Nepal, Kosi state, Morang district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Kosi
District:	Morang

Number of People Groups

149

Unreached People Groups

137

Total Population

1,067,000

Buddhist

4.3 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

80.0 %

Muslim

4.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

9.3 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	90	Athpariya	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahing	60	Bahing	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	800
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Khatri	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bantar	26,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	26,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	800	Bantawa	1 ●	400	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	200	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	20	Bote	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	145,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	128,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	17,000
Brahmin Joshi	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Byansi	90	Humla	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Maithili	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	600	Chamling	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2 ●	200	-1 -	70	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	129,000	Nepali	1 ●	124,000	-1 -	400	60	-1 -	4,700
Danuwar Rai	2,400	Danuwar	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	30	Darai	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	14,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	13,000	Dhimal	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	200
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	31,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	31,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	4,600	Nepali	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	90	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	100	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	9,900	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	9,100	800	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	23,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	80	Khaling	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	15,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Maithili	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	700	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	300	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	30	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	30	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	40	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	29,000	Nepali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	3,100	1,300	-1 -	90
Majhi	7,700	Nepali	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	90	400	-1 -	70
Mal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	60	Boro (India)	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	60	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Miyan	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	1,000	Maithili	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	35,000	Newar	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	4,000	700	-1 -	1,400
Oraon, Dhangar	7,700	Kurux	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	55,000	Nepali	2 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	36,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Rajbanshi	4 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	200
Rajbhar	1,300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	-1 Unknown	Raji	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	20	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	200	Sampang	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	22,000	Santhali	2 ●	19,000	-1 -	60	2,300	-1 -	600
Saora	1,800	Sora	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	5,700	Nepali	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	34,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	700	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Maithili	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	2,300	Sunwar	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	100
Tajpuriya	7,500	Rajbanshi	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	27,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	700	-1 -	25,000	1,300	-1 -	100
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	4 ●	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	200	Thangmi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	61,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	200	Thulung	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	1,300	Yakkha	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yakthumba, Limbu	47,000	Limbu	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	36,000
Yamphu	900	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	40	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 149	1,067,000		137 ●	854,000	49,000	46,000	18,000	700	100,000

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