Nepal, Gandaki state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Gandaki
District:	All

Major People Groups

123

Major Unreached People Groups

114

Total Population

1,781,000

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	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Nepali	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	80	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Nepali	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	50	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	30	Bantawa	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	7,900	Nepali	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	800	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	2,000	Bote	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	90	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	378,000	Nepali	0	375,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	2,200
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	4,600	Chepang	2	3,900	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	900	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	232,000	Nepali	1	231,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	800
Chidimar	70	Bhojpuri	0	70	-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	5,800	Darai	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	63,000	Nepali	1	62,000	-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	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	40	Dhimal	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	5,100	Nepali	1	2,900	-1 -	2,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,500	Nepali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	32,000	Nepali	1	31,000	-1 -	70	500	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	7,500	Ghale, Southern	4	500	-1 -	6,500	400	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghaleg	294,000	Gurung	2	67,000	-1 -	198,000	9,900	-1 -	20,000
Hajam	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-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)	50	Bhojpuri	0	50	-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	135,000	Nepali	1	131,000	-1 -	400	4,000	-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)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	25,000	Nepali	1	24,000	-1 -	200	1,000	-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	70	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	60	-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	261,000	Nepali	1	252,000	-1 -	4,300	4,700	-1 -	300
Majhi	2,600	Nepali	1	2,300	-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	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	99,000	Newar	1	90,000	-1 -	7,400	1,300	-1 -	200
Nubri	1,700	Nubri	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Dhangar	20	Kurux	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	4,600	Nepali	2	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	700
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	40	Rajbanshi	4	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	70	Bhojpuri	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	90	Raji	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0	90	-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	50	Lepcha	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	90	Santhali	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Sarki	78,000	Nepali	1	75,000	-1 -	300	2,300	-1 -	500
Sayyid	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	6,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	700	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	600	60	-1 -	20
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	700	Sunwar	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	30	Rajbanshi	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	50,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	11,000	-1 -	34,000	4,000	-1 -	2,000
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	2,700	Nepali	4	1,600	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	400	Thakali	1	50	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	28,000	Nepali	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	50	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	70	Thangmi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	1,200	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	4,100	Tharu, Dangaura	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tsum	2,700	Tsum	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-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	60	Yakkha	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,000	Limbu	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	500	Hyolmo	1	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 123	1,781,000		114 ●	1,447,000	13,000	261,000	33,000	10	27,000

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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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