Nepal, Koshi state, Sunsari district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Koshi
District:	Sunsari

Major People Groups

113

Major Unreached People Groups

107

Total Population

787,000

Buddhist

4.4 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

73.6 %

Muslim

11.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

9.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahing	300	Bahing	0	30	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Nepali	0	4,300	-1 -	60	20	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Khatri	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,000	Maithili	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bantar	12,000	Maithili	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	2,100	Bantawa	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	500	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	64,000	Nepali	0	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000
Brahmin Joshi	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	2,100	Maithili	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Byansi	60	Humla	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Maithili	1	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	1,200	Chamling	0	400	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chhetri	73,000	Nepali	1	71,000	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	1,300
Danuwar Rai	1,000	Danuwar	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	7,600	Nepali	1	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	4,000	Dhimal	1	3,800	-1 -	20	40	-1 -	200
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	4,400	Nepali	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	8,200	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,700	300	-1 -	200
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Maithili	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	18,000	Nepali	1	17,000	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	40
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	100	Khaling	4	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Khas	2,600	Nepali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	6,500	Maithili	0	6,300	-1 -	100	80	-1 -	60
Koch (Hindu traditions)	50	Rajbanshi	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	1	31,000	-1 -	100	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	3,300	Kulung (Nepal)	1	300	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Kumal	2,000	Nepali	1	1,800	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	70	Yamphu, Southern	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	16,000	Nepali	1	12,000	-1 -	3,200	500	-1 -	100
Majhi	5,100	Nepali	1	3,800	-1 -	300	60	-1 -	900
Mali (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Maithili	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	200	Boro (India)	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mewahang	60	Mewahang, Eastern	0	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	3,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	1	26,000	-1 -	200	500	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Maithili	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	30,000	Newar	1	27,000	-1 -	3,100	200	-1 -	300
Oraon, Dhangar	24,000	Kurux	1	23,000	-1 -	200	700	-1 -	200
Pashtun, Pathan	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	53,000	Nepali	2	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	32,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Rajbanshi	4	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	600
Rajbhar	800	Bhojpuri	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	100	Lepcha	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sampang	300	Sampang	0	100	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sarbaria	2,700	Nepali	0	1,700	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sarki	3,100	Nepali	1	2,900	-1 -	100	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	8,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	70,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,600	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	1,300	Sunwar	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	100
Tamang	18,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	2,200	-1 -	15,000	800	-1 -	30
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	92,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	20
Thulung	400	Thulung	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	1,100	Yakkha	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Yakthumba, Limbu	25,000	Limbu	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	17,000
Yamphu	90	Yamphu	0	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 113	784,000		107 ●	578,000	88,000	35,000	11,000	0	73,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 142	787,000		132 ●	580,000	89,000	35,000	11,000	0	73,000

* 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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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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