People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
Zone Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Adibasi Janajati | Nepali | 1,300 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 50,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 37,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 44,000 | 7,100 | Y | 1.0  | 7,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Nepali | 1,300 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 18,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahra Gaunle | Nepali | 500 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 280,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0  | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Bangali (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 30,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 21,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 800 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 125,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bantar | Bhojpuri | 63,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bantawa | Bantawa | 5,100 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baramu | Nepali | 9,000 | 7,800 | Y | 1.0  | 7,800 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 2,400 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 145,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhote | Sherpa | 15,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | 300 | 20 | - | - |
Bind | Maithili | 84,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bote-Majhi | Bote | 13,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,900 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
Brahmin Bohara | Hindi | 1,200 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Hill | Nepali | 3,683,000 | 371,000 | Y | 1.0  | 369,000 | - | - | 20 | - | 2,100 |
Brahmin Terai | Hindi | 119,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 369,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Chamling | Chamling | 7,400 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Chepang, Tsepang | Nepali | 79,000 | 4,600 | N | 2.0  | 3,800 | - | 500 | 200 | - | - |
Chhantyal | Chantyal | 14,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | 400 | 50 | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 5,035,000 | 228,000 | Y | 1.0  | 227,000 | - | 200 | 400 | - | 700 |
Chidimar | Nepali | 5,100 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Churaute | Nepali | 2,800 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Danuwar Rai | Nepali | 96,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darai | Darai | 20,000 | 5,700 | Y | 1.0  | 5,600 | - | - | 60 | - | 10 |
Darjee | Nepali | 540,000 | 62,000 | Y | 1.0  | 61,000 | - | - | 800 | - | 30 |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 8,500 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 23,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bhojpuri | 252,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimal | Nepali | 31,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 129,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 8,100 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Dura | Dura | 6,100 | 5,000 | Y | 1.0  | 2,900 | - | 2,000 | 100 | - | 10 |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 240,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 9,200 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandharva | Nepali | 8,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0  | 1,400 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Gangai | Nepali | 44,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gharti | Nepali | 136,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0  | 31,000 | - | 70 | 500 | - | - |
Gurung Ghale | Ghale, Southern | 26,000 | 7,300 | N | 2.0  | 500 | - | 6,400 | 400 | - | 100 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 603,000 | 290,000 | N | 2.0  | 66,000 | - | 195,000 | 9,700 | - | 19,000 |
Gyalsumdo | Tamang, Western | 500 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 400 | 20 | - | - |
Hajam | Urdu | 42,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditio | Maithili | 4,900 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 96,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hayu | Nepali | 3,400 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,100 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Jirel | Jirel | 6,500 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 62,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 129,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamar | Maithili | 1,900 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 1,441,000 | 133,000 | Y | 1.0  | 129,000 | - | 400 | 3,900 | - | - |
Kandu | Maithili | 147,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 3,400 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Maithili | 51,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatwa | Bhojpuri | 117,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Odia | 2,600 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 351,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumal | Nepali | 138,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0  | 24,000 | - | 200 | 1,000 | - | 30 |
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 73,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 265,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kusunda | Kusunda | 300 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Larke | Nubri | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Lhomi, Shing Saapa | Nepali | 1,300 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Loba | Nepali | 3,100 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 60 | 10 | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 38,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 118,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 80,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Magar, Eastern | 2,164,000 | 257,000 | Y | 1.0  | 248,000 | - | 4,200 | 4,600 | - | 300 |
Majhi | Nepali | 96,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0  | 2,200 | - | - | 200 | - | 200 |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 16,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 198,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manihar | Urdu | 1,700 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Nepali | 5,700 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Miyan | Nepali | 35,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 2,400 | - | - | - | - |
Moghal | Urdu | 2,300 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Mugal | Nepali | 400 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | 100 | - | - | 40 |
Musahar (Hindu traditions | Bhojpuri | 269,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 135,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 1,514,000 | 97,000 | Y | 1.0  | 88,000 | - | 7,300 | 1,300 | - | 200 |
Nubri | Nubri | 1,700 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,700 | - | - | - |
Oraon, Dhangar | Kurux | 45,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pahari | Nepali | 16,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 10,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Urdu | 20,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Urdu | 1,900 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Nepali | 12,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 709,000 | 4,500 | N | 2.0  | 3,500 | - | - | 300 | - | 700 |
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Rangpuri | 132,000 | 40 | N | 2.0  | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
Rajbhar | Bhojpuri | 12,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajdhob | Nepali | 15,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raji | Nepali | 5,300 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 44,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 13,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Raute | Nepali | 1,100 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Maithili | 4,700 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup | Nepali | 4,700 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 59,000 | 90 | N | 2.0  | 40 | - | - | 20 | - | 30 |
Sarki | Nepali | 430,000 | 77,000 | Y | 1.0  | 73,000 | - | 300 | 2,300 | - | 500 |
Sayyid | Urdu | 76,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Urdu | 937,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 6,400 | - | - | - | - |
Sherpa | Nepali | 126,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 600 | 60 | - | 20 |
Siyar | Nepali | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 600 | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 75,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 107,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 65,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Tajpuriya | Nepali | 22,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Tamang, Western | 1,758,000 | 50,000 | N | 2.0  | 11,000 | - | 33,000 | 4,000 | - | 1,900 |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Bhojpuri | 92,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tangbe | Nepali | 700 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 30 | - | - | 300 |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 120,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 423,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Thakali | Nepali | 13,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0  | 1,500 | - | 900 | 200 | - | - |
Thakali Marphali | Thakali | 2,200 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | 300 | 20 | - | - |
Thakali Tin Gaule | Nepali | 500 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 200 | 10 | - | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 487,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0  | 26,000 | - | - | 900 | - | - |
Thakuria | Nepali | 2,900 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Thami | Nepali | 33,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tharu Khawas | Nepali | 1,800 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Tharu unspecified | Nepali | 1,753,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0  | 3,600 | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Tsum | Tsum | 2,700 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 2,700 | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions | Bhojpuri | 6,500 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 1,042,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakkha | Nepali | 28,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 444,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 800 | - | - | 50 | - | 200 |
Yehlmo | Hyolmo | 12,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | 300 | 10 | - | - |
Zone Totals: 132 People Groups |
|
1,755,000 |
125 |
|
1,425,000 |
13,000 |
258,000 |
32,000 |
10 |
27,000 |