Nepal, Bagmati state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	All

Major People Groups

165

Major Unreached People Groups

154

Total Population

4,386,000

Buddhist

22.0 %

Christian

2.8 %

Hindu

73.5 %

Muslim

0.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.9 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	100	Awadhi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	20	Athpariya	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Nepali	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahing	70	Bahing	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Nepali	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Maithili	1	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania unspecified	5,800	Maithili	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bantar	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	300	Bantawa	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	700	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	3,000	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	2,200	50	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	847,000	Nepali	0	842,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	5,500
Brahmin Terai	3,800	Maithili	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Byansi	50	Humla	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	600	Chamling	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chepang, Tsepang	18,000	Chepang	2	12,000	-1 -	2,400	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	1,000	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	300	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	792,000	Nepali	1	778,000	-1 -	7,800	2,500	-1 -	1,700
Chidimar	30	Bhojpuri	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	400	Nepali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	16,000	Danuwar	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	1,200	Darai	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	48,000	Nepali	1	47,000	-1 -	60	600	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,900	Maithili	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	1,100	Dhimal	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	60	Sherpa	1	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	300	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	500	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	20,000	Nepali	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	90	Bhojpuri	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	70	Awadhi	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	14,000	Ghale, Southern	4	300	-1 -	12,000	1,200	-1 -	200
Gurung Ghaleg	92,000	Gurung	2	2,400	-1 -	78,000	10,000	-1 -	700
Hadi	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jirel	1,000	Jirel	1	200	-1 -	800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Maithili	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	80,000	Nepali	1	77,000	-1 -	100	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	1,500	Bhojpuri	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	100	Khaling	4	30	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	20
Khatwa	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	90	Rajbanshi	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Maithili	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	50	Awadhi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	300	Kulung (Nepal)	1	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kumal	10,000	Nepali	1	10,000	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bhojpuri	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerung	3,700	Kyerung	0	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	200	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	80	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	30	Yamphu, Southern	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	177,000	Nepali	1	159,000	-1 -	7,900	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	19,000	Nepali	1	16,000	-1 -	50	1,200	-1 -	1,500
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	50	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	40	Boro (India)	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	6,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	100	Maithili	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Murao (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	30	Nachiring	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Maithili	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	937,000	Newar	1	778,000	-1 -	150,000	7,600	-1 -	700
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	70
Pahari	11,000	Nepali	1	7,700	-1 -	2,500	400	-1 -	600
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	80,000	Nepali	2	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	21,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Rajbanshi	4	800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	500
Rajbhar	200	Bhojpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	70	Raji	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Raute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	200	Lepcha	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sampang	90	Sampang	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Santal (Sawntal)	300	Santhali	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sarki	50,000	Nepali	1	48,000	-1 -	500	1,600	-1 -	50
Sayyid	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	36,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	3,200	-1 -	300
Sherpa Helambu	2,900	Hyolmo	1	50	-1 -	2,800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	6,700	Sunwar	1	6,100	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	300	Rajbanshi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	843,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	138,000	-1 -	644,000	59,000	-1 -	1,000
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	3,500	Nepali	4	1,600	-1 -	1,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1	90	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	35,000	Nepali	1	34,000	-1 -	400	900	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	90	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	7,000	Thangmi	1	5,700	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	300
Tharu Khawas	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	900	Tharu, Dangaura	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	27,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	300	Thulung	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Tibetan, Bhotia	2,900	Tibetan, Central	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tokpegola	40	Sherpa	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	40	Walungge	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Maithili	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	500	Yakkha	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yakthumba, Limbu	20,000	Limbu	1	12,000	-1 -	4,100	1,400	-1 -	2,100
Yamphu	40	Yamphu	0	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	8,100	Hyolmo	1	1,000	-1 -	7,100	90	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 165	4,386,000		154 ●	3,226,000	29,000	967,000	125,000	100	40,000

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1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
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1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
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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%
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