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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Karnali
District:	Dolpa

Number of People Groups

20

Unreached People Groups

17

Total Population

43,000

Buddhist

29.9 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

69.8 %

Muslim

0.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
	Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	80	Nepali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Brahmin Hill	700	Nepali	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Chhetri	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Darjee	700	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Dolpa	4,700	Sherpa	1 ●	100	-1 -	4,600	50	-1 -	-1 -
	Gharti	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Gurung Ghaleg	1,600	Gurung	2 ●	100	-1 -	1,500	20	-1 -	-1 -
	Kaike	1,600	Kaike	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Kami	3,900	Nepali	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Magar	5,300	Nepali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	900	30	-1 -	-1 -
	Newah	100	Newar	1 ●	50	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Rai	20	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Sarki	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	30	20	-1 -	-1 -
	Sonar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Tamang	500	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	100	-1 -	400	20	-1 -	-1 -
	Thakali	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Thakuri	2,700	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	2,200	20	-1 -	-1 -
	Tharu unspecified	70	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Yadav (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
	Totals: 20	43,000		17 ●	30,000	0	13,000	200	0	10

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