Nepal, Mahakali state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Mahakali
District:	All

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,171,000

Buddhist

0.7 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

97.6 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	400	Awadhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Nepali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	500	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Nepali	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	30	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	400	Bote	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	188,000	Nepali	0	185,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,400
Brahmin Terai	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	1,100	Humla	0	1,100	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	498,000	Nepali	1	496,000	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	800
Danuwar Rai	300	Danuwar	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	50	Darai	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	25,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	20	Bhojpuri	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	70	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	3,100	Gurung	2	400	-1 -	2,500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	400	Bhojpuri	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	79,000	Nepali	1	78,000	-1 -	600	600	-1 -	20
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	90	Awadhi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	600	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	21,000	Nepali	1	20,000	-1 -	900	300	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	40	Mewahang, Eastern	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	3,000	Newar	1	2,700	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	20
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pahari	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	400	Nepali	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	4	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	400	Bhojpuri	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	400	Nepali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	21,000	Nepali	1	20,000	-1 -	200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	20	Urdu	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Nepali	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	80	Sunwar	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	3,500	Tamang, Eastern	2	50	-1 -	2,500	900	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	-1 Unknown	Nepali	4	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	60,000	Nepali	1	60,000	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	69,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	116,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	300
Tibetan, Bhotia	60	Tibetan, Central	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	800	Awadhi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	100	Yakkha	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Limbu	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 93	1,171,000		87 ●	1,142,000	400	8,400	14,000	0	5,400

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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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