State: Seti | Joshua Project

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Country:	Nepal
State:	Seti
District:	All

Number of People Groups

126

Unreached People Groups

122

Total Population

1,685,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

97.5 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahar	60	Awadhi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	60	Awadhi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Nepali	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Nepali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	700	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	80	Awadhi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	200	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	200	Bote	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	165,000	Nepali	1 ●	165,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	164,000	Nepali	1 ●	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	300	Humla	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	50	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	619,000	Nepali	1 ●	616,000	-1 -	2,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	90	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	100	Danuwar	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	300	Darai	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	42,000	Nepali	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	600	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devhar	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	90	Dhimal	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	1,800	Gurung	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	60	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghale	20	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	138,000	Nepali	1 ●	136,000	-1 -	1,500	600	-1 -	100
Kandu	80	Bhojpuri	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	60	Awadhi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	50	Kurux	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	20	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	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,700	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusunda	60	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	37,000	Nepali	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	5,900	300	-1 -	200
Majhi	600	Maithili	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	100	Boro	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	80	Awadhi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	4,400	Newar	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	1,000	40	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	700	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	300	Bhojpuri	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	2,000	Raji	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	300	Raute	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal, Hor	40	Santhali	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	24,000	Nepali	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	1,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	80	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Nepali	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-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	3,300	Tamang, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	59,000	Nepali	1 ●	58,000	-1 -	1,500	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	314,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	300,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	1,600
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	12,000	Tharu, Kathariya	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Awadhi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	50	Yakkha	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba	500	Limbu	1 ●	400	-1 -	30	30	-1 -	60
Yehlmo	40	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 126	1,685,000		122 ●	1,643,000	4,700	19,000	15,000	30	2,500

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