Nepal, Gandaki state, Tanahu district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Gandaki
District:	Tanahu

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

372,000

Buddhist

9.5 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

86.5 %

Muslim

1.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.3 %

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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
Ansari	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	40	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	1,500	Bote	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	44,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Brahmin Terai	50	Maithili	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	500	Chepang	2 ●	200	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	44,000	Nepali	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	100
Churaute	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	4,700	Darai	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	13,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	30
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	600	20	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	9,300	Nepali	1 ●	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	200	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	44,000	Gurung	2 ●	15,000	-1 -	25,000	1,300	-1 -	3,000
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	50	Nepali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	29,000	Nepali	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	100	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	9,200	Nepali	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	70	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	100,000	Nepali	1 ●	97,000	-1 -	2,700	900	-1 -	300
Majhi	600	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	50
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	29,000	Newar	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	3,400	500	-1 -	100
Pashtun, Pathan	30	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	30	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,000	Nepali	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	50
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	16,000	Nepali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	200
Sayyid	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	1,700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	30	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	200	Sunwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	4,900	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	600	-1 -	3,100	700	-1 -	600
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	4 ●	50	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	200	Thakali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	8,700	Nepali	1 ●	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	400	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 72	372,000		64 ●	322,000	4,200	35,000	6,300	0	4,900

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