People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
Zone Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Ahar | Maithili | 2,300 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Maithili | 50,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
Arakh | Maithili | 700 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 37,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Dotyali | 44,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0  | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Nepali | 1,300 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bahna (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 18,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 280,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0  | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
Bangali (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 30,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 21,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania unspecified | Maithili | 125,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bantar | Maithili | 63,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bari (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 11,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 27,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 900 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 145,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Muslim traditions) | Nepali | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Bhote | Sherpa | 15,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - |
Bote-Majhi | Bote | 13,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bohara | Hindi | 1,200 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Hill | Nepali | 3,683,000 | 191,000 | Y | 1.0  | 190,000 | - | - | - | - | 800 |
Brahmin Terai | Maithili | 119,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Byansi | Nepali | 4,800 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 369,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhantyal | Chantyal | 14,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Dotyali | 5,035,000 | 722,000 | Y | 1.0  | 719,000 | - | 2,300 | 200 | - | 1,000 |
Churaute | Nepali | 2,800 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Danuwar Rai | Nepali | 96,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darai | Nepali | 20,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 540,000 | 49,000 | Y | 1.0  | 49,000 | - | 700 | 50 | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 8,500 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Maithili | 23,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Maithili | 252,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimal | Nepali | 31,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 129,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Maithili | 1,900 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Domar (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 16,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dura | Dotyali | 6,100 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 240,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 9,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,100 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Gandharva | Dotyali | 8,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangai | Nepali | 44,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gharti | Nepali | 136,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goriya (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Hindi | 2,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghale | Ghale, Southern | 26,000 | 20 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 603,000 | 2,100 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 1,900 | 70 | - | 100 |
Hajam | Nepali | 42,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 4,900 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 96,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,100 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,100 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 62,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 129,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 1,441,000 | 161,000 | Y | 1.0  | 159,000 | - | 1,800 | 700 | - | 100 |
Kandu | Nepali | 147,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Nepali | 51,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 800 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Hindi | 2,600 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 1,800 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 351,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,600 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumal | Nepali | 138,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0  | 1,900 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 73,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0  | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Dotyali | 265,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kusunda | Nepali | 300 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 38,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 118,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0  | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bhojpuri | 80,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Magar, Western | 2,164,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0  | 36,000 | - | 6,800 | 400 | - | 200 |
Majhi | Nepali | 96,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | 10 | 30 | - | 40 |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 16,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 198,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Nepali | 5,700 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
Miyan | Nepali | 35,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Moghal | Urdu | 2,300 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Murao (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 269,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 135,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,500 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Dotyali | 1,514,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0  | 3,900 | - | 1,200 | 60 | - | 60 |
Pahari | Dotyali | 16,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 10,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Urdu | 20,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Maithili | 1,900 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Maithili | 12,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 709,000 | 900 | N | 2.0  | 500 | - | - | 60 | - | 300 |
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Maithili | 132,000 | 300 | N | 2.0  | 200 | - | - | 10 | - | 40 |
Rajbhar | Nepali | 12,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raji | Raji | 5,300 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0  | 2,300 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 44,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 13,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Raute | Nepali | 1,100 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 59,000 | 50 | N | 2.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 430,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0  | 27,000 | - | 500 | 300 | - | - |
Sayyid | Maithili | 76,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Urdu | 937,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 2,200 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 20,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Sherpa | Sherpa | 126,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Silpkar (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 69,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0  | 43,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Dotyali | 75,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 107,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Dotyali | 65,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tajpuriya | Nepali | 22,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Tamang, Western | 1,758,000 | 3,900 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 3,600 | 300 | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Maithili | 92,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 120,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 423,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakali | Nepali | 13,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 487,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0  | 67,000 | - | 1,700 | 300 | - | - |
Thakuria | Nepali | 2,900 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Thami | Nepali | 33,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tharu Khawas | Nepali | 1,800 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tharu Rana | Tharu, Kathariya | 238,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0  | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tharu unspecified | Tharu, Dangaura | 1,753,000 | 329,000 | Y | 1.0  | 315,000 | - | - | 13,000 | - | 1,700 |
Thathera (Hindu tradition | Bhojpuri | 700 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions | Nepali | 6,500 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 1,042,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakkha | Nepali | 28,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 444,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | 30 | 30 | - | 60 |
Yehlmo | Hyolmo | 12,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Zone Totals: 124 People Groups |
|
1,736,000 |
118 |
|
1,689,000 |
5,500 |
23,000 |
16,000 |
30 |
4,700 |