Nepal, Sudurpashchim state, Kanchanpur district people groups

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Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

522,000

Buddhist

1.0 %

Christian

2.4 %

Hindu

95.4 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.9 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	40	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Nepali	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	500	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Nepali	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bote-Majhi	200	Bote	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	75,000	Nepali	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000
Chhetri	136,000	Nepali	1	135,000	-1 -	200	80	-1 -	600
Darjee	11,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,000	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	36,000	Nepali	1	36,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	20
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	13,000	Nepali	1	13,000	-1 -	500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,200	Newar	1	1,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbhar	300	Bhojpuri	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	7,500	Nepali	1	7,300	-1 -	60	100	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Nepali	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	2,900	Tamang, Eastern	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	800	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	26,000	Nepali	1	26,000	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	63,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	116,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	300
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 31	516,000		29 ●	492,000	0	5,300	13,000	0	4,600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 78	522,000		72 ●	498,000	400	5,400	13,000	0	4,600

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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