Nepal, Bagmati state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Bagmati
District:	All

Total People Groups

146

Unreached People Groups

136

Total Population

5,698,000

Buddhist

23.4 %

Christian

2.9 %

Hindu

71.8 %

Muslim

0.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	20	Athpariya	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Nepali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahing	60	Bahing	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Nepali	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	1,400
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Maithili	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,000	Bhojpuri	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Rauniar	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	9,200	Maithili	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bantar	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	300	Bantawa	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	700	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	3,100	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	2,300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	3,400	Bote	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	1,041,000	Nepali	0	1,014,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	28,000
Brahmin Terai	4,800	Maithili	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Byansi	40	Humla	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	600	Chamling	0	200	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	400
Chepang, Tsepang	66,000	Chepang	2	46,000	-1 -	13,000	7,100	-1 -	80
Chhantyal	900	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	300	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	992,000	Nepali	1	973,000	-1 -	7,600	2,800	-1 -	8,900
Chidimar	30	Bhojpuri	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	300	Nepali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	35,000	Danuwar	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	9,400	Darai	1	9,200	-1 -	60	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	78,000	Nepali	1	76,000	-1 -	400	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	3,000	Maithili	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	1,100	Dhimal	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dolpa	50	Sherpa	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	900	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	600	60	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,000	Nepali	1	1,000	-1 -	20	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	40	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	35,000	Nepali	1	34,000	-1 -	300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	60	Awadhi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	15,000	Ghale, Southern	4	200	-1 -	13,000	1,200	-1 -	200
Gurung Ghaleg	128,000	Gurung	2	8,700	-1 -	107,000	12,000	-1 -	900
Hajam	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	2,700	Wayu	1	2,100	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	40
Jirel	5,700	Jirel	1	2,500	-1 -	3,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Maithili	1	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	144,000	Nepali	1	139,000	-1 -	1,400	3,700	-1 -	20
Kandu	2,900	Bhojpuri	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Maithili	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	100	Khaling	4	30	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	100	Rajbanshi	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	300	Kulung (Nepal)	1	20	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kumal	19,000	Nepali	1	18,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	40
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bhojpuri	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kyerung	3,300	Kyerung	0	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	200	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	70	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	30	Yamphu, Southern	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	282,000	Nepali	1	248,000	-1 -	23,000	11,000	-1 -	800
Majhi	38,000	Nepali	1	34,000	-1 -	300	1,500	-1 -	2,700
Mali (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	30	Boro (India)	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	7,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	50	Nachiring	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	974,000	Newar	1	809,000	-1 -	154,000	8,200	-1 -	3,100
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	80
Pahari	13,000	Nepali	1	9,200	-1 -	3,000	400	-1 -	600
Pashtun, Pathan	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	88,000	Nepali	2	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	21,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Rajbanshi	4	800	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	500
Rajbhar	200	Bhojpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	90	Raji	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Raute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	100	Lepcha	1	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	30
Sampang	100	Sampang	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Santal (Sawntal)	300	Santhali	2	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Sarki	76,000	Nepali	1	73,000	-1 -	1,100	2,100	-1 -	40
Sayyid	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	16,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	45,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	42,000	3,400	-1 -	300
Sherpa Helambu	2,600	Hyolmo	1	40	-1 -	2,600	40	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	400	Nepali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	26,000	Sunwar	1	25,000	-1 -	200	600	-1 -	200
Tajpuriya	200	Rajbanshi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,174,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	143,000	-1 -	942,000	86,000	-1 -	2,700
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	3,500	Nepali	4	1,600	-1 -	1,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali Marphali	300	Thakali	1	80	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	40,000	Nepali	1	38,000	-1 -	600	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	100	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	27,000	Thangmi	1	25,000	-1 -	1,400	300	-1 -	300
Tharu Khawas	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	800	Tharu, Dangaura	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	92,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -
Thulung	300	Thulung	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Tokpegola	40	Sherpa	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	30	Walungge	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	500	Yakkha	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yakthumba, Limbu	19,000	Limbu	1	11,000	-1 -	3,900	1,300	-1 -	2,100
Yamphu	40	Yamphu	0	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	8,700	Hyolmo	1	2,000	-1 -	6,600	100	-1 -	30
Totals: 146	5,698,000		136 ●	4,089,000	33,000	1,336,000	164,000	0	76,000

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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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