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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	Rukum, Western

Major People Groups

10

Major Unreached People Groups

10

Total Population

161,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

96.5 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.7 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
	Badhi (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Nepali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Brahmin Hill	5,400	Nepali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Chhetri	73,000	Nepali	1	72,000	-1 -	90	90	-1 -	-1 -
	Darjee	5,800	Nepali	1	5,600	-1 -	20	200	-1 -	-1 -
	Kami	26,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	90	400	-1 -	400
	Magar	39,000	Nepali	1	36,000	-1 -	900	1,600	-1 -	600
	Raute	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Sarki	2,400	Nepali	1	2,200	-1 -	30	100	-1 -	-1 -
	Thakuri	7,700	Nepali	1	7,500	-1 -	60	100	-1 -	-1 -
	Major Groups (displayed): 10	159,000		10 ●	155,000	0	1,200	2,500	0	1,000
	All Groups (including small not displayed *): 37	161,000		32 ●	156,000	80	1,700	2,600	0	1,200

* 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%