Nepal, Seti state, Kailali district people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Seti
District:	Kailali

Number of People Groups

107

Unreached People Groups

100

Total Population

854,000

Buddhist

2.1 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

95.1 %

Muslim

0.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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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
Ahar	70	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	800	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Nepali	0 ☀︎	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	20	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	700	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	90	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	50	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	100	Hindi	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	111,000	Nepali	0 ☀︎	110,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Brahmin Terai	900	Maithili	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	100	Humla	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	40	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	189,000	Nepali	1 ●	186,000	-1 -	1,900	200	-1 -	1,000
Churaute	100	Nepali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	30	Danuwar	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	700	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	70	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-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	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,600	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	70	-1 -	100
Hajam	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-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)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	75,000	Nepali	1 ●	73,000	-1 -	1,700	600	-1 -	100
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-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)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	700	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	400	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	34,000	Nepali	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	6,600	200	-1 -	200
Majhi	200	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Mali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	100	Boro (India)	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	3,600	Newar	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	900	50	-1 -	60
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	600	Nepali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Rajbanshi	4 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Rajbhar	30	Bhojpuri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	2,200	Raji	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	8,400	Nepali	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,100	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	300	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	70	Sherpa	4 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Nepali	0 ☀︎	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	50	Sunwar	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	20	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	2,800	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	4 ●	30	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	35,000	Nepali	1 ●	34,000	-1 -	1,500	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	30	Bhojpuri	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	70	Thangmi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	15,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	322,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	308,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	1,700
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	60	Yakkha	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Limbu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Yehlmo	30	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 107	854,000		100 ●	812,000	4,800	18,000	15,000	30	4,600

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