Nepal, Sagarmatha state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Sagarmatha
District:	All

Major People Groups

161

Major Unreached People Groups

150

Total Population

2,342,000

Buddhist

7.3 %

Christian

0.8 %

Hindu

79.0 %

Muslim

5.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.7 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Maithili	1	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	800	Nepali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	2,800	Bahing	0	2,400	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Nepali	0	20,000	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,300	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bania Khatri	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	22,000	Maithili	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bantar	19,000	Maithili	0	17,000	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bantawa	300	Bantawa	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Baramu	70	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	400	Bhojpuri	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	100	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	2,500	Maithili	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	200	Bote	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	5,400	Maithili	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	80,000	Nepali	0	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200
Brahmin Joshi	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	10,000	Maithili	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Maithili	1	70,000	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	3,700	Chamling	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900
Chepang, Tsepang	40	Chepang	2	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	201,000	Nepali	1	191,000	-1 -	5,200	80	-1 -	4,500
Churaute	400	Nepali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	24,000	Danuwar	1	24,000	-1 -	90	50	-1 -	20
Darai	40	Darai	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	27,000	Nepali	1	26,000	-1 -	400	100	-1 -	30
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	75,000	Maithili	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk Dhankar	4,300	Maithili	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	1,200	Dhimal	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Maithili	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Maithili	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	30	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	14,000	Nepali	1	14,000	-1 -	300	80	-1 -	300
Gonrhi	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	500	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	7,000	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	6,900	50	-1 -	50
Hadi	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Maithili	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1	40	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	60	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Maithili	1	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	40	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	55,000	Nepali	1	51,000	-1 -	3,600	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	3,800	Bhojpuri	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	500	Khaling	4	100	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	300
Khas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	60,000	Maithili	0	58,000	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	300
Koch (Hindu traditions)	80	Rajbanshi	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Maithili	1	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	11,000	Kulung (Nepal)	1	1,100	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,800
Kumal	900	Nepali	1	800	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kumhar Magahia	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Maithili	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bhojpuri	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	100,000	Nepali	1	77,000	-1 -	20,000	1,700	-1 -	1,000
Majhi	7,800	Nepali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	700
Mal (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Maithili	1	34,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	200	Boro (India)	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	90	Maithili	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	95,000	Maithili	1	93,000	-1 -	1,100	100	-1 -	200
Nachhiring	6,500	Nachiring	0	1,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	5,100
Nai (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Maithili	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	47,000	Newar	1	35,000	-1 -	9,600	500	-1 -	1,000
Oraon, Dhangar	3,700	Kurux	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Pahari	90	Nepali	1	60	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	70	Urdu	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	195,000	Nepali	2	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,700	-1 -	146,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	4	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	1,100	Bhojpuri	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	14,000	Maithili	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Maithili	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	80	Lepcha	1	40	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	300	Sampang	0	50	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	200
Santal (Sawntal)	100	Santhali	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Sarki	24,000	Nepali	1	24,000	-1 -	100	400	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	8,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	98,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	35,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	33,000	500	-1 -	1,200
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	6,200	Maithili	1	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Maithili	1	23,000	-1 -	90	30	-1 -	200
Sunuwar	13,000	Sunwar	1	12,000	-1 -	900	100	-1 -	200
Tamang	74,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	3,700	-1 -	66,000	3,300	-1 -	800
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	1	27,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	91,000	Maithili	1	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Maithili	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	70	Nepali	4	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,500	Nepali	1	3,300	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	400	Thangmi	1	300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	125,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	110,000	-1 -	13,000	1,200	-1 -	1,400
Thulung	1,700	Thulung	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Tibetan, Bhotia	100	Tibetan, Central	0	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	400	Awadhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	20	Walungge	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	257,000	Maithili	0	257,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	28,000	Maithili	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	200	Yakkha	1	40	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	80
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,600	Limbu	1	200	-1 -	800	20	-1 -	600
Yamphu	20	Yamphu	0	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	80	Hyolmo	1	50	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 161	2,342,000		150 ●	1,849,000	122,000	170,000	19,000	0	181,000

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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%
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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%
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