Nepal, Lumbini state, Banke district people groups

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Major People Groups *

Major Unreached People Groups *

Total Population

501,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

80.3 %

Muslim

17.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale
Abdul	300	1,300	23.0769 23.1%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Adibasi Janajati	30	1,200	2.5000 2.5%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Ansari	2,500	46,000	5.4348 5.4%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	2,100	34,000	6.1765 6.2%	Maithili	Hindu	1
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	700	2,400	29.1667 29.2%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	800	40,000	2.0000 2.0%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,000	1,000	100.0000 100.0%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	16,000	1.8750 1.9%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,100	254,000	2.0079 2.0%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	1,200	27,000	4.4444 4.4%	Maithili	Hindu	1
Bania Agarwal	1,500	19,000	7.8947 7.9%	Bhojpuri	Hindu	0
Bania Kasaundhan	200	2,200	9.0909 9.1%	Bhojpuri	Hindu	0
Bania unspecified	5,100	186,000	2.7419 2.7%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Bari (Hindu traditions)	400	9,800	4.0816 4.1%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	25,000	6.8000 6.8%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	400	2,200	18.1818 18.2%	Urdu	Muslim	0
Brahmin Bohara	80	1,100	7.2727 7.3%	Hindi	Hindu	0
Brahmin Gaur	80	7,300	1.0959 1.1%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Hill	34,000	3,346,000	1.0161 1.0%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	6,600	6.0606 6.1%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	3,000	6.6667 6.7%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Brahmin Sawaria	100	5,900	1.6949 1.7%	Awadhi	Hindu	0
Brahmin Terai	3,200	108,000	2.9630 3.0%	Maithili	Hindu	0
Byansi	100	4,400	2.2727 2.3%	Humla	Hindu	0
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	9,100	335,000	2.7164 2.7%	Maithili	Hindu	1
Major Groups (displayed): 86	497,000					84 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 125	501,000					116 ●

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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