Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Mechi
District: Taplejung

Number of People Groups

36

Unreached People Groups

31

Total Population

146,000

Buddhist

20.6 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

35.6 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

42.2 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 70 Nepali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Nepali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bhote 600 Nepali 100 - 400 - - -
 Bind 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 11,000 Nepali ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - 30
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Chhetri 18,000 Nepali 17,000 - 200 - - -
 Darjee 2,200 Nepali 2,100 - 70 - - -
 Dhanuk 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Gharti 600 Nepali 600 - 30 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 6,800 Gurung - - 6,500 90 - 200
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Kami 6,900 Nepali 6,700 - 200 20 - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Khas 90 Nepali ☀︎ 30 - 60 - - -
 Kumal 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Magar 1,500 Nepali 1,300 - 200 30 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Newah 2,300 Newar 2,000 - 400 - - -
 Rai 7,400 Nepali 1,000 - - 90 - 6,400
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Rajbanshi 20 - - - - -
 Sarki 1,400 Nepali 1,300 - - - - 30
 Sherpa 14,000 Sherpa - - 13,000 500 - 400
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 1,600 Sunwar 1,000 - 100 70 - 400
 Tamang 6,500 Tamang, Eastern - - 5,800 400 - 400
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Thakuri 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 100 Tharu, Dangaura 100 - - - - -
 Tokpegola 1,600 Sherpa ☀︎ - - 1,600 - - -
 Walang 1,300 Walungge ☀︎ 200 - 800 - - 300
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 80 Maithili ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Yakkha 300 Yakkha 30 - - - - 300
 Yakthumba, Limbu 61,000 Limbu 5,400 - 700 1,200 - 54,000
  Totals:  36 146,000   31 52,000 0 30,000 2,300 0 62,000
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