Nepal, Narayani state, Rautahat district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Narayani
District:	Rautahat

Number of People Groups

128

Unreached People Groups

119

Total Population

778,000

Buddhist

1.9 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

77.1 %

Muslim

20.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	4,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	30	Nepali	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agrahari	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	14,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bantar	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	400	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	21,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Brahmin Jijhotia	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,100	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	4,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Maithili	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	60	Chepang	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	10,000	Nepali	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Danuwar Rai	2,800	Danuwar	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	30	Dhimal	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	400	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	300	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	900	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	80	Ghale, Southern	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gurung Ghaleg	500	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	30	-1 -	50
Hadi	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	60	Nepali	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	2,600	Nepali	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	36,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	5,900	Nepali	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	90
Majhi	3,500	Nepali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	100	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Miyan	2,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Maithili	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	3,000	Newar	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	70
Oraon, Dhangar	300	Kurux	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	500	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	50
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	70	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	2,100	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,500
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	40	Rajbanshi	4 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbhar	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	20	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	8,700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	132,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	5,800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	40	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Maithili	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	400	Sunwar	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Tajpuriya	60	Rajbanshi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	14,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	70	-1 -	13,000	400	-1 -	400
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Maithili	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	4 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	50	Thangmi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	31,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	70	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	-1 Unknown	Walungge	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	4,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	700	Yakkha	1 ●	500	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	70
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Totals: 128	778,000		119 ●	600,000	158,000	15,000	1,200	0	3,900

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