Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Kosi
District: Sankhuwasabha

Number of People Groups

54

Unreached People Groups

47

Total Population

182,000

Buddhist

26.4 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

42.9 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

29.2 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 70 Nepali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bahing 60 Bahing ☀︎ 20 - - - - 30
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Nepali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - 40
 Bania unspecified 30 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bantawa 70 Bantawa - - - - - 70
 Bhote 4,000 Nepali - - 3,900 100 - 30
 Bote-Majhi 40 Bote 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 9,800 Nepali ☀︎ 9,600 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Terai 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Chamling 400 Chamling ☀︎ - - - - - 400
 Chhetri 34,000 Nepali 33,000 - 800 50 - -
 Danuwar Rai Unknown Danuwar - - - - - -
 Darjee 4,000 Nepali 3,900 - 200 - - -
Dhandi 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ - - - - - 20
 Dura Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Gharti 1,000 Nepali 900 - 30 - - 70
Gurung Ghale 60 Ghale, Southern - - 60 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 9,900 Gurung 100 - 8,300 400 - 1,200
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Kami 8,700 Nepali 8,100 - - 50 - 500
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Khaling 500 Khaling - - - - - 500
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Kulung 11,000 Kulung (Nepal) 3,000 - 900 90 - 7,300
 Kumal 1,000 Nepali 900 - 200 - - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 700 Lhomi - - 700 - - -
Lohorung 1,100 Yamphu, Southern ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Magar 6,100 Nepali 5,000 - - 200 - 1,000
 Majhi 200 Nepali 200 - - - - 30
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
Mewahang 2,600 Mewahang, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - 2,600
 Nachhiring 200 Nachiring ☀︎ - - - - - 200
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Newah 8,700 Newar 7,200 - 1,500 - - -
 Rai 20,000 Nepali - - - 800 - 19,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Rajbanshi - - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Sampang 90 Sampang ☀︎ - - - - - 90
 Sarki 2,300 Nepali 2,200 - 80 20 - -
 Sherpa 11,000 Sherpa - - 11,000 90 - -
 Sunuwar 60 Sunwar 50 - - - - 20
 Tamang 19,000 Tamang, Eastern - - 16,000 700 - 2,800
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Thakuri 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Tharu Khawas 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 100 Tharu, Dangaura 100 - - - - -
 Thulung 800 Thulung ☀︎ 600 - - - - 200
 Tokpegola 80 Sherpa ☀︎ - - 80 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 80 Maithili ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Yakkha 8,300 Yakkha 700 - - 50 - 7,600
 Yakthumba, Limbu 10,000 Limbu - - 200 200 - 9,600
Yamphu 4,900 Yamphu ☀︎ - - 4,900 - - -
  Totals:  54 182,000   47 78,000 0 48,000 2,700 0 53,000
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