Nepal, Lumbini state, Palpa district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	Palpa

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

299,000

Buddhist

7.9 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

90.9 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	900	Bote	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	53,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	24,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	200
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	5,900	Nepali	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	70	30	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	700	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	90	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	7,800	Nepali	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	60	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	157,000	Nepali	1 ●	135,000	-1 -	21,000	1,900	-1 -	100
Majhi	40	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	10,000	Newar	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	1,300	90	-1 -	50
Pashtun, Pathan	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	80	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	200	Nepali	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	9,600	Nepali	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	-1 Unknown	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Sunwar	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	200	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	90	Nepali	4 ●	20	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	4,400	Nepali	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	70	50	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	30	Thangmi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	500	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	70	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	30	Limbu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 53	299,000		48 ●	272,000	1,100	24,000	2,600	0	700

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