District: Rautahat | Joshua Project

Country: Nepal South Asia Peoples website

State:

Narayani

District:

Rautahat

Number of People Groups

132

Unreached People Groups

127

Total Population

698,000

Buddhist

1.7 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

78.7 %

Muslim

18.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agrahari	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kath	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bankariya	30	Awadhi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bardai	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi (Hindu traditions)	60	Awadhi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	9,600	Maithili	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,500	Maithili	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	17,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	900	Awadhi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	8,900	Maithili	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	26,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Maithili	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	50	Chepang	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	8,800	Nepali	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	2,400	Danuwar	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	100	Darai	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	90	Bhojpuri	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	30	Dhimal	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dosadh (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dosadh Bahelia	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	800	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	400	Gurung	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	30	-1 -	40
Gurung Ghale	60	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	20
Hadi	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Maithili	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	2,200	Nepali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	30,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	90	Rajbanshi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	900	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	4,900	Nepali	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	80
Majhi	3,000	Majhi	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	100
Mal (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	100	Mewahang, Eastern	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Miyan	1,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Maithili	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Maithili	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,500	Newar	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	300	Kurux, Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	400	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Pashtun, Northern	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,700	Nepali	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	1,200
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	40	Rajbanshi	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbhar	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput unspecified (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Maithili	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal, Hor	-1 Unknown	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	7,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	110,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	4,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	30	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	7,500	Maithili	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Maithili	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	400	Sunwar	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tajpuriya	50	Rajbanshi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	12,000	Tamang, Eastern	1 ●	60	-1 -	11,000	300	-1 -	300
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Maithili	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	400	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	40	Thangmi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	30,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	-1 Unknown	Walungge	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	81,000	Maithili	1 ●	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,500	Maithili	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	600	Yakkha	1 ●	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	60
Yakthumba	100	Limbu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Totals: 132	698,000		127 ●	549,000	132,000	12,000	1,000	0	2,200

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