State: Sagarmatha | Joshua Project

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Country:	Nepal
State:	Sagarmatha
District:	All

Number of People Groups

170

Unreached People Groups

162

Total Population

2,075,000

Buddhist

6.9 %

Christian

0.8 %

Hindu

80.1 %

Muslim

4.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.4 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	70	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Maithili	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	2,300	Bahing	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	21,000	Maithili	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Khatri	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	15,000	Maithili	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bantawa	200	Bantawa	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Baramu	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,600	Maithili	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	100	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	2,100	Maithili	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	200	Bote	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	77,000	Nepali	1 ●	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900
Brahmin Bhat	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	4,500	Maithili	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	66,000	Nepali	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600
Brahmin Joshi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Maithili	1 ●	61,000	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	3,000	Chamling	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Chepang, Tsepang	40	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	166,000	Nepali	1 ●	158,000	-1 -	4,300	70	-1 -	3,700
Churaute	400	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	20,000	Danuwar	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	20
Darai	40	Darai	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	22,000	Nepali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	300	100	-1 -	30
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	62,000	Maithili	1 ●	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk Dhankar	3,600	Maithili	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	50	Bhojpuri	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	1,000	Dhimal	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Maithili	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	200	70	-1 -	200
Gonrhi	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	400	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	5,800	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	5,700	50	-1 -	40
Hadi	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Maithili	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	90	Wayu	1 ●	40	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	60	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Maithili	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	45,000	Nepali	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	3,000	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	3,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	400	Khaling	1 ●	100	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	300
Khas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	49,000	Maithili	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	200
Koch (Hindu traditions)	70	Rajbanshi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Maithili	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	9,000	Kulung	1 ●	900	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	7,300
Kumal	800	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Maithili	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	83,000	Nepali	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	17,000	1,400	-1 -	800
Majhi	6,500	Maithili	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	600
Mal (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	200	Boro	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	70	Maithili	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Maithili	1 ●	77,000	-1 -	900	100	-1 -	100
Nachhiring	5,400	Nachering	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	4,200
Nai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	39,000	Newar	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	8,000	400	-1 -	900
Oraon, Dhangar	3,100	Kurux	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Pahari	80	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	162,000	Nepali	2 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,000	-1 -	121,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	2 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Maithili	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	60	Lepcha	1 ●	30	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	200	Sampang	1 ●	50	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	200
Santal, Hor	100	Santhali	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sarki	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	80	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	81,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	29,000	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	27,000	400	-1 -	1,000
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Maithili	1 ●	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	80	30	-1 -	200
Sunuwar	11,000	Sunwar	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	700	100	-1 -	200
Tamang	61,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,000	-1 -	55,000	2,800	-1 -	700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	75,000	Maithili	1 ●	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Maithili	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	70	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	2,900	Nepali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1 ●	300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	119,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	105,000	-1 -	12,000	1,100	-1 -	1,300
Tharu Khawas	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	1,400	Thulung	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Tibetan, Bhotia	80	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	20	Walungge	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	245,000	Maithili	1 ●	245,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	23,000	Maithili	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	200	Yakkha	1 ●	30	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	80
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,400	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	700	20	-1 -	500
Yamphu	20	Yamphu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	60	Hyolmo	1 ●	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 170	2,075,000		162 ●	1,662,000	101,000	143,000	16,000	0	153,000

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