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Country:

Nepal
Province / State: Seti
District: All

Number of People Groups

124

Unreached People Groups

118

Total Population

1,736,000

Buddhist

1.3 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

97.2 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ahar 70 Awadhi ☀ 70 - - - - -
Ansari 900 Urdu ☀ - 900 - - - -
Arakh 70 Awadhi ☀ 70 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili ● 300 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Nepali ☀ 10,000 - - - - -
Baha'i 30 Nepali ☀ - - - - - 30
Bahna (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀ 100 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Nepali ☀ 13,000 - - - - 90
Bangali (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili ● 900 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 100 Bhojpuri ☀ 100 - - - - 20
Bania unspecified 700 Maithili ☀ 700 - - - - 20
Bantar 30 Maithili ☀ 30 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ☀ 40 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀ 60 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 90 Awadhi ☀ 90 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀ 100 - - - - -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions) 300 Nepali ☀ - 300 - - - -
Bhote 1,800 Nepali ● 70 - 1,700 - - -
Bote-Majhi 200 Bote ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Bohara 200 Hindi ☀ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Hill 191,000 Nepali ☀ 190,000 - - - - 800
Brahmin Terai 1,100 Maithili ☀ 1,100 - - - - -
Byansi 400 Humla ☀ 400 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili ● 400 - - - - -
Chhantyal 60 Nepali ● - - 60 - - -
Chhetri 722,000 Nepali ● 719,000 - 2,300 200 - 1,000
Churaute 100 Nepali ☀ - 90 - - - -
Danuwar Rai 100 Danuwar ● 100 - - - - -
Darai 400 Darai ● 400 - - - - -
Darjee 49,000 Nepali ● 49,000 - 700 50 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Maithili ☀ 1,200 - - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu ☀ - 70 - - - -
Dhanuk 300 Maithili ☀ 300 - - - - -
Dhimal 100 Dhimal ● 100 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀ 200 - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 40 Bhojpuri ☀ - 40 - - - -
Domar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀ 200 - - - - -
Dura Unknown Nepali ● - - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀ 200 - - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀ 100 - - - - -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ☀ - 40 - - - -
Gandharva 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Gangai 90 Nepali ☀ 90 - - - - -
Gharti 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Goriya (Hindu traditions) 200 Awadhi ☀ 200 - - - - -
Gosain 300 Maithili ☀ 300 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale 20 Ghale, Southern ● - - 20 - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 2,100 Gurung ● - - 1,900 70 - 100
Hajam 300 Urdu ☀ - 300 - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ● 40 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 700 Maithili ☀ 700 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀ 100 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀ - - - - 30 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀ 30 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri ☀ 200 - - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ● 200 - - - - -
Kami 161,000 Nepali ● 159,000 - 1,800 700 - 100
Kandu 90 Bhojpuri ☀ 90 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili ● 500 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 70 Awadhi ☀ 70 - - - - -
Kisan 60 Kurux ● 60 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 30 Rajbanshi ● - - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ● 100 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 600 Awadhi ☀ 600 - - - - -
Kumal 1,900 Nepali ● 1,900 - - 30 - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Maithili ● 1,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bhojpuri ☀ 600 - - - - -
Kusunda 70 Nepali ☀ 70 - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions) 40 Bhojpuri ☀ 40 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Maithili ☀ 14,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ☀ - 40 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀ 200 - - - - -
Magar 43,000 Nepali ● 36,000 - 6,800 400 - 200
Majhi 700 Nepali ● 600 - - 30 - 40
Mali (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili ● 400 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili ● 500 - - - - -
Mech 100 Boro ● 100 - - - - -
Miyan 90 Urdu ☀ - 90 - - - -
Moghal 90 Urdu ☀ - 90 - - - -
Murao (Hindu traditions) 90 Awadhi ☀ 90 - - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili ● 300 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Maithili ☀ 700 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 40 Bhojpuri ☀ 40 - - - - -
Newah 5,200 Newar ● 3,900 - 1,200 60 - 60
Pahari 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 90 Urdu ☀ - 90 - - - -
Pinjara 100 Urdu ☀ - 100 - - - -
Qassab 300 Urdu ☀ - 300 - - - -
Qazi 90 Urdu ☀ - 90 - - - -
Rai 900 Nepali ● 500 - - 60 - 300
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Rajbanshi ● 200 - - - - 40
Rajbhar 400 Bhojpuri ● 400 - - - - -
Raji 2,300 Raji ● 2,300 - - 20 - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili ☀ 300 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ☀ - 300 - - - -
Raute 300 Raute ☀ 300 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 50 Santhali ● 50 - - - - -
Sarki 28,000 Nepali ● 27,000 - 500 300 - -
Sayyid 200 Urdu ☀ - 200 - - - -
Shaikh 2,200 Urdu ☀ - 2,200 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 300 Urdu ☀ - 300 - - - -
Sherpa 100 Sherpa ● - - 100 - - -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Nepali ☀ 43,000 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili ● 400 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ● 200 - - - - -
Sunuwar 500 Sunwar ● 500 - - - - -
Tajpuriya 20 Rajbanshi ● 20 - - - - -
Tamang 3,900 Tamang, Eastern ● - - 3,600 300 - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀ 100 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ● 200 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili ● 900 - - - - -
Thakali 300 Nepali ● 300 - 70 - - -
Thakuri 69,000 Nepali ● 67,000 - 1,700 300 - -
Thakuria 30 Bhojpuri ☀ - 30 - - - -
Thami 400 Thangmi ● 400 - - - - -
Tharu Khawas Unknown Nepali ● - - - - - -
Tharu Rana 14,000 Tharu, Dangaura ● 14,000 - - - - -
Tharu unspecified 329,000 Tharu, Dangaura ● 315,000 - - 13,000 - 1,700
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀ 30 - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Awadhi ☀ 1,200 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Maithili ☀ 1,100 - - - - -
Yakkha 60 Yakkha ● 40 - - - - 20
Yakthumba, Limbu 600 Limbu ● 400 - 30 30 - 60
Yehlmo 50 Hyolmo ● - - 50 - - -
  Totals:  124 1,736,000   118 ● 1,689,000 5,500 23,000 16,000 30 4,700
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