Nepal, Rapti state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Rapti
District:	All

Number of People Groups

107

Unreached People Groups

102

Total Population

1,480,000

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: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahar	40	Awadhi	0 ☀	40	-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)	3,600	Nepali	0 ☀	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	50	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Nepali	0 ☀	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-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	700	Maithili	0 ☀	700	-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)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-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 ●	400	-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	99,000	Nepali	0 ☀	99,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Brahmin Terai	2,800	Maithili	0 ☀	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	900	-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	489,000	Nepali	1 ●	485,000	-1 -	1,000	800	-1 -	1,600
Chidimar	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	44,000	Nepali	1 ●	44,000	-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 -
Domar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	7,600	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	6,900	300	-1 -	400
Hajam	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	0 ☀	1,900	-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	149,000	Nepali	1 ●	145,000	-1 -	1,300	2,200	-1 -	400
Kandu	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	30	Awadhi	0 ☀	30	-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 -
Kuchbandia	20	Awadhi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-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)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	335,000	Nepali	1 ●	293,000	-1 -	33,000	8,000	-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 -
Moghal	60	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-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	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	40	Raji	1 ●	40	-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	Raute	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	30,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	400	600	-1 -	30
Sayyid	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,300	-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	200	Sunwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,100	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	60	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-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	27,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Tharu unspecified	168,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	20
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Maithili	0 ☀	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	-1 Unknown	Yakkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	-1 Unknown	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 107	1,480,000		102 ●	1,403,000	6,600	47,000	18,000	0	4,900

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