Nepal, Kosi state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Kosi
District:	All

Total People Groups

171

Unreached People Groups

159

Total Population

2,411,000

Buddhist

7.7 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

69.9 %

Muslim

5.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

15.4 %

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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	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	6,200	Athpariya	0	3,600	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Maithili	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Nepali	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	300	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahing	400	Bahing	0	50	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Nepali	0	17,000	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	1,300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Maithili	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,400	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Khatri	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	13,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600
Bantar	35,000	Maithili	0	35,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	3,300	Bantawa	1	1,800	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Baramu	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	4,400	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	4,200	90	-1 -	30
Bind	1,600	Maithili	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	80	Bote	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	240,000	Nepali	0	211,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	29,000
Brahmin Joshi	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	3,400	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Byansi	100	Humla	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	2,200	Chamling	0	600	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2	100	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	30	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	317,000	Nepali	1	308,000	-1 -	2,200	300	-1 -	5,900
Churaute	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	3,300	Danuwar	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	200	Darai	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	34,000	Nepali	1	34,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	30	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk	26,000	Maithili	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	16,000	Dhimal	1	15,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	400
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	28,000	Nepali	0	28,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	16,000	Nepali	1	16,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	100
Gonrhi	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	800	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	33,000	Gurung	2	90	-1 -	30,000	1,300	-1 -	1,300
Hadi	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	-1 Unknown	Wayu	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Maithili	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	600	Nepali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	67,000	Nepali	1	65,000	-1 -	600	500	-1 -	500
Kandu	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Maithili	1	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	700	Khaling	4	40	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	600
Khas	16,000	Nepali	0	16,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	8,700	Maithili	0	8,400	-1 -	100	80	-1 -	60
Kisan	100	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Maithili	1	36,000	-1 -	100	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	18,000	Kulung (Nepal)	1	5,700	-1 -	2,300	80	-1 -	9,800
Kumal	4,800	Nepali	1	4,300	-1 -	400	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Maithili	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bhojpuri	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	700	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	50	Bhojpuri	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	1,100	Yamphu, Southern	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	8,800	Maithili	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	76,000	Nepali	1	60,000	-1 -	12,000	2,600	-1 -	1,800
Majhi	14,000	Nepali	1	12,000	-1 -	400	400	-1 -	1,100
Mal (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	500	Maithili	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	400	Boro (India)	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mewahang	3,000	Mewahang, Eastern	0	400	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Miyan	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	1,500	Maithili	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	20
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Maithili	1	56,000	-1 -	200	900	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	1,500	Nachiring	0	200	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	400
Nai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	60	Bhojpuri	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	97,000	Newar	1	82,000	-1 -	12,000	800	-1 -	1,700
Oraon, Dhangar	31,000	Kurux	1	30,000	-1 -	200	1,100	-1 -	200
Pahari	40	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	218,000	Nepali	2	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,000	-1 -	175,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Rajbanshi	4	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	800
Rajbhar	2,000	Bhojpuri	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	20	Raji	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	100	Lepcha	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Sampang	700	Sampang	0	100	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	300
Santal (Sawntal)	21,000	Santhali	2	18,000	-1 -	60	2,100	-1 -	700
Saora	1,700	Sora	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Sarbaria	2,700	Nepali	0	1,700	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sarki	19,000	Nepali	1	18,000	-1 -	500	300	-1 -	20
Sayyid	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	101,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	17,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Maithili	1	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	4,000	Sunwar	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	300
Tajpuriya	6,900	Rajbanshi	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	97,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	3,900	-1 -	87,000	3,300	-1 -	2,900
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Maithili	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	200	Nepali	4	70	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,700	Nepali	1	3,600	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	600	Thangmi	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	153,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	148,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	20
Thulung	1,500	Thulung	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Tokpegola	70	Sherpa	0	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Maithili	0	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	16,000	Yakkha	1	2,200	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	13,000
Yakthumba, Limbu	138,000	Limbu	1	20,000	-1 -	400	3,600	-1 -	114,000
Yamphu	6,600	Yamphu	0	300	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yehlmo	50	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 171	2,411,000		159 ●	1,685,000	135,000	184,000	36,000	600	370,000

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1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
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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%
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