Nepal, Sagarmatha state, Siraha district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Sagarmatha
District:	Siraha

Number of People Groups

126

Unreached People Groups

117

Total Population

743,000

Buddhist

1.7 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

90.4 %

Muslim

7.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	80	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	80	Nepali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	-1 Unknown	Bahing	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Nepali	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	2,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	7,600	Nepali	0 ☀︎	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Brahmin Terai	3,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Maithili	1 ●	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	50	Chamling	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	7,600	Nepali	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	13,000	Danuwar	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	27,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk Dhankar	2,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	60	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	20	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	60	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	100	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	70	Wayu	1 ●	30	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	40	Nepali	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	4,400	Nepali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	-1 Unknown	Khaling	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	16,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	60	Rajbanshi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Maithili	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	700	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kumhar Magahia	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Maithili	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	8,000	Nepali	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	2,000	20	-1 -	300
Majhi	1,300	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	20	Boro (India)	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	700	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	70	Maithili	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Maithili	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	3,900	Newar	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50
Oraon, Dhangar	1,800	Kurux	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Pashtun, Pathan	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	2,200	Nepali	2 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	50	Rajbanshi	4 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	300	Maithili	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	40	Lepcha	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sarki	1,100	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	42,000	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	20	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Sunuwar	1,700	Sunwar	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	8,100	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	90	-1 -	7,900	70	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Maithili	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	900	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	20	Thangmi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	26,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	300
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	155,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	155,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	28,000	Maithili	0 ☀︎	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Yehlmo	50	Hyolmo	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 126	743,000		117 ●	672,000	55,000	13,000	400	0	3,200

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