Nepal, Lumbini state, Arghakhanchi district people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	Arghakhanchi

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

229,000

Buddhist

1.9 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

97.2 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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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 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	300	Nepali	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	-1 Unknown	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Nepali	0 ☀	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	75,000	Nepali	0 ☀	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	42,000	Nepali	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	7,300	Nepali	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	1,900	Nepali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	1,000	Gurung	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	30	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	60	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	26,000	Nepali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	300	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	7,800	Nepali	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	100	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	20	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	41,000	Nepali	1 ●	40,000	-1 -	1,500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	6,400	Newar	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	50	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	30	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	30	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Maithili	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	20	Sunwar	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	70	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,300	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	300	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	20	Awadhi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	40	Limbu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 48	229,000		44 ●	222,000	1,800	4,400	200	0	30

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