Nepal, Bheri state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bheri
District:	All

Total People Groups

149

Unreached People Groups

140

Total Population

1,875,000

Buddhist

1.6 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

91.1 %

Muslim

5.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	300	Awadhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Nepali	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	50	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Nepali	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,800	Bhojpuri	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Kasaundhan	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	6,000	Maithili	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bantar	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Maithili	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	400	Bhojpuri	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	500	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	300	30	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	154,000	Nepali	0	154,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Brahmin Kanaujia	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	3,600	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	100	Humla	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	90	Chepang	2	70	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	300	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	407,000	Nepali	1	406,000	-1 -	800	1,000	-1 -	40
Chidimar	1,300	Bhojpuri	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	300	Nepali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	20	Danuwar	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	100	Darai	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	53,000	Nepali	1	52,000	-1 -	60	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	20	Bhojpuri	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,500	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	40	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	15,000	Gurung	2	20	-1 -	14,000	1,000	-1 -	90
Hajam	6,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jirel	-1 Unknown	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bhojpuri	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	208,000	Nepali	1	203,000	-1 -	700	4,800	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	3,500	Bhojpuri	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Sribastab	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Awadhi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	4,700	Awadhi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	2,600	Nepali	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bhojpuri	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bhojpuri	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	154,000	Nepali	1	138,000	-1 -	9,800	5,900	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	700	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	40
Mali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Maithili	1	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	500	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Maithili	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	12,000	Newar	1	11,000	-1 -	1,200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	20	Kurux	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	900	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	500
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Maithili	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	600	Rajbanshi	4	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Rajbhar	200	Bhojpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	2,200	Raji	1	2,000	-1 -	100	90	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	200	Santhali	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Sarki	25,000	Nepali	1	24,000	-1 -	80	900	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	65,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	300	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	20
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Nepali	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Sunwar	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	3,300	Tamang, Eastern	2	20	-1 -	3,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	4	60	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	115,000	Nepali	1	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	70
Thakuria	800	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	90	Thangmi	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	116,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	115,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	310,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	298,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Awadhi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Maithili	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,900	Maithili	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Awadhi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	200	Yakkha	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Limbu	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Totals: 149	1,875,000		140 ●	1,707,000	103,000	31,000	33,000	60	1,100

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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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