Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Rapti
District: Dang

Number of People Groups

98

Unreached People Groups

91

Total Population

639,000

Buddhist

1.2 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

96.4 %

Muslim

0.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahar 50 Awadhi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Ansari 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Nepali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Baha'i 60 Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - 60
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Nepali ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - 60
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 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 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 400 Bote 400 - - 30 - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bohara 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 62,000 Nepali ☀︎ 62,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Terai 2,800 Maithili ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili 900 - - 30 - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 20 Chepang 20 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 300 Nepali 200 - 90 - - -
 Chhetri 159,000 Nepali 158,000 - 400 300 - 200
 Darjee 17,000 Nepali 17,000 - 100 200 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Dhanuk 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Gandharva 900 Nepali 900 - - - - -
 Gharti 300 Nepali 300 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 2,100 Gurung - - 1,900 100 - 30
 Hajam 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Maithili ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Jirel 20 Jirel - - 20 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Kami 41,000 Nepali 40,000 - 300 800 - -
 Kandu 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Awadhi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kori 100 Awadhi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kumal 9,700 Nepali 9,100 - 200 400 - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 90 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 100 Lhomi - - 100 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Magar 87,000 Nepali 82,000 - 2,700 1,800 - 50
 Majhi 500 Nepali 400 - - 20 - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Manihar 30 Bhojpuri ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 300 Awadhi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Newah 5,300 Newar 4,500 - 800 70 - 20
 Pashtun, Pathan 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Pinjara 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Qassab 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Rai 400 Nepali 100 - - 40 - 200
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Rajbanshi 30 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Rajput Nau 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Sarki 12,000 Nepali 12,000 - 90 400 - -
 Sayyid 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Shaikh 2,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Sherpa 70 Sherpa - - 70 - - -
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 200 Nepali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili 90 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 100 Sunwar 100 - - - - -
 Tamang 500 Tamang, Eastern - - 500 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Thakali 40 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Thakuri 7,700 Nepali 7,500 - 90 200 - -
 Tharu Rana 28,000 Tharu, Dangaura 27,000 - - 500 - 20
 Tharu unspecified 163,000 Tharu, Dangaura 159,000 - - 3,600 - 20
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 90 Awadhi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Maithili ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 600 Maithili ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 600 Awadhi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Yakkha Unknown Yakkha - - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 70 Limbu 60 - - - - -
 Yehlmo Unknown Hyolmo - - - - - -
  Totals:  98 639,000   91 616,000 5,600 7,400 8,500 0 800
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