Nepal, Mechi state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Mechi
District:	All

Major People Groups

132

Major Unreached People Groups

121

Total Population

1,623,000

Buddhist

9.3 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

62.4 %

Muslim

1.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

24.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	40	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Nepali	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,000	Bhojpuri	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania unspecified	3,800	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bantar	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	800	Bantawa	1	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,100	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	700	Bote	1	600	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	305,000	Nepali	0	287,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	17,000
Brahmin Terai	4,200	Maithili	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Byansi	200	Humla	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	600	Chamling	0	200	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	20	Chepang	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	90	Nepali	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	232,000	Nepali	1	229,000	-1 -	1,800	100	-1 -	800
Churaute	1,400	Nepali	0	40	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	3,000	Danuwar	1	2,900	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	20	Darai	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	30,000	Nepali	1	29,000	-1 -	1,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	10,000	Dhimal	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	12,000	Nepali	0	12,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	12,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	700	50	-1 -	30
Gurung Ghale	70	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	30,000	Gurung	2	2,800	-1 -	25,000	800	-1 -	1,200
Hadi	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Maithili	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Jirel	50	Jirel	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	52,000	Nepali	1	50,000	-1 -	1,000	800	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	500	Bhojpuri	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	400	Khaling	4	60	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	900	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	1,300	Kurux	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Rajbanshi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Maithili	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	1,000	Kulung (Nepal)	1	200	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	3,500	Nepali	1	3,100	-1 -	300	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Bhojpuri	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	-1 Unknown	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	30	Bhojpuri	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	200	Yamphu, Southern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	47,000	Nepali	1	37,000	-1 -	7,900	1,300	-1 -	800
Majhi	8,800	Nepali	1	8,600	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	200
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Maithili	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	4,800	Boro (India)	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	50
Mewahang	1,100	Mewahang, Eastern	0	300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	700
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	600	Maithili	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	400	Nachiring	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Nai (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	48,000	Newar	1	36,000	-1 -	11,000	500	-1 -	300
Oraon, Dhangar	2,100	Kurux	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	20
Pahari	30	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	161,000	Nepali	2	21,000	-1 -	80	7,200	-1 -	132,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	85,000	Rajbanshi	4	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	2,900
Rajbhar	20	Bhojpuri	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	3,500	Lepcha	1	90	-1 -	3,200	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	500	Sampang	0	60	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	30
Santal (Sawntal)	35,000	Santhali	2	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	2,400
Sarbaria	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sarki	9,900	Nepali	1	8,600	-1 -	800	400	-1 -	60
Sayyid	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	20,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	20,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	19,000	700	-1 -	400
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	11,000	Sunwar	1	8,000	-1 -	900	400	-1 -	1,800
Tajpuriya	14,000	Rajbanshi	1	14,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	100
Tamang	72,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	9,100	-1 -	57,000	5,300	-1 -	800
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Maithili	1	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	4	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	1,300	Thangmi	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Tharu unspecified	11,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	300	Thulung	0	100	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	30
Tokpegola	1,600	Sherpa	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	1,400	Walungge	0	300	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Maithili	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	3,600	Yakkha	1	900	-1 -	100	50	-1 -	2,500
Yakthumba, Limbu	268,000	Limbu	1	19,000	-1 -	12,000	6,600	-1 -	231,000
Yamphu	700	Yamphu	0	30	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	1,600	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 132	1,623,000		121 ●	1,013,000	28,000	151,000	33,000	80	398,000

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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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