Nepal, Rapti state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Rapti
District:	All

Total People Groups

104

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,379,000

Buddhist

3.2 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

94.8 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahar	40	Awadhi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Nepali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	50	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Nepali	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	20	Maithili	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	90	Bhojpuri	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	400	Bote	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	92,000	Nepali	0	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Brahmin Terai	2,600	Maithili	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	-1 Unknown	Chepang	2	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	300	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	452,000	Nepali	1	450,000	-1 -	1,000	700	-1 -	1,500
Chidimar	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	41,000	Nepali	1	40,000	-1 -	300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,300	Nepali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,800	Nepali	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	7,100	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	300	-1 -	400
Hajam	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	-1 Unknown	Jirel	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	70	Bhojpuri	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	138,000	Nepali	1	134,000	-1 -	1,200	2,100	-1 -	300
Kandu	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	13,000	Nepali	1	12,000	-1 -	300	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	300	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	90	Bhojpuri	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	310,000	Nepali	1	271,000	-1 -	31,000	7,400	-1 -	1,300
Majhi	500	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	30	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	11,000	Newar	1	9,300	-1 -	1,600	90	-1 -	60
Pahari	20	Nepali	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	600	Nepali	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	4	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	40	Bhojpuri	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	40	Raji	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	28,000	Nepali	1	27,000	-1 -	300	600	-1 -	30
Sayyid	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	100	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	200	Sunwar	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	60	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	4	40	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	24,000	Nepali	1	23,000	-1 -	300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	50	Thangmi	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	25,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Tharu unspecified	165,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	161,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	20
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	100	Awadhi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Maithili	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	-1 Unknown	Yakkha	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	100	Limbu	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	-1 Unknown	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 104	1,379,000		97 ●	1,308,000	6,100	44,000	17,000	0	4,600

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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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