Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Narayani
District: All

Number of People Groups

167

Unreached People Groups

159

Total Population

3,320,000

Buddhist

11.0 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

76.1 %

Muslim

10.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Adibasi Janajati 70 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Amat 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Ansari 22,000 Urdu - 22,000 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Maithili 2,900 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Nepali 1,200 - - - - -
 Baha'i 30 Nepali - - - - - 30
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Maithili 5,200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Nepali 21,000 - - - - 300
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Maithili 3,100 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,900 Bhojpuri 3,900 - - - - 90
 Bania Agrahari 800 Bhojpuri 800 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 1,500 Bhojpuri 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 31,000 Maithili 31,000 - - - - 200
 Bankariya 100 Awadhi 100 - - - - -
 Bantar 1,000 Maithili 1,000 - - - - -
 Bantawa 70 Bantawa 70 - - - - -
 Baramu 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
Bardai 800 Nepali 800 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 800 Maithili 800 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Maithili 4,300 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Bhar 1,800 Bhojpuri 1,800 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Maithili 4,500 - - - - -
 Bhote 900 Nepali 200 - 700 - - -
 Bind 32,000 Maithili 32,000 - - - - 40
 Bote-Majhi 3,700 Bote 3,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 2,300 Maithili 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,200 Maithili 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 315,000 Nepali 309,000 - - - - 6,200
 Brahmin Jijhotia 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,600 Maithili 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 600 Maithili 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,300 Awadhi 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 14,000 Maithili 14,000 - - - - 200
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 93,000 Maithili 93,000 - - 20 - 300
 Chamling 70 Chamling - - 40 - - 30
 Chepang, Tsepang 55,000 Chepang 38,000 - 12,000 4,600 - 90
 Chhantyal 100 Nepali - - 100 - - -
 Chhetri 177,000 Nepali 174,000 - 500 500 - 1,900
 Chidimar 3,200 Bhojpuri 3,100 - - - - 40
Churaute 20 Nepali - 20 - - - -
 Danuwar Rai 9,500 Danuwar 9,400 - - 100 - -
 Darai 9,400 Darai 9,200 - 70 100 - -
 Darjee 21,000 Nepali 21,000 - 70 400 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 5,800 Urdu - 5,800 - - - -
 Dhanuk 37,000 Maithili 37,000 - - - - 40
 Dharkar 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Dhimal 200 Dhimal 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Maithili 35,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 700 Awadhi 700 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 300 Awadhi 300 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Maithili 3,300 - - - - -
 Dura 600 Nepali 200 - 400 40 - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Maithili 65,000 - - 20 - 40
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Maithili 3,400 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Gandharva 700 Nepali 700 - - 30 - -
 Gangai 300 Nepali 300 - - - - -
 Gharti 7,500 Nepali 7,200 - 100 200 - -
 Gonrhi 600 Bhojpuri 600 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale 2,800 Ghale, Southern - - 2,600 200 - 70
 Gurung Ghaleg 50,000 Gurung 7,200 - 40,000 2,600 - 300
 Hadi 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
 Hajam 17,000 Urdu - 17,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Maithili 1,900 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Maithili 1,800 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Jirel 50 Jirel - - 50 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Bhojpuri 5,700 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Maithili 57,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 1,400 Maithili 1,400 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
 Kamar 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Kami 53,000 Nepali 51,000 - 1,200 800 - 20
 Kandu 113,000 Bhojpuri 113,000 - - 20 - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Kawar 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Maithili 12,000 - - 20 - -
 Kayastha Karan 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Khatwa 1,400 Maithili 1,400 - - - - -
 Kisan 100 Kurux 100 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 100 Rajbanshi 90 - - - - 50
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Maithili 76,000 - - 40 - -
 Kumal 19,000 Nepali 19,000 - 300 300 - 40
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Maithili 30,000 - - 20 - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Bhojpuri 133,000 - - 20 - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 60 Bhojpuri 60 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Maithili 33,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Maithili 34,000 - - - - -
 Magar 71,000 Nepali 64,000 - 5,100 1,000 - 700
 Majhi 10,000 Nepali 8,900 - - 300 - 800
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Maithili 5,500 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Maithili 60,000 - - 30 - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Maithili 1,300 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Maithili 1,300 - - - - -
 Manihar 700 Bhojpuri - 700 - - - -
 Mech Unknown Boro - - - - - -
Mewahang 100 Mewahang, Eastern 90 - - - - 40
 Miyan 5,900 Urdu - 5,900 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Maithili 3,900 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Maithili 31,000 - - 30 - -
 Nachhiring 20 Nachiring 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Maithili 31,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bhojpuri 1,600 - - - - -
 Newah 85,000 Newar 71,000 - 12,000 900 - 700
 Oraon, Dhangar 3,400 Kurux 3,100 - - 60 - 300
 Pahari 2,100 Nepali 1,600 - 400 20 - 40
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bhojpuri 800 - - - - -
 Pinjara 5,900 Urdu - 5,900 - - - -
 Qassab 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Qazi 4,300 Urdu - 4,300 - - - -
 Rai 19,000 Nepali 13,000 - - 1,500 - 4,600
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Rajbanshi 100 - - - - 70
 Rajbhar 1,200 Bhojpuri 1,200 - - - - -
Rajdhob 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
Raji 200 Raji 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Maithili 13,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
Sampang Unknown Sampang - - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali 100 - - - - 100
 Sarki 11,000 Nepali 10,000 - 600 400 - -
 Sayyid 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Shaikh 265,000 Urdu - 265,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Sherpa 400 Sherpa - - 400 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Maithili 28,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Maithili 4,200 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 2,400 Sunwar 2,300 - - 20 - 30
 Tajpuriya 90 Rajbanshi 80 - - - - -
 Tamang 337,000 Tamang, Eastern 20,000 - 286,000 30,000 - 1,100
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Maithili 24,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Maithili 34,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Maithili 106,000 - - 70 - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili 900 - - - - -
 Thakali 500 Nepali 200 - 200 30 - -
 Thakuri 7,400 Nepali 6,900 - 200 300 - -
Thakuria 1,800 Bhojpuri - 1,800 - - - -
 Thami 300 Thangmi 300 - 20 - - -
 Tharu Khawas 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 217,000 Tharu, Dangaura 213,000 - - 3,800 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Awadhi 200 - - - - -
 Walang 30 Walungge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 202,000 Maithili 201,000 - - - - 200
 Yadav Dhindhor 2,000 Maithili 2,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 16,000 Maithili 16,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,900 Maithili 1,900 - - - - -
 Yakkha 5,000 Yakkha 2,100 - 200 30 - 2,600
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,500 Limbu 500 - 700 30 - 200
 Yehlmo 200 Hyolmo - - 200 20 - -
  Totals:  167 3,320,000   159 2,527,000 359,000 364,000 49,000 90 22,000