Nepal, Kosi state, Sankhuwasabha district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Kosi
District:	Sankhuwasabha

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

182,000

Buddhist

26.4 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

42.9 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

29.2 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	70	Nepali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	60	Bahing	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania unspecified	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	70	Bantawa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bhote	4,000	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,900	100	-1 -	30
Bote-Majhi	40	Bote	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	9,800	Nepali	0 ☀︎	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Brahmin Terai	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	400	Chamling	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chhetri	34,000	Nepali	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	800	50	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	-1 Unknown	Danuwar	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	4,000	Nepali	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	70
Gurung Ghale	60	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	9,900	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	8,300	400	-1 -	1,200
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	8,700	Nepali	1 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	500
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	500	Khaling	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	11,000	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	900	90	-1 -	7,300
Kumal	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	700	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	1,100	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	6,100	Nepali	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,000
Majhi	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mali (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	2,600	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600
Nachhiring	200	Nachiring	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Nai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	8,700	Newar	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	20,000	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	19,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	20	Rajbanshi	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	90	Sampang	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Sarki	2,300	Nepali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	80	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	11,000	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	90	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	60	Sunwar	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tamang	19,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	700	-1 -	2,800
Teli (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	100	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	800	Thulung	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Tokpegola	80	Sherpa	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	8,300	Yakkha	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	7,600
Yakthumba, Limbu	10,000	Limbu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	200	-1 -	9,600
Yamphu	4,900	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 54	182,000		47 ●	78,000	0	48,000	2,700	0	53,000

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