Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Rapti
District: Pyuthan

Number of People Groups

34

Unreached People Groups

30

Total Population

262,000

Buddhist

2.8 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

96.7 %

Muslim

0.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 400 Nepali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Nepali ☀︎ 8,700 - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 50 Bote 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 26,000 Nepali ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Chhantyal 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Chhetri 66,000 Nepali 65,000 - 100 20 - 20
 Darjee 8,300 Nepali 8,200 - 70 30 - -
Gandharva 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
 Gharti 1,400 Nepali 1,400 - - 20 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 3,900 Gurung - - 3,800 50 - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 30 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kami 37,000 Nepali 36,000 - 300 60 - -
 Kori 20 Awadhi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kumal 3,800 Nepali 3,700 - 90 30 - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 200 Lhomi - - 200 - - -
 Magar 86,000 Nepali 84,000 - 1,600 300 - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Miyan 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Newah 4,400 Newar 3,900 - 500 - - -
 Rai 40 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Sarki 11,000 Nepali 11,000 - - 30 - -
 Sayyid 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Shaikh 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Tamang 400 Tamang, Eastern - - 400 20 - -
 Thakali 200 Nepali - - 200 - - -
 Thakuri 3,000 Nepali 2,900 - 70 30 - -
 Thami 40 Thangmi 40 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 1,300 Tharu, Dangaura 1,300 - - 40 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 30 Limbu 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  34 262,000   30 253,000 600 7,400 600 0 30
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