Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

19

Major Unreached People Groups *

15

Total Population

285,000

Buddhist

40.6 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

57.6 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 254,000 0.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 54,000 3,346,000 1.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 36,000 4,574,000 0.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 4,900 491,000 1.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gharti 1,500 123,000 1.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Gurung Ghale 1,100 24,000 4.6% Ghale, Southern Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 3,000 547,000 0.5% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kamar 60 1,700 3.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kami 9,000 1,309,000 0.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kumal 2,500 126,000 2.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kyerong 1,100 3,300 33.3% Kyirong Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Magar 6,600 1,966,000 0.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Newah 21,000 1,377,000 1.5% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rai 10,000 644,000 1.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 4,900 391,000 1.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sherpa Helambu 200 2,600 7.7% Hyolmo Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Tamang 122,000 1,597,000 7.6% Tamang, Eastern Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Thakuri 1,000 442,000 0.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Yehlmo 400 11,000 3.6% Hyolmo Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  19 282,000         15
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  47 285,000         41
* 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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