Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Rapti
District: All

Number of People Groups

104

Unreached People Groups

99

Total Population

1,507,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

94.8 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahar 50 Awadhi 50 - - - - -
 Ansari 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Nepali 3,700 - - - - -
 Baha'i 60 Nepali - - - - - 60
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Nepali 40,000 - - - - 200
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 600 Maithili 600 - - - - -
 Bantar 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 500 Bote 500 - - 30 - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bohara 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 101,000 Nepali 101,000 - - - - 400
 Brahmin Terai 2,900 Maithili 2,900 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Maithili 1,000 - - 30 - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 20 Chepang 20 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 400 Nepali 200 - 100 - - -
 Chhetri 501,000 Nepali 498,000 - 1,100 800 - 1,700
 Chidimar 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
 Darjee 46,000 Nepali 45,000 - 300 500 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Dhanuk 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
Gandharva 1,500 Nepali 1,500 - - - - -
 Gharti 1,900 Nepali 1,900 - - 20 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 7,800 Gurung - - 7,100 300 - 400
 Hajam 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Maithili 2,000 - - - - -
 Jirel 20 Jirel - - 20 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 80 Bhojpuri 80 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Kami 153,000 Nepali 149,000 - 1,400 2,300 - 400
 Kandu 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Awadhi 200 - - - - -
 Kori 200 Awadhi 200 - - - - -
 Kumal 14,000 Nepali 13,000 - 400 500 - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili 90 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 300 Lhomi - - 300 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 80 Maithili 80 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Magar 344,000 Nepali 300,000 - 34,000 8,200 - 1,400
 Majhi 600 Nepali 500 - - 20 - 40
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Manihar 30 Bhojpuri - 30 - - - -
 Miyan 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 300 Awadhi 300 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Newah 12,000 Newar 10,000 - 1,700 100 - 60
 Pahari 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Pinjara 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Qassab 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Rai 700 Nepali 300 - - 60 - 300
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Rajbanshi 30 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
Raji 50 Raji 50 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Rajput Nau 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Raute 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Sarki 31,000 Nepali 30,000 - 400 600 - 30
 Sayyid 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh 2,400 Urdu - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Sherpa 100 Sherpa - - 100 - - -
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 300 Sunwar 300 - - - - -
 Tamang 1,100 Tamang, Eastern - - 1,100 60 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili 400 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Thakali 400 Nepali 40 - 300 - - -
 Thakuri 26,000 Nepali 25,000 - 400 500 - -
 Thami 60 Thangmi 60 - - - - -
 Tharu Rana 28,000 Tharu, Dangaura 27,000 - - 500 - 20
 Tharu unspecified 165,000 Tharu, Dangaura 161,000 - - 3,700 - 20
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 100 Awadhi 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Maithili 8,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 600 Maithili 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 600 Awadhi 600 - - - - -
 Yakkha 20 Yakkha 20 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 100 Limbu 100 - - - - -
 Yehlmo 20 Hyolmo - - 20 - - -
  Totals:  104 1,507,000   99 1,429,000 6,700 48,000 18,000 0 5,000



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