Nepal, Janakpur state, Dhanusha district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Janakpur
District:	Dhanusha

Number of People Groups

137

Unreached People Groups

129

Total Population

867,000

Buddhist

1.5 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

89.5 %

Muslim

8.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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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
Abdul	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Maithili	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	46,000	-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	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	500	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	24,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	2,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	12,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Brahmin Joshi	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	18,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	30	Chamling	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	30	Chepang	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Danuwar Rai	7,100	Danuwar	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	80	Darai	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,700	Nepali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	44,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk Dhankar	3,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	700	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	3,900	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	90	-1 -	300
Hadi	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Maithili	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	2,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	5,000	Nepali	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Maithili	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	20,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Maithili	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kumal	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Kumhar Magahia	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Maithili	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	40	Lhowa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Magar	10,000	Nepali	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	100	70	-1 -	400
Majhi	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	500
Mal (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	200	Boro (India)	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	30	Maithili	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Nai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	5,300	Newar	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	70
Oraon, Dhangar	600	Kurux	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Pahari	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	900	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	500
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	80	Rajbanshi	4 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	40	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarbaria	400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Sayyid	6,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	56,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Maithili	1 ●	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Maithili	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Sunuwar	2,200	Sunwar	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	11,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	1,800	-1 -	8,500	200	-1 -	500
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Maithili	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Teli (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Maithili	1 ●	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	4,400	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	132,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Yadav Dhindhor	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	16,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	2,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	300	Yakkha	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Yakthumba, Limbu	200	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Yehlmo	20	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 137	867,000		129 ●	776,000	72,000	13,000	800	0	5,400

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