Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

112

Major Unreached People Groups *

106

Total Population

2,476,000

Buddhist

12.5 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

83.7 %

Muslim

1.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.2 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province 		Population
in Country 		% Country
Popl in Province 		Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
Thakali 5,300 12,000 44.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Thakali Marphali 1,700 2,000 85.0% Thakali Buddhist Progress Gauge
Thakuri 39,000 442,000 8.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Thakuria 40 2,600 1.5% Bhojpuri Muslim Progress Gauge
Tharu Khawas 1,100 1,600 68.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Tharu unspecified 53,000 2,613,000 2.0% Tharu, Dangaura Hindu Progress Gauge
Tsum 2,400 2,500 96.0% Tsum Buddhist Progress Gauge
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 100 5,900 1.7% Awadhi Hindu Progress Gauge
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 10,000 1,553,000 0.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Yadav Dhindhor 300 16,000 1.9% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Yakthumba, Limbu 1,100 403,000 0.3% Limbu Hindu Progress Gauge
Yehlmo 500 11,000 4.5% Hyolmo Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  112 2,471,000         106 ●
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  149 2,476,000         140 ●
* Province 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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