Country: Nepal
Province / State: Bagmati
District: Nuwakot

Major People Groups

19

Major Unreached People Groups

15

Total Population

289,000

Buddhist

40.4 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

57.5 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 55,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - 20
 Chhetri 36,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 36,000 - 200 - - -
 Darjee 5,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,900 - - 40 - -
 Gharti 1,500 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale 1,100 Ghale, Southern Progress Gauge - - 1,000 90 - 60
 Gurung Ghaleg 3,000 Gurung Progress Gauge - - 2,700 200 - 100
 Kamar 60 Nepali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kami 9,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 8,900 - - 200 - -
 Kumal 2,500 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,400 - 80 60 - -
 Kyerong 1,100 Kyirong Progress Gauge - - 1,100 - - -
 Magar 6,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 6,300 - 200 200 - -
 Newah 22,000 Newar Progress Gauge 19,000 - 2,300 100 - -
 Rai 10,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 9,400 - - 600 - 400
 Sarki 5,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,800 - 80 40 - -
 Sherpa Helambu 200 Hyolmo Progress Gauge - - 200 - - -
 Tamang 124,000 Tamang, Eastern Progress Gauge 13,000 - 108,000 3,000 - -
 Thakuri 1,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - 30 - -
 Yehlmo 400 Hyolmo Progress Gauge - - 400 - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  19 285,000   15 164,000 0 116,000 4,600 0 600
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  47 289,000   41 166,000 200 117,000 4,700 0 700
* 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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