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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	Kalikot

Major People Groups

7

Major Unreached People Groups

7

Total Population

142,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

99.7 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
	Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Nepali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Brahmin Hill	24,000	Nepali	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Chhetri	41,000	Nepali	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Darjee	7,300	Nepali	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
	Kami	25,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
	Sarki	4,600	Nepali	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
	Thakuri	36,000	Nepali	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
	Major Groups (displayed): 7	140,000		7 ●	139,000	0	0	200	0	0
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 21	142,000		17 ●	142,000	0	90	200	0	10

* 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%