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
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 77,000 123,000 62.6% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,300 3,200 71.9% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Newah 42,000 1,377,000 3.1% Newar Hindu Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Dhangar 7,400 41,000 18.0% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pahari 800 14,000 5.7% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,700 9,500 17.9% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Pinjara 9,400 18,000 52.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Qazi 7,500 11,000 68.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rai 12,000 644,000 1.9% Nepali Other Progress Gauge
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 67,000 117,000 57.3% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajbhar 2,500 11,000 22.7% Bhojpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
Rajdhob 13,000 14,000 92.9% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
Raji 100 4,900 2.0% Raji Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 28,000 40,000 70.0% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 2,500 4,300 58.1% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 80 4,200 1.9% Lepcha Hindu Progress Gauge
Sampang 30 1,500 2.0% Sampang Buddhist Progress Gauge
Sarbaria 400 3,400 11.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 7,300 391,000 1.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 37,000 69,000 53.6% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 497,000 851,000 58.4% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Qureshi 13,000 18,000 72.2% Urdu Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 56,000 68,000 82.4% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 82,000 97,000 84.5% Maithili Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sunuwar 7,400 59,000 12.5% Sunwar 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.