Nepal, Mechi state, Ilam district people groups

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Mechi
District:	Ilam

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

338,000

Buddhist

15.2 %

Christian

2.6 %

Hindu

44.4 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

37.7 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Nepali	0 ☀	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	30	Maithili	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	400	Bantawa	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	600	Bote	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	47,000	Nepali	0 ☀	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,300
Brahmin Terai	40	Maithili	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byansi	100	Humla	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	60	Chamling	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	46,000	Nepali	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	1,300	20	-1 -	600
Danuwar Rai	100	Danuwar	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	5,300	Nepali	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	500	50	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	100	Dhimal	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	900	Nepali	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	2,500	Nepali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	400	30	-1 -	30
Gurung Ghaleg	9,700	Gurung	2 ●	1,100	-1 -	8,100	400	-1 -	200
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	50	Jirel	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	200	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	50	Maithili	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	90	Maithili	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	50	Khaling	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	20	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	20	Maithili	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	500	Kulung (Nepal)	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	700	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	100	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Magar	18,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	4,100	400	-1 -	600
Mech	60	Boro (India)	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewahang	1,100	Mewahang, Eastern	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	90	Maithili	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	400	Nachiring	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Nai (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	12,000	Newar	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	4,800	60	-1 -	200
Oraon, Dhangar	70	Kurux	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rai	80,000	Nepali	2 ●	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	67,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Rajbanshi	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	80	Maithili	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	3,300	Lepcha	1 ●	90	-1 -	3,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	50	Santhali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	1,400	Nepali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	300	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	30	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	4,300	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	4,500	Sunwar	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	1,100
Tajpuriya	20	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	23,000	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	800	-1 -	20,000	2,000	-1 -	300
Thakali	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	1,100	Thangmi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Tharu unspecified	300	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	2,000	Yakkha	1 ●	300	-1 -	90	30	-1 -	1,500
Yakthumba, Limbu	53,000	Limbu	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	400	900	-1 -	50,000
Yamphu	600	Yamphu	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yehlmo	1,600	Hyolmo	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 66	338,000		61 ●	150,000	200	51,000	8,800	0	127,000

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