700	-1 -	80	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	200,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	79,000	-1 -	110,000	11,000	-1 -	200
Teli (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Maithili	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,600	Nepali	4	1,200	-1 -	1,200	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1	80	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	19,000	Nepali	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	80	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	800	Thangmi	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	19,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	200	Thulung	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tokpegola	40	Sherpa	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	300	Yakkha	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Yakthumba, Limbu	12,000	Limbu	1	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	1,400
Yehlmo	1,800	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	80	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 92	1,776,000		85 ●	1,419,000	20,000	277,000	42,000	0	18,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 140	1,787,000		130 ●	1,430,000	20,000	277,000	42,000	0	18,000

* District 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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