Nepal, Bheri state, Banke district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bheri
District:	Banke

Number of People Groups

140

Unreached People Groups

131

Total Population

554,000

Buddhist

1.2 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

79.7 %

Muslim

17.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
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	2,800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	900	Nepali	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Nepali	0 ☀︎	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,700	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Kasaundhan	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	5,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bantar	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1 ●	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)	1,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-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 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	60	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	90	Hindi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	38,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Brahmin Kanaujia	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	200	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	3,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	100	Humla	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	70	Chepang	2 ●	50	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	84,000	Nepali	1 ●	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	20
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	20	Darai	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	8,500	Nepali	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	3,600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	30	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	4,300	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	200	-1 -	70
Hajam	6,500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,900	-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)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-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	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	3,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Sribastab	500	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	5,000	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	32,000	Nepali	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	700	600	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	70	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	7,300	Newar	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	200	200	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	20	Kurux	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	500	Nepali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	6,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Rajbanshi	4 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Rajbhar	80	Bhojpuri	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	30	Raji	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	20	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	2,100	Nepali	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	64,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	300	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	20
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	50	Sunwar	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,300	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Maithili	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	70	Nepali	4 ●	40	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	21,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	15,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	77,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	400	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	200	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 140	554,000		131 ●	441,000	98,000	6,400	7,400	30	600

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