Nepal, Karnali state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	All

Total People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

566,000

Buddhist

5.1 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

93.9 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	800	Nepali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Nepali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	700	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	50,000	Nepali	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	2,600	Humla	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	80	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	250,000	Nepali	1	247,000	-1 -	2,800	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20,000	Nepali	1	20,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	4,300	Sherpa	1	90	-1 -	4,100	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	40	Nepali	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	-1 Unknown	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	2,300	Gurung	2	100	-1 -	1,900	70	-1 -	200
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	30	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaike	1,500	Kaike	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	74,000	Nepali	1	72,000	-1 -	700	700	-1 -	400
Kandu	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	45,000	Nepali	1	41,000	-1 -	1,700	1,600	-1 -	600
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	1,000	Newar	1	800	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	60	Nepali	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	100	Nepali	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Rajdhob	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	18,000	Nepali	1	17,000	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	20
Sayyid	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	30	Sunwar	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	14,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	100	-1 -	13,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	4	100	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	74,000	Nepali	1	71,000	-1 -	2,500	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	90	Thangmi	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	500	Tharu, Dangaura	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	60	Limbu	1	40	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 48	566,000		43 ●	532,000	100	29,000	3,900	0	1,300

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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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