Nepal, Kosi state, Dhankuta district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Kosi
District:	Dhankuta

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

187,000

Buddhist

13.7 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

49.2 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

35.2 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ath Pahariya	6,700	Athpariya	0 ☀︎	3,800	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	300	Bantawa	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	50	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	-1 Unknown	Bote	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	10,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Brahmin Terai	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	50	Chamling	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Chhetri	38,000	Nepali	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	20
Darjee	3,900	Nepali	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	2,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gurung Ghaleg	2,600	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	7,200	Nepali	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	40	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Kumal	30	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	4,600	600	-1 -	800
Majhi	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	80
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	8,800	Newar	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	100
Oraon, Dhangar	20	Kurux	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	37,000	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	35,000
Sarki	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	90	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	20	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	900	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	900	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	100	Sunwar	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tamang	12,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	100	-1 -	11,000	400	-1 -	200
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	300	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	5,700	Yakkha	1 ●	100	-1 -	200	70	-1 -	5,300
Yakthumba, Limbu	25,000	Limbu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	24,000
Yamphu	1,100	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	300
Totals: 51	187,000		47 ●	92,000	100	26,000	3,300	0	66,000

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