Nepal, Lumbini state, Rupandehi district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	Rupandehi

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

930,000

Buddhist

4.5 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

86.7 %

Muslim

7.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Nepali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Nepali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,200	Bhojpuri	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Agrahari	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	800	Bhojpuri	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	500	Bhojpuri	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	14,000	Maithili	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bari (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Maithili	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	5,800	Bhojpuri	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	4,200	Bhojpuri	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	2,300	Maithili	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	146,000	Nepali	0	146,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Brahmin Jijhotia	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,300	Awadhi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	2,400	Maithili	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	600	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	200	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	64,000	Nepali	1	63,000	-1 -	600	80	-1 -	50
Chidimar	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	10,000	Nepali	1	10,000	-1 -	100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	1,200	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	800	Awadhi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	20	Awadhi	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	19,000	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	1,500	-1 -	1,900
Hajam	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Bhojpuri	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Maithili	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	28,000	Nepali	1	27,000	-1 -	500	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	20	Rajbanshi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Maithili	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	4,100	Nepali	1	4,000	-1 -	30	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Bhojpuri	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Bhojpuri	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	98,000	Nepali	1	78,000	-1 -	19,000	1,300	-1 -	300
Majhi	1,300	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Mali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Maithili	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	20,000	Newar	1	16,000	-1 -	3,500	100	-1 -	30
Pashtun, Pathan	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	700	Bhojpuri	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	70	Urdu	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	4,400	Nepali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	5,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	57,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,900	Tamang, Eastern	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	100	-1 -	40
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Maithili	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	1,000	Nepali	4	300	-1 -	700	40	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	6,900	Nepali	1	6,700	-1 -	100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	85,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	65,000	Maithili	0	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,900	Maithili	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,200	Awadhi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Awadhi	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 96	924,000		93 ●	801,000	73,000	41,000	5,800	0	2,600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 134	930,000		125 ●	806,000	73,000	42,000	6,000	0	2,900

* 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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