Nepal, Seti state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Seti
District:	All

Total People Groups

117

Unreached People Groups

109

Total Population

1,625,000

Buddhist

1.3 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

97.2 %

Muslim

0.3 %

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	60	Awadhi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Nepali	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	30	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Nepali	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bantar	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,700	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	200	Bote	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bohara	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	177,000	Nepali	0	176,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Brahmin Terai	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	300	Humla	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	60	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	668,000	Nepali	1	665,000	-1 -	2,100	200	-1 -	900
Churaute	90	Nepali	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	100	Danuwar	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	400	Darai	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	46,000	Nepali	1	45,000	-1 -	600	50	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	90	Dhimal	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	80	Nepali	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	80	Nepali	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	20	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,900	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	60	-1 -	100
Hajam	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bhojpuri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	150,000	Nepali	1	147,000	-1 -	1,600	700	-1 -	100
Kandu	80	Bhojpuri	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	50	Kurux	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	600	Awadhi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	1,800	Nepali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bhojpuri	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	40,000	Nepali	1	33,000	-1 -	6,300	400	-1 -	200
Majhi	600	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	40
Mali (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	100	Boro (India)	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	80	Awadhi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	600	Maithili	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	4,800	Newar	1	3,600	-1 -	1,100	60	-1 -	50
Pahari	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	100	Urdu	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	800	Nepali	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	300
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	4	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	400	Bhojpuri	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	2,100	Raji	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	50	Santhali	2	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	26,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	500	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	90	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Nepali	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	500	Sunwar	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tajpuriya	20	Rajbanshi	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	3,600	Tamang, Eastern	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	900	Maithili	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	4	200	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	64,000	Nepali	1	62,000	-1 -	1,600	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	30	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	300	Thangmi	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Rana	13,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	323,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	309,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	1,700
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Awadhi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	50	Yakkha	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Yakthumba, Limbu	600	Limbu	1	400	-1 -	30	30	-1 -	60
Yehlmo	40	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 117	1,625,000		109 ●	1,580,000	4,700	21,000	15,000	30	4,400

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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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