Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

120

Major Unreached People Groups *

111

Total Population

6,005,000

Buddhism

23.4 %

Christianity

2.9 %

Hindism

71.8 %

Islam

0.6 %

Sikhism

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.3 %
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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) 6,600 130,000 5.1% Maithili Hindism Progress Gauge
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 40 3,300 1.2% Bhojpuri Hindism Progress Gauge
 Newah 1,026,000 1,450,000 70.8% Newar Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pahari 14,000 15,000 93.3% Nepali Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 400 10,000 4.0% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Pinjara 700 19,000 3.7% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Qazi 500 11,000 4.5% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Rai 93,000 679,000 13.7% Nepali Hindism Progress Gauge
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 123,000 1.0% Maithili Hindism Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 126,000 1.1% Rajbanshi Hindism Progress Gauge
 Rajbhar 300 12,000 2.5% Bhojpuri Hindism Progress Gauge
Raji 90 5,100 1.8% Raji Hindism Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,900 42,000 6.9% Maithili Hindism Progress Gauge
 Raute Unknown 1,000 - Nepali - Progress Gauge
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 100 4,600 2.2% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 100 4,500 2.2% Lepcha Buddhism Progress Gauge
Sampang 100 1,600 6.3% Sampang Other Progress Gauge
 Sarki 80,000 412,000 19.4% Nepali Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 2,200 73,000 3.0% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 17,000 897,000 1.9% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Qureshi 300 19,000 1.6% Urdu Islam Progress Gauge
 Sherpa 48,000 121,000 39.7% Sherpa Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sherpa Helambu 2,800 2,800 100.0% Hyolmo Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 72,000 2.4% Maithili Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 3,300 102,000 3.2% Maithili Hindism Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  120 5,999,000         111
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  146 6,005,000         136
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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