Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Karnali
District: Jumla

Number of People Groups

26

Unreached People Groups

22

Total Population

125,000

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
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 30 Nepali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Nepali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bhote 80 Nepali - - 60 - - -
 Brahmin Hill 14,000 Nepali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Chhetri 76,000 Nepali 76,000 - - - - -
 Darjee 3,200 Nepali 3,200 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 100 Gurung - - 100 - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Jirel 40 Jirel - - 40 - - -
 Kami 9,200 Nepali 9,000 - - 200 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Maithili ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Magar 200 Nepali 200 - - 20 - -
 Newah 200 Newar 200 - 20 - - -
 Rai 50 Nepali - - - - - 50
Rajdhob Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sarki 8,800 Nepali 8,500 - - 300 - 20
 Shaikh 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Tamang 1,400 Tamang, Eastern - - 1,200 200 - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Thakali 70 Nepali 20 - 60 - - -
 Thakuri 9,300 Nepali 9,200 - - 100 - -
 Tharu unspecified 100 Tharu, Dangaura 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  26 125,000   22 123,000 30 1,600 800 0 70
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