Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

96

Major Unreached People Groups *

93

Total Population

986,000

Buddhist

4.5 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

86.8 %

Muslim

7.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 400 3,200 12.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,300 6,200 21.0% Awadhi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Terai 2,600 114,000 2.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 353,000 9.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhantyal 600 13,000 4.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 67,000 4,817,000 1.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chidimar 70 4,900 1.4% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 11,000 517,000 2.1% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 600 8,200 7.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,700 22,000 7.7% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
Dhandi 1,300 2,100 61.9% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dharkar 800 2,900 27.6% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 800 7,700 10.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dhobi Kanaujia 900 2,000 45.0% Awadhi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 500 1,800 27.8% Bhojpuri Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 14,000 229,000 6.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 600 8,800 6.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Gandharva 300 7,600 3.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Goriya (Hindu traditions) 20 1,000 2.0% Awadhi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 20,000 576,000 3.5% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 1,800 40,000 4.5% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 4,000 92,000 4.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 60,000 36.7% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 139,000 3.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kalwar Jaiswal 700 6,300 11.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  96 980,000         93
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  133 986,000         124
* 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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