Number of People Groups
159
Unreached People Groups
150
Total Population
3,353,000
Buddhist
11.0 %
Christian
1.5 %
Hindu
76.0 %
Muslim
10.8 %
Sikh
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.7 %
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abdul | 300 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Adibasi Janajati | 70 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Amat | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Ansari | 22,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 22,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | 3,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 3,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | 1,200 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baha'i | 30 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 |
|
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | 5,300 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 5,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | 22,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 21,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 |
|
Bangali (Hindu traditions) | 3,200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 3,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Agarwal | 4,000 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 3,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 |
|
Bania Agrahari | 800 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania Rauniar | 1,500 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 1,500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bania unspecified | 31,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 30,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 |
|
Bantar | 1,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bantawa | 70 | Bantawa | 1 ● | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Baramu | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bari (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | 4,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 4,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | 600 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | 400 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhar | 1,900 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | 4,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 4,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bhote | 900 | Nepali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Bind | 32,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 32,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
|
Bote-Majhi | 3,700 | Bote | 1 ● | 3,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Bhumihar | 2,300 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 2,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Gaur | 2,200 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 2,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Hill | 321,000 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 315,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 6,200 |
|
Brahmin Jijhotia | 400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Joshi | 500 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | 1,600 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Khandelwal | 400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Radhi | 600 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Saraswat | 300 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Sawaria | 1,300 | Awadhi | 0 ☀︎ | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Brahmin Terai | 15,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 14,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 |
|
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | 94,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 94,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | 300 |
|
Chamling | 70 | Chamling | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 |
|
Chepang, Tsepang | 56,000 | Chepang | 2 ● | 39,000 | -1 - | 12,000 | 4,700 | -1 - | 90 |
|
Chhantyal | 100 | Nepali | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Chhetri | 180,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 177,000 | -1 - | 500 | 500 | -1 - | 1,900 |
|
Chidimar | 3,200 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 3,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 40 |
|
Churaute | 20 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Danuwar Rai | 9,600 | Danuwar | 1 ● | 9,500 | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darai | 9,600 | Darai | 1 ● | 9,400 | -1 - | 70 | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darjee | 22,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 21,000 | -1 - | 70 | 400 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | 5,900 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 5,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhanuk | 38,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 38,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 |
|
Dharkar | 200 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhimal | 200 | Dhimal | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | 1,300 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi | 700 | Awadhi | 0 ☀︎ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dhobi Kanaujia | 300 | Awadhi | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dom (Hindu traditions) | 3,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 3,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dura | 600 | Nepali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | 400 | 50 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | 66,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 66,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | 50 |
|
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | 3,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 3,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gandharva | 700 | Nepali | 1 ● | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gangai | 400 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gharti | 7,700 | Nepali | 1 ● | 7,400 | -1 - | 100 | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gonrhi | 600 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Gurung Ghale | 2,900 | Ghale, Southern | 4 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 2,600 | 200 | -1 - | 80 |
|
Gurung Ghaleg | 51,000 | Gurung | 2 ● | 7,300 | -1 - | 41,000 | 2,600 | -1 - | 300 |
|
Hadi | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Hajam | 17,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 17,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | 1,900 | Maithili | 1 ● | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 1,900 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 90 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - |
|
Jirel | 50 | Jirel | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | 5,800 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 5,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | 56,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 56,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kalwar Jaiswal | 1,400 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Kalwar Sunri | 1,100 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kamar | 200 | Nepali | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kami | 54,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 52,000 | -1 - | 1,200 | 800 | -1 - | 20 |
|
Kandu | 115,000 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 115,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kawar | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 12,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 12,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khatwa | 1,500 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kisan | 100 | Kurux | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Rajbanshi | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 |
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 78,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 78,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kumal | 20,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 19,000 | -1 - | 300 | 400 | -1 - | 50 |
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | 30,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 30,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | 135,000 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 135,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | 60 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | 33,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 33,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | 35,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 35,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Magar | 72,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 65,000 | -1 - | 5,200 | 1,000 | -1 - | 700 |
|
Majhi | 10,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 9,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | 900 |
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | 5,600 | Maithili | 1 ● | 5,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | 61,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 61,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | 1,300 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | 1,300 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Manihar | 700 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mech | -1 Unknown | Boro (India) | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Mewahang | 100 | Mewahang, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 |
|
Miyan | 6,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 6,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | 4,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 4,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | 32,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 32,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nachhiring | 20 | Nachiring | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | 31,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 31,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Nat (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 1,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Newah | 86,000 | Newar | 1 ● | 72,000 | -1 - | 12,000 | 900 | -1 - | 700 |
|
Oraon, Dhangar | 3,500 | Kurux | 1 ● | 3,100 | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | 300 |
|
Pahari | 2,200 | Nepali | 1 ● | 1,700 | -1 - | 400 | 20 | -1 - | 50 |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 1,200 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | 800 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Pinjara | 6,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 6,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qassab | 100 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Qazi | 4,300 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 4,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rai | 19,000 | Nepali | 2 ● | 13,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 1,500 | -1 - | 4,700 |
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 36,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 36,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Rajbanshi | 4 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 70 |
|
Rajbhar | 1,300 | Bhojpuri | 1 ● | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Rajdhob | 200 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Raji | 200 | Raji | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 13,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 13,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | 1,100 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Sampang | -1 Unknown | Sampang | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 200 | Santhali | 2 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 100 |
|
Sarki | 11,000 | Nepali | 1 ● | 10,000 | -1 - | 600 | 400 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sayyid | 15,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 15,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh | 269,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 269,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Shaikh Qureshi | 10,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 10,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sherpa | 400 | Sherpa | 4 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 29,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 29,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 4,200 | Maithili | 1 ● | 4,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sunuwar | 2,400 | Sunwar | 1 ● | 2,400 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | 30 |
|
Tajpuriya | 100 | Rajbanshi | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamang | 343,000 | Tamang, Eastern | 2 ● | 21,000 | -1 - | 290,000 | 31,000 | -1 - | 1,100 |
|
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | 25,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 25,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 35,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 35,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | 108,000 | Maithili | 1 ● | 108,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 80 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakali | 500 | Nepali | 4 ● | 300 | -1 - | 200 | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakuri | 7,600 | Nepali | 1 ● | 7,000 | -1 - | 300 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
|
Thakuria | 1,800 | Bhojpuri | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 1,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thami | 300 | Thangmi | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu Khawas | 20 | Nepali | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu unspecified | 213,000 | Tharu, Dangaura | 1 ● | 209,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 3,800 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Awadhi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Walang | 30 | Walungge | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 198,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 198,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 |
|
Yadav Dhindhor | 2,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 2,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Gaoli | 16,000 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 16,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Kaonra | 700 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yadav Rawat | 1,900 | Maithili | 0 ☀︎ | 1,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakkha | 5,000 | Yakkha | 1 ● | 2,200 | -1 - | 200 | 30 | -1 - | 2,700 |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 1,500 | Limbu | 1 ● | 600 | -1 - | 700 | 30 | -1 - | 200 |
|
Yehlmo | 300 | Hyolmo | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
| Totals: 159 | 3,353,000 | 150 ● | 2,549,000 | 363,000 | 370,000 | 49,000 | 90 | 22,000 |
