Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Rapti
District: Rolpa

Number of People Groups

38

Unreached People Groups

33

Total Population

257,000

Buddhist

11.8 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

85.1 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.2 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 200 Nepali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Nepali ☀︎ 5,800 - - - - 100
 Bania unspecified 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 40 Bote 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 3,000 Nepali ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - 100
 Brahmin Terai 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Chhetri 86,000 Nepali 85,000 - 300 70 - 1,200
 Chidimar 100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Darjee 9,200 Nepali 9,100 - 90 90 - -
Gandharva 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 1,400 Gurung - - 1,000 80 - 300
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kami 32,000 Nepali 30,000 - 600 600 - 200
 Kumal 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Magar 112,000 Nepali 80,000 - 28,000 3,300 - 1,100
 Majhi 80 Nepali 60 - - - - 20
 Miyan 80 Urdu ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Newah 600 Newar 500 - 100 - - 20
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rai 80 Nepali 50 - - - - 30
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Raji 50 Raji 50 - - - - -
 Raute 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Sarki 2,000 Nepali 1,800 - 70 90 - 30
 Sayyid 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Shaikh 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Sherpa 40 Sherpa - - 40 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 100 Sunwar 100 - - - - -
 Tamang 70 Tamang, Eastern - - 70 - - -
 Thakali 70 Nepali - - 70 - - -
 Thakuri 2,500 Nepali 2,300 - 70 100 - -
 Tharu unspecified 400 Tharu, Dangaura 300 - - 20 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  38 257,000   33 218,000 200 30,000 4,500 0 3,200
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