Nepal, Sagarmatha state, Khotang district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Sagarmatha
District:	Khotang

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

237,000

Buddhist

7.3 %

Christian

2.1 %

Hindu

58.8 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

31.8 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	200	Nepali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	20	Bahing	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	90	Bantawa	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bhote	40	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	17,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	2,600	Chamling	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100
Chhetri	51,000	Nepali	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Danuwar Rai	20	Danuwar	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	6,500	Nepali	1 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	20	Maithili	0 ☀︎	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	4,100	Nepali	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,400	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	20	-1 -	50
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	500	400	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Nachhiring	2,200	Nachiring	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800
Nai (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	13,000	Newar	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	2,400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	87,000	Nepali	2 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	71,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	4 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	200	Sampang	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sarki	6,600	Nepali	1 ●	6,400	-1 -	100	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,700	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Sunwar	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	11,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	20	Nepali	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	80	Thangmi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	200	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	300	Thulung	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	30	Yakkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Yakthumba, Limbu	200	Limbu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Totals: 44	237,000		38 ●	139,000	0	17,000	5,000	0	75,000

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