Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Gandaki
District: Gorkha

Number of People Groups

62

Unreached People Groups

55

Total Population

312,000

Buddhist

19.2 %

Christian

3.3 %

Hindu

75.4 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.2 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 400 Nepali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Baha'i 20 Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - 20
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Nepali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - 50
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 50 Maithili ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Baramu 7,800 Nepali 7,800 - - 20 - -
 Bhote 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Bote-Majhi 100 Bote 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 48,000 Nepali ☀︎ 46,000 - - 20 - 1,300
 Brahmin Terai 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 4,000 Chepang 3,500 - 300 200 - -
 Chhetri 36,000 Nepali 36,000 - - 200 - 400
 Darai 1,000 Darai 900 - - 30 - -
 Darjee 9,200 Nepali 9,100 - - 90 - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gandharva 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Gangai 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Gharti 2,500 Nepali 2,500 - - 60 - -
Gurung Ghale 5,900 Ghale, Southern 400 - 5,100 300 - 100
 Gurung Ghaleg 58,000 Gurung 14,000 - 39,000 3,600 - 1,100
 Hajam 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili 30 - - - - -
 Kamar 50 Nepali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kami 17,000 Nepali 17,000 - - 600 - -
 Kandu 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Kumal 9,200 Nepali 8,600 - 100 500 - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Magar 36,000 Nepali 34,000 - 400 1,500 - -
 Majhi 500 Nepali 400 - - 40 - 50
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Miyan 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Newah 24,000 Newar 23,000 - 700 400 - -
 Nubri 1,700 Nubri ☀︎ - - 1,700 - - -
 Pinjara 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Rai 200 Nepali 200 - - 20 - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Raute 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Sarki 24,000 Nepali 23,000 - - 1,000 - -
 Sayyid 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Shaikh 1,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
 Sherpa 60 Sherpa - - 60 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Sunuwar 70 Sunwar 70 - - - - -
 Tamang 15,000 Tamang, Eastern 3,200 - 9,700 1,600 - 800
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili 90 - - - - -
 Thakali 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Thakuri 900 Nepali 900 - - 50 - -
 Thami 50 Thangmi 50 - - - - -
 Tharu Khawas 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 200 Tharu, Dangaura 200 - - 30 - -
 Tsum 2,700 Tsum ☀︎ - - 2,700 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 90 Limbu 90 - - - - -
  Totals:  62 312,000   55 236,000 2,600 60,000 10,000 0 3,800
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