Country: Nepal
Province / State: Koshi
District: Tehrathum

Major People Groups

16

Major Unreached People Groups

12

Total Population

105,000

Buddhist

12.7 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

51.8 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

34.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - 30
 Brahmin Hill 14,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 100
 Chhetri 20,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 20,000 - 300 - - 200
 Darjee 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,700 - 40 - - -
 Gharti 1,400 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,300 - 100 - - 30
 Gurung Ghaleg 3,100 Gurung Progress Gauge - - 3,100 20 - -
 Kami 4,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,500 - 50 - - -
 Kulung 500 Kulung (Nepal) Progress Gauge 90 - 300 - - 100
 Magar 2,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,000 - 600 20 - -
 Mech 100 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Newah 3,100 Newar Progress Gauge 2,400 - 600 20 - -
 Rai 2,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - - 90 - 1,800
 Sarki 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,500 - 100 20 - -
 Sherpa 1,200 Sherpa Progress Gauge - - 1,200 30 - -
 Tamang 7,000 Tamang, Eastern Progress Gauge - - 6,800 200 - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 38,000 Limbu Progress Gauge 3,200 - 100 700 - 34,000
  Major Groups (displayed):  16 103,000   12 52,000 0 13,000 1,100 0 36,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  38 105,000   33 54,000 0 13,000 1,100 0 36,000
* 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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