Nepal, Gandaki state, Gorkha district people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Gandaki
District:	Gorkha

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

314,000

Buddhist

19.2 %

Christian

3.3 %

Hindu

75.5 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.2 %

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	400	Nepali	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	20	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Nepali	0 ☀	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	7,900	Nepali	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	100	Bote	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	48,000	Nepali	0 ☀	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	1,300
Brahmin Terai	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	4,000	Chepang	2 ●	3,600	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	37,000	Nepali	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	400
Darai	1,000	Darai	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	9,300	Nepali	1 ●	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	200	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	100	Nepali	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	2,500	Nepali	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	5,900	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	400	-1 -	5,100	300	-1 -	100
Gurung Ghaleg	59,000	Gurung	2 ●	14,000	-1 -	39,000	3,600	-1 -	1,100
Hajam	50	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	50	Nepali	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	9,300	Nepali	1 ●	8,700	-1 -	100	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	36,000	Nepali	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	400	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	500	Nepali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	50
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	24,000	Newar	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	700	400	-1 -	-1 -
Nubri	1,800	Nubri	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	200	Nepali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	20	Nepali	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	24,000	Nepali	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	1,500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	60	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	70	Sunwar	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	16,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	3,200	-1 -	9,800	1,600	-1 -	800
Teli (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	50	Thangmi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	200	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Tsum	2,700	Tsum	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	90	Limbu	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 62	314,000		57 ●	237,000	2,600	60,000	10,000	0	3,800

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