Nepal, Gandaki state, Tanahun district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Major People Groups

336,000

9.5 %

1.7 %

86.4 %

1.1 %

0.0 %

1.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Nepali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Nepali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bote-Majhi	1,400	Bote	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	40,000	Nepali	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chhetri	39,000	Nepali	1	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Churaute	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	4,300	Darai	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	11,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	30
Dura	900	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	600	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	8,400	Nepali	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	40,000	Gurung	2	14,000	-1 -	22,000	1,200	-1 -	2,700
Kamar	50	Nepali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	26,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	100	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	8,300	Nepali	1	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	60	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	91,000	Nepali	1	87,000	-1 -	2,400	800	-1 -	300
Miyan	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	26,000	Newar	1	22,000	-1 -	3,100	500	-1 -	90
Sarki	15,000	Nepali	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	200
Shaikh	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	4,400	Tamang, Eastern	2	600	-1 -	2,800	600	-1 -	500
Thakali	200	Nepali	4	40	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	200	Thakali	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	7,800	Nepali	1	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 26	331,000		23 ●	287,000	2,600	31,000	5,500	0	4,300
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 70	336,000		62 ●	291,000	3,700	32,000	5,700	0	4,400

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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