Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Mechi
District: Panchthar

Number of People Groups

43

Unreached People Groups

37

Total Population

219,000

Buddhist

11.7 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

33.9 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

52.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Baha'i Unknown Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Nepali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - 30
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Bhote 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Bind 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 24,000 Nepali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Terai 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Chamling 60 Chamling ☀︎ - - 60 - - -
 Chhetri 21,000 Nepali 21,000 - 80 30 - 100
 Darjee 4,800 Nepali 4,600 - 100 50 - -
 Dhanuk 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Gharti 500 Nepali 400 - 70 20 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 4,300 Gurung - - 4,200 90 - 30
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kami 7,500 Nepali 7,300 - 200 70 - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Khaling 50 Khaling - - 50 - - -
 Khas 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Kulung Unknown Kulung (Nepal) - - - - - -
 Magar 7,300 Nepali 5,000 - 2,200 90 - 90
 Majhi 600 Nepali 600 - - - - 50
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Newah 3,200 Newar 2,100 - 1,000 30 - 50
 Rai 30,000 Nepali 1,200 - 80 800 - 28,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Rajbanshi 60 - - - - 40
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Sampang 300 Sampang ☀︎ - - 300 - - -
 Sarki 1,100 Nepali 900 - 200 20 - -
 Sherpa 800 Sherpa - - 800 30 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 2,200 Sunwar 1,600 - 300 70 - 300
 Tamang 16,000 Tamang, Eastern - - 14,000 1,200 - 100
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Thakuri 70 Nepali 70 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 200 Tharu, Dangaura 200 - - - - -
 Thulung 90 Thulung ☀︎ - - 90 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Yakkha 800 Yakkha 30 - - 20 - 700
 Yakthumba, Limbu 93,000 Limbu 4,200 - 1,900 1,000 - 86,000
  Totals:  43 219,000   37 74,000 0 26,000 3,500 0 116,000
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