Nepal, Gandaki state, Syangja district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Gandaki
District:	Syangja

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

336,000

Buddhist

7.3 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

89.4 %

Muslim

0.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.6 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	300	Bote	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	103,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	103,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Brahmin Terai	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	38,000	Nepali	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	8,100	Nepali	1 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	-1 Unknown	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	34,000	Gurung	2 ●	2,800	-1 -	23,000	200	-1 -	8,200
Hajam	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	72,000	Nepali	1 ●	71,000	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	90
Miyan	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	11,000	Newar	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	300	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	20
Sarki	13,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	200	50	-1 -	300
Sayyid	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	20	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Sunwar	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	300	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	30	Nepali	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	8,200	Nepali	1 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	400	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	40	Limbu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 48	336,000		42 ●	301,000	1,700	25,000	700	0	8,700

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