Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Lumbini
District: Gulmi

Number of People Groups

42

Unreached People Groups

37

Total Population

322,000

Buddhist

2.8 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

96.8 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 500 Nepali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Nepali ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - 30
 Bania unspecified 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bhote 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Bote-Majhi 800 Bote 800 - - 20 - -
 Brahmin Hill 82,000 Nepali ☀︎ 82,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 30 Chepang 30 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 400 Nepali 100 - 300 20 - -
 Chhetri 73,000 Nepali 73,000 - 300 - - -
 Darjee 12,000 Nepali 12,000 - 200 30 - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gandharva 400 Nepali 400 - - 20 - -
 Gharti 3,200 Nepali 3,200 - - 20 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 2,200 Gurung 400 - 1,800 70 - 60
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Kami 39,000 Nepali 39,000 - - - - -
 Kumal 10,000 Nepali 9,900 - 200 30 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Magar 67,000 Nepali 62,000 - 4,500 300 - -
 Majhi 60 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Miyan 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Newah 5,700 Newar 4,300 - 1,400 30 - -
 Rai 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Sarki 16,000 Nepali 15,000 - 200 100 - -
 Sayyid 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Shaikh 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 200 Sunwar 200 - - - - -
 Tamang 100 Tamang, Eastern - - 100 - - -
 Thakali 200 Nepali 50 - 100 - - -
 Thakuri 3,600 Nepali 3,500 - - 20 - -
 Tharu Khawas 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 200 Tharu, Dangaura 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Yakkha 30 Yakkha 30 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 30 Limbu 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  42 322,000   37 312,000 400 9,000 700 0 100
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