Nepal, Janakpur state people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Janakpur
District:	All

Number of People Groups

167

Unreached People Groups

159

Total Population

3,225,000

Buddhist

8.8 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

82.1 %

Muslim

7.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.4 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	20	Nepali	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	6,600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Maithili	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Nepali	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Maithili	0 ☀	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Nepali	0 ☀	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali Muslim Moghal	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Rauniar	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	27,000	Maithili	0 ☀	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bantar	4,100	Maithili	0 ☀	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	30	Bantawa	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	0 ☀	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	0 ☀	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	0 ☀	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Maithili	0 ☀	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	700	Maithili	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,500	Maithili	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	44,000	Maithili	0 ☀	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	500	Bote	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhat	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	5,200	Maithili	0 ☀	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,700	Maithili	0 ☀	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	113,000	Nepali	0 ☀	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	21,000
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,600	Maithili	0 ☀	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,000	Maithili	0 ☀	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	700	Maithili	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,500	Maithili	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,400	Awadhi	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	62,000	Maithili	0 ☀	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	86,000	Maithili	1 ●	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	30	Chamling	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	100	Chepang	2 ●	70	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	100	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	232,000	Nepali	1 ●	225,000	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	7,200
Chidimar	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	39,000	Danuwar	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	20
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	300	300	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	2,800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	103,000	Maithili	0 ☀	103,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk Dhankar	3,000	Maithili	0 ☀	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	40	Dhimal	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Maithili	0 ☀	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	300	Awadhi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	0 ☀	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Maithili	0 ☀	70,000	-1 -	70	100	-1 -	60
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	300	80	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	80	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	6,400	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	5,900	200	-1 -	300
Hadi	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	3,200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	0 ☀	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	3,000	Wayu	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	40
Jirel	5,200	Jirel	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	2,400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kagate	700	Syuba	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Maithili	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	3,000	Maithili	0 ☀	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	6,000	Maithili	0 ☀	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	50,000	Nepali	1 ●	49,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	20,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20,000	-1 -	70	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	90	Maithili	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	45,000	Maithili	0 ☀	45,000	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	500
Koch (Hindu traditions)	50	Rajbanshi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	154,000	Maithili	1 ●	153,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	100
Kumal	3,500	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	70
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Maithili	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	40	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	0 ☀	27,000	-1 -	70	30	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	0 ☀	32,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	30
Magar	123,000	Nepali	1 ●	105,000	-1 -	16,000	1,200	-1 -	900
Majhi	27,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	3,000
Mal (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Maithili	1 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Maithili	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	60	60	-1 -	50
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	0 ☀	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	200	Boro	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	5,500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	0 ☀	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	90	Maithili	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Maithili	1 ●	67,000	-1 -	300	70	-1 -	300
Nachhiring	20	Nachiring	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	0 ☀	33,000	-1 -	70	20	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	93,000	Newar	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	14,000	800	-1 -	2,200
Oraon, Dhangar	1,100	Kurux	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Pahari	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	2,900	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	6,900	Nepali	2 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	1,900
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Rajbhar	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	30	Sampang	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	200	Santhali	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	80
Sarbaria	400	Nepali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	70
Sarki	28,000	Nepali	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	70	300	-1 -	200
Sayyid	17,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	185,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	185,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	3,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	14,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	600	-1 -	50
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	90	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Maithili	1 ●	63,000	-1 -	400	40	-1 -	700
Sunuwar	24,000	Sunwar	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	90	300	-1 -	200
Tamang	237,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,600	-1 -	224,000	7,100	-1 -	1,700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	0 ☀	32,000	-1 -	70	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Maithili	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	70	40	-1 -	800
Teli (Hindu traditions)	121,000	Maithili	1 ●	121,000	-1 -	70	80	-1 -	30
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	4,300	Nepali	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	22,000	Thangmi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	700	80	-1 -	20
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	37,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	70
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	353,000	Maithili	0 ☀	353,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	200
Yadav Dhindhor	4,500	Maithili	0 ☀	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	45,000	Maithili	0 ☀	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,300	Maithili	0 ☀	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,800	Maithili	0 ☀	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	400	Yakkha	1 ●	300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	50
Yakthumba, Limbu	600	Limbu	1 ●	300	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	1,500	Hyolmo	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	30
Totals: 167	3,225,000		159 ●	2,649,000	235,000	283,000	14,000	0	44,000

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