Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

151

Major Unreached People Groups *

142

Total Population

4,914,000

Buddhist

9.3 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

66.6 %

Muslim

3.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

19.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Newah 185,000 1,449,000 12.8% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Dhangar 35,000 43,000 81.4% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pahari 200 15,000 1.3% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,700 10,000 17.0% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Pinjara 1,400 19,000 7.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Qazi 400 11,000 3.6% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rai 563,000 679,000 82.9% Nepali Other Progress Gauge
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 123,000 4.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 123,000 126,000 97.6% Rajbanshi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajbhar 2,100 12,000 17.5% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
Rajdhob 800 15,000 5.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Raji 100 5,100 2.0% Raji Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 5,800 42,000 13.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,500 19,000 7.9% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Raute 100 1,000 10.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 700 4,600 15.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 3,500 4,500 77.8% Lepcha Buddhist Progress Gauge
Sampang 1,500 1,600 93.8% Sampang Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) 55,000 57,000 96.5% Santhali Hindu Progress Gauge
Sarbaria 3,100 3,600 86.1% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 50,000 412,000 12.1% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 15,000 73,000 20.5% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 126,000 897,000 14.0% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,400 19,000 7.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sherpa 70,000 121,000 57.9% Sherpa Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  151 4,913,000         142
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  155 4,914,000         145
* Province 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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