Number of People Groups
161
Unreached People Groups
153
Total Population
2,008,000
Buddhist
1.7 %
Christian
1.7 %
Hindu
90.9 %
Muslim
5.6 %
Sikh
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.1 %
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abdul | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Adibasi Janajati | 30 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ahar | 300 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ansari | 3,700 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 3,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Apapanthi | 200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Arakh | 300 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | 2,400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 2,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhai (Muslim traditions) | 1,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | 6,300 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 6,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhi (Muslim traditions) | 400 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baghban (Muslim traditions) | 1,100 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baha'i | 50 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 |
|
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | 24,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 24,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 |
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Agarwal | 1,900 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 |
|
Bania Kasaundhan | 300 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Unai | 300 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania unspecified | 6,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 6,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
|
Bankariya | 500 | Awadhi | 5 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bantar | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bantawa | 20 | Bantawa | 0 ☀ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baramu | 20 | Nepali | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bari (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | 2,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 2,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | 400 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhand (Muslim traditions) | 70 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhar | 400 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhote | 600 | Nepali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | 300 | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bote-Majhi | 100 | Bote | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Bhumihar | 90 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Bohara | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Gaur | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Hill | 166,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 166,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 80 |
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | 600 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | 400 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Sawaria | 300 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Terai | 3,900 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 3,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Byansi | 100 | Humla | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | 14,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chamling | 20 | Chamling | 0 ☀ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chepang, Tsepang | 100 | Chepang | 2 ● | 70 | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhantyal | 400 | Nepali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhetri | 441,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 438,000 | -1 - | 800 | 1,000 | -1 - | 40 |
|
Chidimar | 1,400 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Churaute | 300 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Danuwar Rai | 20 | Danuwar | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darai | 100 | Darai | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darjee | 57,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 56,000 | -1 - | 70 | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | 1,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | 4,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 4,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhanuk | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dharkar | 20 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhimal | 20 | Dhimal | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 7,200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 7,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | 1,800 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Domar (Hindu traditions) | 50 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | 6,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 6,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | 500 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gandharva | 1,600 | Nepali | 1 ● | 1,500 | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gharti | 400 | Nepali | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Goriya (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gosain | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gurung Ghale | 50 | Ghale, Southern | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gurung Ghaleg | 17,000 | Gurung | 2 ● | 20 | -1 - | 15,000 | 1,100 | -1 - | 100 |
|
Hajam | 7,300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 7,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Maithili | 1 ● | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 3,800 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 3,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Hindi | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 30 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - |
|
Jirel | -1 Unknown | Jirel | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | 2,200 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 2,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | 1,400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalwar Jaiswal | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kamar | 30 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kami | 225,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 219,000 | -1 - | 700 | 5,200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kandu | 3,800 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 3,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 4,200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 4,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kayastha Sribastab | 600 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khatwa | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 1,900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koli (Hindu traditions) | 1,000 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kori | 5,100 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 5,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Kuchbandia | 200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kumal | 2,800 | Nepali | 1 ● | 2,700 | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | 1,900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | 14,000 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | 4,700 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 4,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | 2,300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 2,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Magar | 166,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 149,000 | -1 - | 11,000 | 6,400 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Majhi | 700 | Nepali | 1 ● | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | 40 |
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | 6,900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 6,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Manihar | 500 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Miyan | 2,600 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 2,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Moghal | 700 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Murao (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | 1,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | 5,700 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 5,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | 70 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nat (Muslim traditions) | 60 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Newah | 13,000 | Newar | 1 ● | 12,000 | -1 - | 1,300 | 400 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Oraon, Dhangar | 20 | Kurux | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pahari | 40 | Nepali | 1 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 1,200 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pinjara | 3,700 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 3,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qassab | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qazi | 1,600 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rai | 1,000 | Nepali | 2 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 80 | -1 - | 500 |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Rajbanshi | 2 ● | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | 40 |
|
Rajbhar | 200 | Bhojpuri | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Rajdhob | 70 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Raji | 2,400 | Raji | 1 ● | 2,100 | -1 - | 100 | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | 60 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Raute | 60 | Raute | 0 ☀ | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | 700 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 200 | Santhali | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
|
Sarki | 27,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 26,000 | -1 - | 90 | 900 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sayyid | 4,800 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 4,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh | 71,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 71,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh Qureshi | 1,300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sherpa | 400 | Sherpa | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | 20 | -1 - | 20 |
|
Silpkar (Hindu traditions) | 2,500 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 2,500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Maithili | 1 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunuwar | 80 | Sunwar | 1 ● | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamang | 3,600 | Tamang, Eastern | 2 ● | 20 | -1 - | 3,200 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | 5,100 | Maithili | 1 ● | 5,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Teli (Muslim traditions) | 800 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakali | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | 60 | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakuri | 125,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 122,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 3,000 | -1 - | 70 |
|
|
Thakuria | 900 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thami | 90 | Thangmi | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu Khawas | -1 Unknown | Nepali | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu Rana | 125,000 | Tharu, Dangaura | 1 ● | 124,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu unspecified | 316,000 | Tharu, Dangaura | 1 ● | 303,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 13,000 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | 1,200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) | 1,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 32,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 32,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Dhindhor | 2,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 2,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Ghosi | 600 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Gola | 600 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) | 2,900 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 2,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Kaonra | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Rawat | 400 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakkha | 200 | Yakkha | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 300 | Limbu | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
| Totals: 161 | 2,008,000 | 153 ● | 1,826,000 | 112,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 60 | 1,100 |
