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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	Rasuwa

Major People Groups

7

Major Unreached People Groups

4

Total Population

45,000

Buddhist

70.4 %

Christian

4.3 %

Hindu

25.2 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
	Brahmin Hill	6,800	Nepali	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
	Chhetri	1,100	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Gurung Ghale	1,100	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	60	-1 -	-1 -
	Gurung Ghaleg	1,400	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	80	-1 -	-1 -
	Kyerong	1,600	Kyirong	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Newah	1,100	Newar	1	800	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	-1 -
	Tamang	29,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	500	-1 -	27,000	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
	Major Groups (displayed): 7	42,000		4 ●	9,200	0	31,000	1,900	0	30
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 24	45,000		19 ●	11,000	0	32,000	1,900	0	40

* 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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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

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%