Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

16

Major Unreached People Groups *

15

Total Population

320,000

Buddhist

7.3 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

89.4 %

Muslim

0.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.6 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,800 268,000 0.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bote-Majhi 300 12,000 2.5% Bote Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 98,000 3,526,000 2.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 37,000 4,817,000 0.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 12,000 517,000 2.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Gandharva 200 7,600 2.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gharti 7,700 130,000 5.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 32,000 576,000 5.6% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kami 25,000 1,378,000 1.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kumal 1,800 132,000 1.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Magar 68,000 2,070,000 3.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Miyan 500 33,000 1.5% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Newah 11,000 1,449,000 0.8% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 13,000 412,000 3.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Thakuri 7,800 466,000 1.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tharu Khawas 500 1,700 29.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  16 316,000         15
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  48 320,000         42
* 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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