Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

151

Major Unreached People Groups *

142

Total Population

4,608,000

Buddhist

9.3 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

66.6 %

Muslim

3.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

19.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 1,500 7,800 19.2% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bhote 5,300 14,000 37.9% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bind 2,100 76,000 2.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bote-Majhi 900 12,000 7.5% Bote Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Bhumihar 2,600 17,000 15.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Gaur 600 7,300 8.2% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 564,000 3,346,000 16.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Joshi 500 2,200 22.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Kanaujia 300 6,600 4.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 2,000 15.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 3,000 6.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Saraswat 400 2,900 13.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Terai 7,300 108,000 6.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Byansi 300 4,400 6.8% Humla Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 335,000 3.9% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamling 5,900 6,700 88.1% Chamling Other Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 681,000 4,574,000 14.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Churaute 1,700 2,500 68.0% Nepali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Danuwar Rai 15,000 87,000 17.2% Danuwar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darai 300 18,000 1.7% Darai Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 82,000 491,000 16.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 7,700 1.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,700 21,000 8.1% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
Dhandi 30 2,000 1.5% Bhojpuri Other Progress Gauge
 Dhanuk 28,000 229,000 12.2% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  151 4,607,000         142
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  155 4,608,000         145
* 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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