Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

38

Major Unreached People Groups *

24

Total Population

247,000

Buddhist

20.9 %

Christian

9.6 %

Hindu

65.8 %

Muslim

1.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.8 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Community
Category
Progress
Scale
 Bhotia 14,000 115,000 12.2% Nepali Buddhist ST Progress Gauge
 Bhotia Sikkim 4,800 85,000 5.6% Sikkimese Buddhist OBC Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 8,000 48,723,000 0.0% Hindi Hindu FC Progress Gauge
Buna (Hindu traditions) 1,300 425,000 0.3% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 1,600 216,000 0.7% Nepali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Christian 2,700 1,412,000 0.2% Hindi Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Darjee 1,500 51,000 2.9% Nepali Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Dhimal 400 5,100 7.8% Maithili Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Drukpa 2,600 12,000 21.7% Dzongkha Buddhist OBC Progress Gauge
 Gangai 200 5,300 3.8% Nepali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Gharti 1,900 24,000 7.9% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 11,000 117,000 9.4% Nepali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Jimdar 5,000 84,000 6.0% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 3,362,000 0.1% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Kagate 20 1,800 1.1% Syuba Buddhist OBC Progress Gauge
 Kami 4,600 104,000 4.4% Nepali Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Khambu 24,000 344,000 7.0% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Lhomi 400 1,700 23.5% Lhomi Buddhist OBC Progress Gauge
 Magar 15,000 368,000 4.1% Nepali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Munda 2,500 3,668,000 0.1% Mundari Hindu ST Progress Gauge
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 6,700 5,414,000 0.1% Bengali Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Namassej Chandel 1,900 1,458,000 0.1% Bengali Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Newah 9,500 170,000 5.6% Nepali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Oraon 9,900 4,548,000 0.2% Kurux Christian ST Progress Gauge
 Rai 4,700 127,000 3.7% Nepali Other OBC Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  38 216,000           24
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  275 247,000           235
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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