Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Sagarmatha
District: Solukhumbu

Number of People Groups

43

Unreached People Groups

37

Total Population

122,000

Buddhist

27.3 %

Christian

2.2 %

Hindu

40.3 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

30.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bahing 200 Bahing ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 900 Nepali ☀︎ 900 - - - - 30
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Bhote 60 Nepali - - 60 - - -
 Brahmin Hill 5,600 Nepali ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - 50
 Brahmin Terai 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Chamling 20 Chamling ☀︎ - - - - - 20
 Chhetri 18,000 Nepali 18,000 - - 50 - 50
 Darai 30 Darai 30 - - - - -
 Darjee 1,800 Nepali 1,800 - - - - -
 Gharti 2,300 Nepali 1,900 - 70 50 - 200
 Gurung Ghaleg 900 Gurung - - 900 - - -
 Jirel 20 Jirel - - 20 - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Kami 6,800 Nepali 6,800 - 50 - - -
 Kandu 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Khaling 400 Khaling 100 - - - - 300
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Kulung 11,000 Kulung (Nepal) 1,100 - 1,000 - - 8,800
 Magar 6,000 Nepali 5,500 - 100 - - 400
 Majhi 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Nachhiring 4,300 Nachiring ☀︎ 700 - 200 - - 3,300
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Newah 3,000 Newar 2,300 - 600 70 - 90
 Rai 24,000 Nepali 300 - - 1,600 - 22,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Rajbanshi - - - - - -
 Sarki 700 Nepali 700 - - - - -
 Sherpa 20,000 Sherpa - - 19,000 400 - 600
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 400 Sunwar 300 - - 20 - 90
 Tamang 12,000 Tamang, Eastern 900 - 11,000 500 - 100
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Thakuri Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 100 Tharu, Dangaura 100 - - - - -
 Thulung 1,300 Thulung ☀︎ 500 - - - - 800
 Tibetan, Bhotia 100 Tibetan, Central ☀︎ - - 100 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Yakkha Unknown Yakkha - - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 90 Limbu - - - - - 90
Yamphu 20 Yamphu ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
  Totals:  43 122,000   37 49,000 0 33,000 2,700 0 37,000
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