Nepal, Lumbini state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	All

Total People Groups

161

Unreached People Groups

152

Total Population

4,813,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

89.5 %

Muslim

6.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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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	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	9,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Nepali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	100	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Nepali	0	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Maithili	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	8,100	Bhojpuri	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Agrahari	1,500	Bhojpuri	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	2,000	Bhojpuri	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	33,000	Maithili	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bantar	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	20	Bantawa	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Maithili	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Maithili	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Maithili	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	9,000	Bhojpuri	0	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	5,000	Bhojpuri	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	1,900	Bhojpuri	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	200	Nepali	1	60	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	3,300	Bote	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	3,000	Maithili	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	602,000	Nepali	0	602,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Brahmin Jijhotia	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	3,400	Awadhi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	14,000	Maithili	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	100	Humla	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	80,000	Maithili	1	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	40	Chamling	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2	200	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	1,400	Nepali	1	700	-1 -	700	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	666,000	Nepali	1	661,000	-1 -	2,600	900	-1 -	1,800
Chidimar	1,600	Bhojpuri	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Churaute	200	Nepali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	200	Danuwar	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	1,400	Darai	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	91,000	Nepali	1	90,000	-1 -	700	700	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Maithili	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	8,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	1,900	Bhojpuri	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	1,300	Bhojpuri	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	30	Dhimal	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,700	Awadhi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	20	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Maithili	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	3,100	Nepali	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	40	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	10,000	Nepali	1	10,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	700	Awadhi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	200	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	46,000	Gurung	2	1,400	-1 -	39,000	2,700	-1 -	3,000
Hajam	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	20	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	44,000	Bhojpuri	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	60	Nepali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	286,000	Nepali	1	280,000	-1 -	2,500	3,400	-1 -	400
Kandu	5,100	Bhojpuri	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Maithili	1	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	300	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	20	Rajbanshi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	13,000	Awadhi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	50,000	Nepali	1	49,000	-1 -	700	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	71,000	Bhojpuri	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	300	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Bhojpuri	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	-1 Unknown	Yamphu, Southern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	730,000	Nepali	1	633,000	-1 -	85,000	12,000	-1 -	1,800
Majhi	3,000	Nepali	1	2,700	-1 -	20	90	-1 -	300
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Maithili	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro (India)	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	5,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Maithili	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Maithili	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	67,000	Newar	1	57,000	-1 -	9,500	800	-1 -	200
Oraon, Dhangar	200	Kurux	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Pahari	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	3,000	Nepali	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,200
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Maithili	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	700	Rajbanshi	4	700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	60
Rajbhar	3,500	Bhojpuri	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	900	Raji	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	30	Nepali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	-1 Unknown	Lepcha	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	400	Santhali	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Sarki	71,000	Nepali	1	69,000	-1 -	500	1,000	-1 -	30
Sayyid	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	204,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	204,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	1,200	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	40	-1 -	20
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Nepali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,100	Sunwar	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	9,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	200	-1 -	7,900	900	-1 -	40
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Maithili	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Maithili	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	1,900	Nepali	4	600	-1 -	1,300	50	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	66,000	Nepali	1	64,000	-1 -	400	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	800	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	200	Thangmi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	140,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	138,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	20
Tharu unspecified	673,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	654,000	-1 -	20	19,000	-1 -	40
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Awadhi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	172,000	Maithili	0	172,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	8,200	Maithili	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	4,500	Awadhi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Awadhi	0	31,000	-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	700	Yakkha	1	500	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	800	Limbu	1	600	-1 -	60	20	-1 -	100
Yehlmo	50	Hyolmo	1	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 161	4,813,000		152 ●	4,306,000	300,000	152,000	47,000	0	10,000

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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%
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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