Nepal, Kosi state, Sunsari district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Kosi
District:	Sunsari

Number of People Groups

155

Unreached People Groups

144

Total Population

859,000

Buddhist

4.5 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

73.3 %

Muslim

11.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

9.4 %

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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	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	70	Nepali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,900	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	-1 Unknown	Athpariya	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	1 ●	2,000	-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 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	4,700	-1 -	70	20	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bania Khatri	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bantar	13,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	2,300	Bantawa	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Bari (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,200	-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 ●	80	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	20	Bote	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	70,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000
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	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	2,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Byansi	70	Humla	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	1,300	Chamling	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	500
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	81,000	Nepali	1 ●	79,000	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	1,500
Danuwar Rai	1,100	Danuwar	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	8,400	Nepali	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	14,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	4,500	Dhimal	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	20	50	-1 -	200
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,500	-1 -	50	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	4,900	Nepali	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	60	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	100	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	9,100	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	8,600	400	-1 -	200
Hadi	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	-1 Unknown	Wayu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-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	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	50
Kandu	70	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	200	Khaling	4 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Khas	2,900	Nepali	0 ☀︎	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	7,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,900	-1 -	100	90	-1 -	70
Koch (Hindu traditions)	50	Rajbanshi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Maithili	1 ●	34,000	-1 -	100	700	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	3,600	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	400	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	2,700
Kumal	2,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	70	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	3,600	600	-1 -	100
Majhi	5,600	Nepali	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	300	70	-1 -	1,000
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-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	3,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	700	Maithili	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Maithili	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	200	600	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	80	Nachiring	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	33,000	Newar	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	3,400	200	-1 -	400
Oraon, Dhangar	27,000	Kurux	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	300	800	-1 -	200
Pahari	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	58,000	Nepali	2 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	35,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Rajbanshi	4 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	700
Rajbhar	800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	-1 Unknown	Raji	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	200	Lepcha	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sampang	400	Sampang	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	200
Santal (Sawntal)	300	Santhali	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	200
Sarbaria	3,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,800	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sarki	3,500	Nepali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	100	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	9,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	77,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,800	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	70	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	50
Sunuwar	1,500	Sunwar	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	100
Tajpuriya	20	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	20,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	2,500	-1 -	17,000	900	-1 -	30
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	40	Nepali	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	200	Thangmi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tharu unspecified	92,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	20
Thulung	500	Thulung	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
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	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	1,200	Yakkha	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Yakthumba, Limbu	28,000	Limbu	1 ●	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	18,000
Yamphu	100	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	20	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 155	859,000		144 ●	630,000	98,000	39,000	12,000	20	81,000

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