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 %
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahar | 70 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ansari | 900 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Arakh | 70 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Maithili | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | 10,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 10,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baha'i | 30 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 |
|
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | 13,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 13,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 |
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bangali Muslim Moghal | 90 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Agarwal | 100 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 |
|
Bania unspecified | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 |
|
Bantar | 30 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bari (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | 60 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | 90 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhoi (Muslim traditions) | 300 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhote | 1,800 | Nepali | 1 ● | 70 | -1 - | 1,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bote-Majhi | 200 | Bote | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Bohara | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Hill | 191,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 190,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 800 |
|
Brahmin Terai | 1,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Byansi | 400 | Humla | 0 ☀ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhantyal | 60 | Nepali | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhetri | 722,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 719,000 | -1 - | 2,300 | 200 | -1 - | 1,000 |
|
|
Churaute | 100 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Danuwar Rai | 100 | Danuwar | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darai | 400 | Darai | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darjee | 49,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 49,000 | -1 - | 700 | 50 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | 1,200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | 70 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhanuk | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhimal | 100 | Dhimal | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dom (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dom (Muslim traditions) | 40 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dura | -1 Unknown | Nepali | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | 40 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gandharva | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gangai | 90 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gharti | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Goriya (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gosain | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gurung Ghale | 20 | Ghale, Southern | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gurung Ghaleg | 2,100 | Gurung | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 1,900 | 70 | -1 - | 100 |
|
Hajam | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Maithili | 1 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Hindi | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 30 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - |
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kami | 161,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 159,000 | -1 - | 1,800 | 700 | -1 - | 100 |
|
Kandu | 90 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | 70 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kisan | 60 | Kurux | 1 ● | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Rajbanshi | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koli (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kumal | 1,900 | Nepali | 1 ● | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) | 1,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kusunda | 70 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | 14,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | 40 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Magar | 43,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 36,000 | -1 - | 6,800 | 400 | -1 - | 200 |
|
Majhi | 700 | Nepali | 1 ● | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | 40 |
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mech | 100 | Boro | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Miyan | 90 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Murao (Hindu traditions) | 90 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Maithili | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Newah | 5,200 | Newar | 1 ● | 3,900 | -1 - | 1,200 | 60 | -1 - | 60 |
|
Pahari | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 90 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pinjara | 100 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qassab | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qazi | 90 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rai | 900 | Nepali | 2 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | 300 |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Rajbanshi | 2 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
|
Rajbhar | 400 | Bhojpuri | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Raji | 2,300 | Raji | 1 ● | 2,300 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Raute | 300 | Raute | 0 ☀ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 50 | Santhali | 2 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sarki | 28,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 27,000 | -1 - | 500 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sayyid | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh | 2,200 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 2,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh Qureshi | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sherpa | 100 | Sherpa | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Silpkar (Hindu traditions) | 43,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀ | 43,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Maithili | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunuwar | 500 | Sunwar | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tajpuriya | 20 | Rajbanshi | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamang | 3,900 | Tamang, Eastern | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 3,600 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakali | 300 | Nepali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakuri | 69,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 67,000 | -1 - | 1,700 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Thakuria | 30 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀ | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thami | 400 | Thangmi | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu Khawas | -1 Unknown | Nepali | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu Rana | 14,000 | Tharu, Dangaura | 1 ● | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu unspecified | 329,000 | Tharu, Dangaura | 1 ● | 315,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 13,000 | -1 - | 1,700 |
|
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | 1,200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀ | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakkha | 60 | Yakkha | 1 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 20 |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 600 | Limbu | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | 30 | 30 | -1 - | 60 |
|
Yehlmo | 50 | Hyolmo | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
| Totals: 124 | 1,736,000 | 118 ● | 1,689,000 | 5,500 | 23,000 | 16,000 | 30 | 4,700 |
