Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

146

Major Unreached People Groups *

140

Total Population

5,672,000

Buddhist

3.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

85.1 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Bhote 1,400 14,000 10.0% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bind 72,000 76,000 94.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bote-Majhi 600 12,000 5.0% Bote Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Bhumihar 11,000 17,000 64.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Gaur 6,000 7,300 82.2% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Hill 133,000 3,346,000 4.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Jijhotia 1,300 1,500 86.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Joshi 1,700 2,200 77.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Kanaujia 4,300 6,600 65.2% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,500 2,000 75.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,100 3,000 36.7% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,000 2,900 69.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Sawaria 2,400 5,900 40.7% Awadhi Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Terai 77,000 108,000 71.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 228,000 335,000 68.1% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamling 100 6,700 1.5% Chamling Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhantyal 200 12,000 1.7% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 114,000 4,574,000 2.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chidimar 2,900 4,600 63.0% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Danuwar Rai 36,000 87,000 41.4% Danuwar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darai 500 18,000 2.8% Darai Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 11,000 491,000 2.2% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 7,700 28.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 8,700 21,000 41.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dhanuk 196,000 229,000 85.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  146 5,670,000         140
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  162 5,672,000         152
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.