Nepal, Madhesh state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Madhesh
District:	All

Total People Groups

162

Unreached People Groups

152

Total Population

5,672,000

Buddhist

3.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

85.1 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,600	Maithili	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	27,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	500	Nepali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahing	-1 Unknown	Bahing	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Nepali	0	31,000	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Maithili	1	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,800	Bhojpuri	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Agrahari	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	1,800	Bhojpuri	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	75,000	Maithili	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bantar	21,000	Maithili	0	20,000	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bantawa	80	Bantawa	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	30	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Maithili	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	77,000	Maithili	0	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kamti	1,200	Maithili	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	700	Bhojpuri	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	3,200	Maithili	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	1,400	Nepali	1	500	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	72,000	Maithili	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bote-Majhi	600	Bote	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	11,000	Maithili	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	6,000	Maithili	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	133,000	Nepali	0	130,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	3,300
Brahmin Jijhotia	1,300	Maithili	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,300	Maithili	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	2,400	Awadhi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	77,000	Maithili	0	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	228,000	Maithili	1	226,000	-1 -	600	200	-1 -	300
Chamling	100	Chamling	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chepang, Tsepang	500	Chepang	2	400	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	200	Nepali	1	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	114,000	Nepali	1	111,000	-1 -	2,600	100	-1 -	1,000
Chidimar	2,900	Bhojpuri	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Churaute	20	Nepali	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	36,000	Danuwar	1	36,000	-1 -	80	90	-1 -	40
Darai	500	Darai	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	11,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	80	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	8,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	-1 Unknown	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	196,000	Maithili	0	196,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	60
Dhanuk Dhankar	6,600	Maithili	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	1,100	Bhojpuri	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	800	Dhimal	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	900	Awadhi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	300	Awadhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	157,000	Maithili	0	157,000	-1 -	60	100	-1 -	100
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Maithili	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	50	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	400	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	7,400	Nepali	1	7,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	1,100	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	40	-1 -	20
Gurung Ghaleg	6,800	Gurung	2	-1 -	-1 -	6,200	200	-1 -	300
Hajam	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Maithili	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	200	Wayu	1	200	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	50	Jirel	1	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Bhojpuri	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	100,000	Maithili	1	99,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	4,300	Maithili	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	7,400	Maithili	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	300	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	32,000	Nepali	1	29,000	-1 -	2,500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	124,000	Bhojpuri	0	124,000	-1 -	60	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Maithili	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	30	Khaling	4	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	97,000	Maithili	0	95,000	-1 -	1,500	20	-1 -	700
Koch (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	256,000	Maithili	1	256,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	100
Kumal	12,000	Nepali	1	12,000	-1 -	100	70	-1 -	80
Kumhar Magahia	1,000	Maithili	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Maithili	1	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	159,000	Bhojpuri	0	159,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loba	30	Lhowa	1	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Maithili	0	58,000	-1 -	60	30	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Maithili	0	61,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	30
Magar	68,000	Nepali	1	58,000	-1 -	7,900	500	-1 -	1,000
Majhi	14,000	Nepali	1	11,000	-1 -	100	200	-1 -	2,400
Mali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	127,000	Maithili	1	126,000	-1 -	200	90	-1 -	50
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Maithili	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	400	Boro (India)	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	100	Mewahang, Eastern	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Miyan	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Maithili	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	170,000	Maithili	1	168,000	-1 -	1,200	200	-1 -	400
Nachhiring	20	Nachiring	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Nai (Hindu traditions)	77,000	Maithili	0	77,000	-1 -	60	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bhojpuri	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	42,000	Newar	1	33,000	-1 -	8,400	300	-1 -	200
Oraon, Dhangar	7,400	Kurux	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	500
Pahari	800	Nepali	1	600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	40
Pashtun, Pathan	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	9,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	7,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	12,000	Nepali	2	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	6,700
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Maithili	0	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	4	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rajbhar	2,500	Bhojpuri	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	13,000	Maithili	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	80	Lepcha	1	40	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sampang	30	Sampang	0	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	400	Santhali	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Sarbaria	400	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	60
Sarki	7,300	Nepali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	200
Sayyid	37,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	497,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	497,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	400	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Maithili	1	56,000	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	82,000	Maithili	1	81,000	-1 -	400	70	-1 -	800
Sunuwar	7,400	Sunwar	1	6,500	-1 -	800	70	-1 -	30
Tajpuriya	80	Rajbanshi	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	122,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	3,800	-1 -	115,000	2,400	-1 -	900
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	65,000	Maithili	0	65,000	-1 -	60	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	103,000	Maithili	1	102,000	-1 -	200	40	-1 -	800
Teli (Hindu traditions)	286,000	Maithili	1	286,000	-1 -	60	200	-1 -	30
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Maithili	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	300	Nepali	4	200	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	3,800	Nepali	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuria	1,600	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	500	Thangmi	1	500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	285,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	269,000	-1 -	13,000	1,500	-1 -	1,500
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	700	Awadhi	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	40	Walungge	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	798,000	Maithili	0	798,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	500
Yadav Dhindhor	7,500	Maithili	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	81,000	Maithili	0	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	2,400	Maithili	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	7,700	Maithili	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	4,900	Yakkha	1	2,200	-1 -	200	30	-1 -	2,400
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,900	Limbu	1	700	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	500
Yehlmo	300	Hyolmo	1	70	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 162	5,672,000		152 ●	4,827,000	642,000	169,000	7,900	0	27,000

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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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