Nepal, Rapti state people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Rapti
District:	All

Number of People Groups

104

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,507,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

94.8 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahar	50	Awadhi	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Nepali	0 ☀	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	60	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Nepali	0 ☀	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali Muslim Moghal	60	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	500	Bote	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	101,000	Nepali	0 ☀	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Brahmin Terai	2,900	Maithili	0 ☀	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	400	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	501,000	Nepali	1 ●	498,000	-1 -	1,100	800	-1 -	1,700
Chidimar	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	46,000	Nepali	1 ●	45,000	-1 -	300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	7,800	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	7,100	300	-1 -	400
Hajam	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	0 ☀	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	80	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	153,000	Nepali	1 ●	149,000	-1 -	1,400	2,300	-1 -	400
Kandu	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	300	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	344,000	Nepali	1 ●	300,000	-1 -	34,000	8,200	-1 -	1,400
Majhi	600	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	12,000	Newar	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	1,700	100	-1 -	60
Pahari	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	700	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	300
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	50	Raji	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	31,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	400	600	-1 -	30
Sayyid	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	200	Nepali	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	300	Sunwar	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,100	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	60	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	400	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	26,000	Nepali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	60	Thangmi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	28,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Tharu unspecified	165,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	161,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	20
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Maithili	0 ☀	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	600	Awadhi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	20	Yakkha	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	20	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 104	1,507,000		99 ●	1,429,000	6,700	48,000	18,000	0	5,000

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