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
 Newah 174,000 1,377,000 12.6% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Dhangar 33,000 41,000 80.5% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pahari 200 14,000 1.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,600 9,500 16.8% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Pinjara 1,300 18,000 7.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Qazi 300 11,000 2.7% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rai 529,000 644,000 82.1% Nepali Other Progress Gauge
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,300 117,000 4.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 116,000 120,000 96.7% Rajbanshi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajbhar 2,000 11,000 18.2% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
Rajdhob 700 14,000 5.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Raji 100 4,900 2.0% Raji Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 5,500 40,000 13.8% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,400 19,000 7.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Raute 100 1,000 10.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 700 4,300 16.3% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 3,200 4,200 76.2% Lepcha Buddhist Progress Gauge
Sampang 1,400 1,500 93.3% Sampang Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) 52,000 54,000 96.3% Santhali Hindu Progress Gauge
Sarbaria 3,000 3,400 88.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 47,000 391,000 12.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 14,000 69,000 20.3% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 119,000 851,000 14.0% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,300 18,000 7.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sherpa 66,000 115,000 57.4% Sherpa Buddhist 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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