Country: Nepal
Province / State: Karnali
District: Surkhet

Major People Groups

19

Major Unreached People Groups

18

Total Population

364,000

Buddhist

4.1 %

Christian

3.4 %

Hindu

92.1 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
 Bhote 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 200 30 - -
 Brahmin Hill 42,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - 20
 Chhantyal 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 60 - - -
 Chhetri 115,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 114,000 - 600 600 - 20
 Darjee 16,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 16,000 - - 800 - -
Gandharva 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 600 - - 40 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 4,800 Gurung Progress Gauge - - 4,300 400 - 20
 Kami 67,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 63,000 - 700 3,400 - -
 Magar 69,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 57,000 - 7,800 4,500 - -
 Miyan 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Newah 2,000 Newar Progress Gauge 1,200 - 700 100 - -
Raji 1,200 Raji Progress Gauge 1,000 - 100 80 - -
 Raute 40 Nepali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Sarki 8,500 Nepali Progress Gauge 7,900 - - 600 - -
 Thakuri 17,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 16,000 - - 1,300 - -
 Tharu unspecified 6,900 Tharu, Dangaura Progress Gauge 6,400 - - 500 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 60 Awadhi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  19 360,000   18 333,000 400 15,000 12,000 20 70
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  59 364,000   54 335,000 1,500 15,000 12,000 30 100
* 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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