Nepal, Koshi state, Jhapa district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Koshi
District:	Jhapa

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

832,000

Buddhist

4.8 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

80.1 %

Muslim

3.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

10.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	400	Nepali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Nepali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Maithili	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	900	Bhojpuri	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania unspecified	3,500	Maithili	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bantawa	400	Bantawa	1	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	200	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	201,000	Nepali	0	190,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000
Brahmin Terai	3,700	Maithili	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chamling	500	Chamling	0	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	133,000	Nepali	1	133,000	-1 -	200	60	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	1,300	Nepali	0	30	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	2,600	Danuwar	1	2,600	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	16,000	Nepali	1	16,000	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,300	Maithili	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	9,400	Dhimal	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	10,000	Nepali	0	10,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	7,300	Nepali	1	7,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	8,000	Gurung	2	1,500	-1 -	5,500	300	-1 -	700
Hajam	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	24,000	Nepali	1	23,000	-1 -	400	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	300	Khaling	4	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	700	Nepali	0	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Rajbanshi	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	500	Kulung (Nepal)	1	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	2,500	Nepali	1	2,200	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bhojpuri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	50	Yamphu, Southern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	19,000	Nepali	1	16,000	-1 -	1,300	700	-1 -	100
Majhi	7,400	Nepali	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	4,200	Boro (India)	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	40
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	28,000	Newar	1	23,000	-1 -	4,800	400	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	1,800	Kurux	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	40,000	Nepali	2	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	28,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Rajbanshi	4	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	2,600
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	200	Lepcha	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	200	Sampang	0	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	30
Santal (Sawntal)	32,000	Santhali	2	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	2,100
Sarbaria	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarki	5,400	Nepali	1	4,800	-1 -	300	300	-1 -	30
Sayyid	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,400	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	2,500	Sunwar	1	2,400	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	13,000	Rajbanshi	1	13,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	90
Tamang	24,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	7,500	-1 -	15,000	1,500	-1 -	20
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Maithili	1	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	10,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	200	Thulung	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Walang	40	Walungge	0	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	500	Yakkha	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Yakthumba, Limbu	56,000	Limbu	1	6,700	-1 -	7,900	3,200	-1 -	38,000
Yamphu	100	Yamphu	0	30	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 84	826,000		77 ●	661,000	25,000	40,000	16,000	0	85,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 118	832,000		108 ●	666,000	25,000	40,000	16,000	0	85,000

* 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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