People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
Zone Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Adibasi Janajati | Nepali | 1,300 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 50,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 37,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 44,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Nepali | 1,300 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 18,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 280,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0  | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | 700 |
Bangali (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 30,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0  | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 21,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 900 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 800 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania unspecified | Marwari | 125,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0  | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Bantar | Maithili | 63,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bantawa | Bantawa | 5,100 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | 600 | - | - | - |
Bardai | Nepali | 1,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 27,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhand (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 8,600 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 145,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhote | Nepali | 15,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
Bind | Nepali | 84,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bote-Majhi | Bote | 13,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhumihar | Maithili | 19,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Hill | Nepali | 3,683,000 | 299,000 | Y | 1.0  | 283,000 | - | - | - | - | 17,000 |
Brahmin Terai | Maithili | 119,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0  | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Byansi | Byangsi | 4,800 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 369,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamling | Chamling | 7,400 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
Chepang, Tsepang | Nepali | 79,000 | 20 | N | 2.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhantyal | Nepali | 14,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 5,035,000 | 229,000 | Y | 1.0  | 225,000 | - | 1,800 | 100 | - | 700 |
Christian | Nepali | 800 | 10 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Churaute | Nepali | 2,800 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - |
Danuwar Rai | Danuwar | 96,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0  | 2,900 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Darai | Nepali | 20,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 540,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0  | 28,000 | - | 900 | 200 | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 8,500 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 23,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Maithili | 252,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0  | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimal | Dhimal | 31,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0  | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 129,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Domar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 16,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 240,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 9,200 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandharva | Nepali | 8,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangai | Nepali | 44,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0  | 12,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Gharti | Nepali | 136,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0  | 11,000 | - | 700 | 50 | - | 30 |
Gurung Ghale | Nepali | 26,000 | 70 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 603,000 | 29,000 | N | 2.0  | 2,700 | - | 24,000 | 800 | - | 1,200 |
Hadi | Maithili | 2,600 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Urdu | 42,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditio | Maithili | 4,900 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 96,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0  | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hayu | Nepali | 3,400 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Haryanvi | 1,200 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,100 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
Jirel | Jirel | 6,500 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 1,100 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 62,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta | Maithili | 1,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 1,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 129,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamar | Nepali | 1,900 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 1,441,000 | 51,000 | Y | 1.0  | 50,000 | - | 1,000 | 800 | - | - |
Kandu | Maithili | 147,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 3,400 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Maithili | 1,400 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Maithili | 51,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khaling | Khaling | 1,700 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Khambu | Nepali | 800 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khas | Nepali | 19,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Khatwa | Nepali | 117,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Kurux | 2,600 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Rajbanshi | 1,800 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 351,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kulung | Kulung | 32,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | 700 | - | - | - |
Kumal | Nepali | 138,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0  | 3,000 | - | 300 | 90 | - | - |
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 73,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 265,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0  | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kusunda | Nepali | 300 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lhomi, Shing Saapa | Nepali | 1,300 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 38,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 118,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohorung | Yamphu, Southern | 1,400 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 80,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Magar, Eastern | 2,164,000 | 46,000 | Y | 1.0  | 36,000 | - | 7,800 | 1,200 | - | 800 |
Majhi | Rangpuri | 96,000 | 8,600 | Y | 1.0  | 8,400 | - | 20 | - | - | 200 |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 16,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 198,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0  | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Boro | 5,700 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0  | 4,500 | - | - | 90 | - | 50 |
Mewahang | Mewahang, Western | 4,500 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | 30 | - | - | 700 |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 15,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munda, Horo | Maithili | 2,600 | 600 | N | 2.0  | 500 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 269,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0  | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nachhiring | Nachiring | 8,500 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 400 |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 135,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0  | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu tradition | Maithili | 1,500 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 3,500 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 1,514,000 | 48,000 | Y | 1.0  | 36,000 | - | 11,000 | 500 | - | 300 |
Oraon, Dhangar | Maithili | 45,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,900 | - | - | 60 | - | 20 |
Pahari | Nepali | 16,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 10,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Urdu | 20,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Urdu | 12,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 709,000 | 159,000 | N | 2.0  | 21,000 | - | 80 | 7,100 | - | 130,000 |
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Rajbanshi | 132,000 | 84,000 | N | 2.0  | 75,000 | - | - | 5,400 | - | 2,900 |
Rajbhar | Bhojpuri | 12,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raji | Nepali | 5,300 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marwari | 44,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Rajput (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 13,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
Raute | Nepali | 1,100 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 4,700 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup | Lepcha | 4,700 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0  | 80 | - | 3,200 | 200 | - | - |
Sampang | Sampang | 1,700 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | 400 | - | - | 30 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 59,000 | 35,000 | N | 2.0  | 31,000 | - | - | 1,700 | - | 2,300 |
Sarbaria | Unknown | 3,700 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Sarki | Nepali | 430,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0  | 8,400 | - | 800 | 300 | - | 60 |
Sayyid | Urdu | 76,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,400 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Urdu | 937,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 20,000 | - | - | - | - |
Sherpa | Sherpa | 126,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 19,000 | 700 | - | 300 |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 75,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 107,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0  | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Sunwar | 65,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0  | 7,800 | - | 800 | 400 | - | 1,700 |
Tajpuriya | Rajbanshi | 22,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0  | 14,000 | - | 20 | - | - | 100 |
Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 1,758,000 | 71,000 | N | 2.0  | 8,900 | - | 56,000 | 5,200 | - | 800 |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 92,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 120,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 423,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0  | 6,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakali | Nepali | 13,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 487,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thami | Thangmi | 33,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | 400 |
Tharu unspecified | Tharu, Kathariya | 1,753,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0  | 10,000 | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Thulung | Nepali | 3,900 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | 90 | - | - | 30 |
Tokpegola | Sherpa | 1,700 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,600 | - | - | - |
Walang | Walungge | 1,400 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | 800 | - | - | 300 |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 1,042,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0  | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakkha | Yakkha | 28,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | 100 | 50 | - | 2,500 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 444,000 | 264,000 | Y | 1.0  | 18,000 | - | 12,000 | 6,500 | - | 227,000 |
Yamphu | Yamphu | 7,900 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | 700 | - | - | - |
Yehlmo | Nepali | 12,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,500 | - | - | - |
Zone Totals: 139 People Groups |
|
1,600,000 |
130 |
|
999,000 |
27,000 |
149,000 |
32,000 |
80 |
392,000 |