Country: Nepal
Province / State: Karnali
District: Salyan

Major People Groups

12

Major Unreached People Groups

12

Total Population

252,000

Buddhist

0.8 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

97.6 %

Muslim

0.1 %

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) 800 Nepali Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 8,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 6,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - -
 Chhetri 144,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 143,000 - 200 300 - -
 Darjee 7,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 7,400 - 30 100 - -
Gandharva 200 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kami 30,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 29,000 - 200 600 - -
 Magar 38,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 35,000 - 800 1,900 - 30
 Newah 1,500 Newar Progress Gauge 1,200 - 300 20 - -
 Raute 70 Nepali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Sarki 4,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,300 - 200 80 - -
 Thakuri 8,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 8,700 - 100 100 - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  12 251,000   12 245,000 0 1,800 3,200 0 40
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  35 252,000   32 246,000 200 2,100 3,200 0 80
* 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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