Country: Nepal
Province / State: Bagmati
District: Dolakha

Major People Groups

16

Major Unreached People Groups

13

Total Population

195,000

Buddhist

22.2 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

68.1 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

8.0 %
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 1,400 - - - - 300
 Brahmin Hill 18,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 9,100 - - - - 8,800
 Chhetri 65,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 60,000 - - 80 - 4,400
 Darjee 4,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,200 - - 60 - -
 Gharti 2,800 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,100 Gurung Progress Gauge - - 1,000 60 - -
 Jirel 4,700 Jirel Progress Gauge 2,300 - 2,200 200 - -
 Kami 8,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 8,100 - - 300 - -
 Magar 3,800 Nepali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - 100 - -
 Newah 18,000 Newar Progress Gauge 15,000 - 1,400 300 - 1,300
Sampang 30 Sampang Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Sarki 4,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,000 - - 200 - -
 Sherpa 9,300 Sherpa Progress Gauge - - 8,900 400 - -
 Sunuwar 2,000 Sunwar Progress Gauge 1,900 - - 60 - -
 Tamang 33,000 Tamang, Eastern Progress Gauge 600 - 30,000 1,400 - 900
 Thami 17,000 Thangmi Progress Gauge 17,000 - 200 - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  16 193,000   13 131,000 0 43,000 3,200 0 16,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  37 195,000   32 133,000 0 43,000 3,200 0 16,000
* 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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