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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	Jumla

Major People Groups

9

Major Unreached People Groups

8

Total Population

113,000

Buddhist

1.2 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

98.0 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
	Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Nepali	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Brahmin Hill	12,000	Nepali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Chhetri	68,000	Nepali	1	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Darjee	2,900	Nepali	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Kami	8,400	Nepali	1	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
	Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Sarki	8,000	Nepali	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	20
	Tamang	1,300	Tamang, Eastern	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	200	-1 -	-1 -
	Thakuri	8,400	Nepali	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
	Major Groups (displayed): 9	112,000		8 ●	110,000	0	1,100	700	0	20
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 26	113,000		22 ●	111,000	30	1,400	800	0	70

* 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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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%