Country: Nepal
Province / State: Gandaki
District: Baglung

Major People Groups

14

Major Unreached People Groups

12

Total Population

278,000

Buddhist

8.8 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

89.3 %

Muslim

0.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - 80
 Brahmin Hill 55,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - 800
 Chhantyal 4,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,100 - 1,900 100 - 40
 Chhetri 51,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 49,000 - 1,300 40 - 900
 Darjee 13,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 12,000 - 500 200 - -
Gandharva 200 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,900 Gurung Progress Gauge 100 - 1,700 100 - 20
 Kami 45,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 40,000 - 4,300 200 - -
 Kumal 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,400 - 200 80 - -
 Magar 78,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 65,000 - 12,000 500 - 800
 Newah 3,000 Newar Progress Gauge 2,200 - 700 50 - 80
 Sarki 16,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 15,000 - 600 200 - 60
 Thakali 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 600 - 20 30 - -
 Thakuri 4,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 3,500 - 400 100 - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  14 275,000   12 246,000 0 24,000 1,600 0 2,700
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  39 278,000   34 248,000 600 24,000 1,800 0 2,800
* 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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