Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Lumbini
District: Arghakhanchi

Number of People Groups

48

Unreached People Groups

44

Total Population

227,000

Buddhist

1.9 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

97.1 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 300 Nepali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Baha'i Unknown Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Nepali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 75,000 Nepali ☀︎ 75,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 400 Maithili ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Chhetri 42,000 Nepali 41,000 - 400 - - -
 Darjee 7,300 Nepali 7,200 - 70 - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gandharva 300 Nepali 300 - - - - -
 Gharti 1,900 Nepali 1,900 - 50 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,000 Gurung - - 1,000 30 - -
 Hajam 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kami 26,000 Nepali 25,000 - 300 30 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Kumal 7,800 Nepali 7,700 - 100 30 - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Magar 41,000 Nepali 39,000 - 1,400 100 - -
 Majhi 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Miyan 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Newah 6,400 Newar 5,700 - 700 - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Pinjara 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Qazi 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Rai 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 30 Santhali - - - - - -
 Sarki 14,000 Nepali 14,000 - 300 20 - -
 Sayyid 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Shaikh 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Sunuwar 20 Sunwar 20 - - - - -
 Tamang 70 Tamang, Eastern - - 70 - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Thakuri 1,300 Nepali 1,300 - 30 - - -
 Tharu unspecified 300 Tharu, Dangaura 200 - - 20 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 20 Awadhi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 40 Limbu 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  48 227,000   44 221,000 1,800 4,400 200 0 30
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