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Major People Groups *

112

Major Unreached People Groups *

106

Total Population

781,000

Buddhist

4.4 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

73.6 %

Muslim

11.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

9.2 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Brahmin Kanaujia 300 6,600 4.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 2,000 15.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 3,000 6.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Saraswat 400 2,900 13.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Terai 2,100 108,000 1.9% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Byansi 60 4,400 1.4% Humla Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,900 335,000 2.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamling 1,200 6,700 17.9% Chamling Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 72,000 4,574,000 1.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Danuwar Rai 1,000 87,000 1.1% Danuwar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darai 200 18,000 1.1% Darai Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 7,500 491,000 1.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 500 21,000 2.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dhanuk 13,000 229,000 5.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dhimal 4,000 28,000 14.3% Dhimal Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 300 7,400 4.1% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,200 14,000 8.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 3,200 218,000 1.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 300 8,300 3.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gharti 4,400 123,000 3.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 8,100 547,000 1.5% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 8,300 87,000 9.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 192,000 1.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kalwar Jaiswal 300 5,900 5.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Kalwar Sunri 700 8,400 8.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  112 777,000         106
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  142 781,000         132
* 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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