Nepal, Mechi state, Jhapa district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Mechi
District:	Jhapa

Number of People Groups

126

Unreached People Groups

115

Total Population

922,000

Buddhist

4.8 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

80.1 %

Muslim

3.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

10.2 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	500	Nepali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania unspecified	3,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bantar	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	500	Bantawa	1 ●	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	200	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	30	Bote	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	223,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000
Brahmin Terai	4,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Byansi	50	Humla	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	500	Chamling	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	147,000	Nepali	1 ●	147,000	-1 -	300	70	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	1,400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	40	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	2,900	Danuwar	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	20	Darai	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	300	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	10,000	Dhimal	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	11,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	8,000	Nepali	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	70	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	8,900	Gurung	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	6,100	300	-1 -	800
Hadi	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	20	Wayu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	26,000	Nepali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	500	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	300	Khaling	4 ●	60	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	800	Nepali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	1,300	Kurux	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Rajbanshi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	500	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	200	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	2,700	Nepali	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	200	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	-1 Unknown	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	60	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	21,000	Nepali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	1,500	700	-1 -	100
Majhi	8,200	Nepali	1 ●	8,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Maithili	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	4,700	Boro (India)	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	50
Mewahang	30	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	600	Maithili	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	31,000	Newar	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	5,300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	2,000	Kurux	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	44,000	Nepali	2 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	32,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	85,000	Rajbanshi	4 ●	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	2,900
Rajbhar	20	Bhojpuri	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	200	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	200	Sampang	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	30
Santal (Sawntal)	35,000	Santhali	2 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	2,400
Sarbaria	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sarki	6,000	Nepali	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	30
Sayyid	1,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	20,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,500	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
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	2,800	Sunwar	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	14,000	Rajbanshi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	100
Tamang	27,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	8,200	-1 -	17,000	1,700	-1 -	20
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Maithili	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	70	Nepali	4 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	200	Thangmi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	10,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	200	Thulung	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Walang	50	Walungge	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	600	Yakkha	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Yakthumba, Limbu	62,000	Limbu	1 ●	7,400	-1 -	8,800	3,500	-1 -	42,000
Yamphu	100	Yamphu	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	20	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 126	922,000		115 ●	738,000	28,000	44,000	18,000	80	94,000

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