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Country:	Nepal
State:	Mechi
District:	All

Number of People Groups

140

Unreached People Groups

131

Total Population

1,603,000

Buddhist

7.8 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

67.6 %

Muslim

1.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

21.5 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Nepali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Agarwal	800	Bhojpuri	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Mahesri	80	Marwari	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	90	Marwari	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bantar	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	700	Bantawa	1 ●	200	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bardai	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	900	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	600	Bote	1 ●	500	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	256,000	Nepali	1 ●	241,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	15,000
Brahmin Bhumihar	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	252,000	Nepali	1 ●	238,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000
Brahmin Terai	3,500	Maithili	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Byansi	100	Humla	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	500	Chamling	1 ●	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	192,000	Nepali	1 ●	190,000	-1 -	1,500	100	-1 -	600
Christian	-1 Unknown	Nepali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	30	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	2,500	Danuwar	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	20	Darai	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	25,000	Nepali	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,200	Maithili	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	8,700	Dhimal	1 ●	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	10,000	Nepali	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	9,600	Nepali	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	600	50	-1 -	30
Gurung Ghale	60	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	25,000	Gurung	2 ●	2,300	-1 -	21,000	700	-1 -	1,000
Hadi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Jirel	40	Jirel	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	43,000	Nepali	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	800	700	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	300	Khaling	1 ●	50	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khambu	600	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	700	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	1,000	Kurux	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Rajbanshi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	800	Kulung	1 ●	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	2,900	Nepali	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	300	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	-1 Unknown	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	100	Yamphu, Southern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	39,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	6,500	1,000	-1 -	700
Majhi	7,300	Maithili	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	3,900	Boro	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	40
Mewahang	900	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	600
Munda, Horo	500	Maithili	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	300	Nachering	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Nai (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	40,000	Newar	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	9,500	400	-1 -	200
Oraon, Dhangar	1,700	Kurux	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	20
Pahari	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	133,000	Nepali	2 ●	18,000	-1 -	70	6,000	-1 -	110,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Rajbanshi	2 ●	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	2,400
Rajbhar	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Raute	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	2,900	Lepcha	1 ●	70	-1 -	2,700	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	400	Sampang	1 ●	50	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	30
Santal, Hor	29,000	Santhali	2 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	2,000
Sarbaria	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarki	8,200	Nepali	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	700	300	-1 -	60
Sayyid	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	17,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	17,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	600	-1 -	300
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	9,100	Sunwar	1 ●	6,600	-1 -	700	400	-1 -	1,500
Tajpuriya	12,000	Rajbanshi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	90
Tamang	60,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	7,500	-1 -	47,000	4,300	-1 -	700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Maithili	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	1,100	Thangmi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tharu	10,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	200	Thulung	1 ●	100	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	30
Tokpegola	1,300	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	1,100	Walungge	1 ●	200	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	200
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	3,000	Yakkha	1 ●	700	-1 -	90	40	-1 -	2,100
Yakthumba, Limbu	222,000	Limbu	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	9,700	5,400	-1 -	191,000
Yamphu	600	Yamphu	1 ●	30	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	1,300	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 140	1,603,000		131 ●	1,084,000	23,000	125,000	27,000	70	344,000

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