Nepal, Gandaki state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Gandaki
District:	All

Total People Groups

123

Unreached People Groups

114

Total Population

1,623,000

Buddhist

14.6 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

81.2 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Nepali	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	80	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Nepali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	50	Bhojpuri	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	7,200	Nepali	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	700	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	1,800	Bote	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	80	Hindi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	344,000	Nepali	0	341,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	2,000
Brahmin Terai	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	4,200	Chepang	2	3,500	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	800	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	211,000	Nepali	1	210,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	700
Chidimar	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	70	Danuwar	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	5,300	Darai	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	57,000	Nepali	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	30
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	30	Dhimal	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	4,600	Nepali	1	2,700	-1 -	1,900	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,400	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	29,000	Nepali	1	29,000	-1 -	60	500	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	6,800	Ghale, Southern	4	400	-1 -	5,900	300	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghaleg	268,000	Gurung	2	61,000	-1 -	180,000	9,000	-1 -	18,000
Hajam	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	30	Wayu	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	50	Jirel	1	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	123,000	Nepali	1	119,000	-1 -	400	3,600	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	20	Kurux	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	23,000	Nepali	1	22,000	-1 -	200	900	-1 -	30
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	60	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	238,000	Nepali	1	230,000	-1 -	3,900	4,300	-1 -	300
Majhi	2,400	Nepali	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	20	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro (India)	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	90,000	Newar	1	82,000	-1 -	6,700	1,200	-1 -	200
Nubri	1,600	Nubri	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	-1 Unknown	Kurux	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	4,200	Nepali	2	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	600
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	40	Rajbanshi	4	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	60	Bhojpuri	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	80	Raji	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	40	Lepcha	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	80	Santhali	2	40	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Sarki	71,000	Nepali	1	68,000	-1 -	300	2,100	-1 -	500
Sayyid	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	5,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	700	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	600	60	-1 -	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	600	Sunwar	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	30	Rajbanshi	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	46,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	9,900	-1 -	31,000	3,700	-1 -	1,800
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,500	Nepali	4	1,400	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1	40	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	25,000	Nepali	1	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	40	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	60	Thangmi	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	1,100	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	4,100	Tharu, Dangaura	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tsum	2,500	Tsum	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	50	Yakkha	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	900	Limbu	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	400	Hyolmo	1	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 123	1,623,000		114 ●	1,318,000	12,000	237,000	30,000	10	25,000

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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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