Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

26

Major Unreached People Groups *

23

Total Population

1,611,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

95.3 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 40,000 14.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 254,000 10.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bhote 1,200 14,000 8.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 134,000 3,346,000 4.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Byansi 2,600 4,400 59.1% Humla Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhantyal 400 12,000 3.3% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 662,000 4,574,000 14.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 64,000 491,000 13.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dolpa 4,200 4,300 97.7% Sherpa Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gandharva 1,000 7,300 13.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 11,000 547,000 2.0% Gurung Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kaike 1,500 1,500 100.0% Kaike Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kami 257,000 1,309,000 19.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kumal 1,800 126,000 1.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 108,000 2.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Magar 191,000 1,966,000 9.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Miyan 600 31,000 1.9% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Newah 5,500 1,377,000 0.4% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
Raji 1,300 4,900 26.5% Raji Hindu Progress Gauge
 Raute 200 1,000 20.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 42,000 391,000 10.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tamang 14,000 1,597,000 0.9% Tamang, Eastern Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Thakali 300 12,000 2.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Thakuri 166,000 442,000 37.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tharu unspecified 7,900 2,613,000 0.3% Tharu, Dangaura Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  26 1,605,000         23
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  74 1,611,000         68
* Province 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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