Nepal, Narayani state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Narayani
District:	All

Total People Groups

159

Unreached People Groups

150

Total Population

3,099,000

Buddhist

10.9 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

76.3 %

Muslim

10.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	60	Nepali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	20,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Nepali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Nepali	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	3,700	Bhojpuri	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Agrahari	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	1,400	Bhojpuri	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	31,000	Maithili	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bantar	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	70	Bantawa	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	1,700	Bhojpuri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Maithili	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	800	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	29,000	Maithili	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bote-Majhi	3,400	Bote	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	2,100	Maithili	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	292,000	Nepali	0	286,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,700
Brahmin Jijhotia	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	1,200	Awadhi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	86,000	Maithili	1	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	300
Chamling	70	Chamling	0	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	30
Chepang, Tsepang	51,000	Chepang	2	35,000	-1 -	11,000	4,300	-1 -	80
Chhantyal	100	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	164,000	Nepali	1	161,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	1,800
Chidimar	2,900	Bhojpuri	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Churaute	20	Nepali	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	8,800	Danuwar	1	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	8,700	Darai	1	8,500	-1 -	60	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	20,000	Nepali	1	19,000	-1 -	60	400	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	34,000	Maithili	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Dharkar	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	200	Dhimal	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	700	Awadhi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	300	Awadhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	600	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	400	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Maithili	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	700	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	7,000	Nepali	1	6,700	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	500	Bhojpuri	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	2,600	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	200	-1 -	70
Gurung Ghaleg	46,000	Gurung	2	6,600	-1 -	37,000	2,400	-1 -	300
Hadi	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-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	40	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Bhojpuri	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Maithili	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	49,000	Nepali	1	47,000	-1 -	1,100	700	-1 -	20
Kandu	105,000	Bhojpuri	0	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	100	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Maithili	1	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	18,000	Nepali	1	17,000	-1 -	300	300	-1 -	40
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	123,000	Bhojpuri	0	123,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Maithili	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	66,000	Nepali	1	60,000	-1 -	4,800	900	-1 -	600
Majhi	9,300	Nepali	1	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	800
Mal (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Maithili	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Maithili	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	600	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro (India)	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	100	Mewahang, Eastern	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Miyan	5,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Maithili	1	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	20	Nachiring	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Bhojpuri	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	78,000	Newar	1	66,000	-1 -	11,000	800	-1 -	700
Oraon, Dhangar	3,200	Kurux	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	300
Pahari	2,000	Nepali	1	1,500	-1 -	400	20	-1 -	40
Pashtun, Pathan	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	5,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	4,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	17,000	Nepali	2	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	4,300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Maithili	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	4	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Rajbhar	1,100	Bhojpuri	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	200	Raji	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	-1 Unknown	Sampang	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	200	Santhali	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sarki	10,000	Nepali	1	9,300	-1 -	500	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	245,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	245,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	9,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	400	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Maithili	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	2,200	Sunwar	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	30
Tajpuriya	80	Rajbanshi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	312,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	19,000	-1 -	265,000	28,000	-1 -	1,000
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Maithili	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Maithili	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	98,000	Maithili	1	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	500	Nepali	4	200	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	6,900	Nepali	1	6,400	-1 -	200	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	1,700	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1	300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	213,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	209,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	30	Walungge	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	198,000	Maithili	0	198,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Yadav Dhindhor	1,800	Maithili	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	15,000	Maithili	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	4,600	Yakkha	1	2,000	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	2,400
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,400	Limbu	1	500	-1 -	700	30	-1 -	200
Yehlmo	200	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 159	3,099,000		150 ●	2,365,000	331,000	337,000	45,000	80	20,000

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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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