Nepal, Janakpur state, Sarlahi district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Janakpur
District:	Sarlahi

Number of People Groups

128

Unreached People Groups

120

Total Population

895,000

Buddhist

5.7 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

85.8 %

Muslim

7.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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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	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	50	Nepali	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	17,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	11,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	500	Bote	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	32,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Brahmin Jijhotia	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	700	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Maithili	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	33,000	Nepali	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	400
Chidimar	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	9,800	Danuwar	1 ●	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	60	Darai	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	15,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	300	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	30
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	2,400	Nepali	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	500	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	200	Wayu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	2,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	8,000	Nepali	1 ●	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	11,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	8,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Maithili	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	90
Kumal	600	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	2,500	100	-1 -	200
Majhi	5,400	Nepali	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	100	50	-1 -	1,400
Mal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Maithili	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	30	Maithili	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Nachhiring	20	Nachiring	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	8,500	Newar	1 ●	6,200	-1 -	2,300	50	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pahari	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,700	Nepali	2 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	90
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sarbaria	90	Nepali	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Sarki	1,800	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	5,300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	55,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	50	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Maithili	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Maithili	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	700	Sunwar	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	46,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	45,000	1,000	-1 -	30
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Maithili	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	50	Nepali	4 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	22,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	30
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	119,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	119,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	50
Yadav Dhindhor	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	29,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	-1 Unknown	Yakkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	200	Limbu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Yehlmo	200	Hyolmo	1 ●	30	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 128	895,000		120 ●	768,000	70,000	51,000	2,100	0	4,500

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