Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Bheri
District: Surkhet

Number of People Groups

63

Unreached People Groups

58

Total Population

403,000

Buddhist

4.1 %

Christian

3.4 %

Hindu

91.8 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Nepali ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Nepali ☀︎ 6,900 - - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 70 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Bhote 500 Nepali 200 - 300 30 - -
 Bote-Majhi 30 Bote 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 90 Maithili ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 47,000 Nepali ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - 20
 Brahmin Terai 80 Maithili ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 300 Nepali 200 - 70 - - -
 Chhetri 128,000 Nepali 126,000 - 600 700 - 20
 Darjee 18,000 Nepali 17,000 - - 800 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Dhanuk 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Gandharva 700 Nepali 600 - - 50 - -
 Gharti 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 5,300 Gurung - - 4,800 500 - 30
 Hajam 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bhojpuri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Kami 74,000 Nepali 69,000 - 700 3,800 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Kumal 300 Nepali 300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Magar 76,000 Nepali 63,000 - 8,700 5,000 - -
 Majhi 300 Nepali 300 - - 20 - -
 Miyan 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Newah 2,200 Newar 1,300 - 800 100 - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Pinjara 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Rai 200 Nepali 100 - - 20 - 70
Rajdhob 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Raji 1,400 Raji 1,100 - 100 90 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Raute 50 Nepali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Sarki 9,400 Nepali 8,800 - - 700 - -
 Sayyid 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Sherpa 40 Sherpa - - 40 - - -
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Sunuwar Unknown Sunwar - - - - - -
 Tamang 500 Tamang, Eastern - - 500 50 - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Thakali 40 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Thakuri 19,000 Nepali 18,000 - - 1,500 - -
 Thami 70 Thangmi 70 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 6,900 Tharu, Dangaura 6,400 - - 500 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 70 Awadhi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 70 Limbu 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  63 403,000   58 369,000 1,800 17,000 14,000 30 200
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