Nepal, Lumbini state, Kapilvastu district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	Kapilvastu

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

617,000

Buddhist

0.8 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

81.3 %

Muslim

17.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	700	Nepali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	20	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Nepali	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,200	Bhojpuri	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agrahari	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	9,100	Maithili	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	1,900	Bhojpuri	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	51,000	Nepali	0	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Brahmin Kanaujia	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,900	Awadhi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	2,100	Maithili	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Maithili	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	24,000	Nepali	1	24,000	-1 -	500	20	-1 -	30
Chidimar	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	3,400	Nepali	1	3,300	-1 -	60	30	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	800	Awadhi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,400	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	50	-1 -	400
Hajam	4,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Bhojpuri	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	11,000	Nepali	1	10,000	-1 -	600	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,200	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	7,900	Awadhi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	20	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Bhojpuri	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bhojpuri	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	21,000	Nepali	1	19,000	-1 -	1,800	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Maithili	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,100	Newar	1	1,600	-1 -	500	20	-1 -	20
Pashtun, Pathan	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	200	Bhojpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	75,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	800	Nepali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,100	Nepali	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	70,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	700	Awadhi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Maithili	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	3,600	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,800	Awadhi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Awadhi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 90	612,000		89 ●	498,000	108,000	4,400	1,100	0	500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 124	617,000		116 ●	502,000	108,000	5,200	1,200	0	800

* 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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