Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Karnali
District: Western Rukum

Number of People Groups

37

Unreached People Groups

32

Total Population

178,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

96.5 %

Muslim

0.1 %

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
 Ansari 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 600 Nepali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Nepali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 5,900 Nepali ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 90 Nepali 60 - 30 - - -
 Chhetri 80,000 Nepali 80,000 - 100 100 - -
 Darjee 6,400 Nepali 6,200 - 30 200 - -
Gandharva 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Gharti Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
Gurung Ghale Unknown Ghale, Southern - - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 700 Gurung - - 400 50 - 200
 Kami 28,000 Nepali 27,000 - 100 500 - 500
 Kandu Unknown Bhojpuri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Kumal 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Magar 43,000 Nepali 39,000 - 1,000 1,700 - 600
 Miyan 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Newah 500 Newar 400 - 70 - - -
 Pahari 70 Nepali 70 - - - - -
 Rai 20 Nepali - - - - - 20
 Raute 30 Nepali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Sarki 2,600 Nepali 2,500 - 30 100 - -
 Sayyid 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Shaikh Unknown Urdu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 30 Sunwar 30 - - - - -
 Tamang 50 Tamang, Eastern - - 50 - - -
 Thakali 100 Nepali 80 - 40 - - -
 Thakuri 8,600 Nepali 8,300 - 70 200 - -
 Thami 70 Thangmi 70 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 80 Tharu, Dangaura 80 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 30 Limbu 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  37 178,000   32 172,000 90 1,900 2,800 0 1,300
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