Nepal, Bagmati state, Lalitpur district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	Lalitpur

Number of People Groups

125

Unreached People Groups

114

Total Population

534,000

Buddhist

19.4 %

Christian

4.9 %

Hindu

73.4 %

Muslim

0.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.4 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	70	Nepali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahing	20	Bahing	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bantar	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	90	Bantawa	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	40	Bote	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	70,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Brahmin Terai	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Byansi	20	Humla	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	200	Chamling	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chepang, Tsepang	100	Chepang	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	102,000	Nepali	1 ●	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	100
Chidimar	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	1,400	Danuwar	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	50	Darai	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	3,000	Nepali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	100	Dhimal	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	500	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	6,900	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	6,300	600	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	20	Wayu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	70	Hindi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Jirel	100	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	20	Nepali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	6,300	Nepali	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	20	Khaling	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Khatwa	80	Maithili	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Rajbanshi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	30	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kumal	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerung	100	Kyerung	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	80	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	20	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	25,000	Nepali	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	1,400	3,200	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	30
Mali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	30	Maithili	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	-1 Unknown	Nachiring	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	179,000	Newar	1 ●	144,000	-1 -	32,000	3,100	-1 -	70
Oraon, Dhangar	50	Kurux	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	4,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	800	300	-1 -	300
Pashtun, Pathan	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	15,000	Nepali	2 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	5,800
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Rajbanshi	4 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	70	Bhojpuri	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	50	Raji	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	100	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	40	Sampang	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Santal (Sawntal)	60	Santhali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarki	3,900	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	1,600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,200	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,400	Sunwar	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	30	Rajbanshi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	71,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	1,500	-1 -	56,000	13,000	-1 -	200
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	500	Nepali	4 ●	200	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,700	Nepali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	400	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	200	Thangmi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	5,900	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	100	Thulung	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Tibetan, Bhotia	500	Tibetan, Central	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	20	Walungge	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	200	Yakkha	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Yakthumba, Limbu	5,000	Limbu	1 ●	400	-1 -	3,900	500	-1 -	300
Yamphu	20	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	30	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 125	534,000		114 ●	392,000	3,200	104,000	26,000	60	7,700

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