Nepal, Koshi state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Koshi
District:	All

Total People Groups

155

Unreached People Groups

145

Total Population

4,653,000

Buddhist

9.3 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

66.5 %

Muslim

3.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

19.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adibasi Janajati	600	Nepali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	4,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ath Pahariya	6,200	Athpariya	0	3,600	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Maithili	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Nepali	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	300	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bahing	2,900	Bahing	0	2,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Nepali	0	41,000	-1 -	60	50	-1 -	1,900
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Maithili	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	2,400	Bhojpuri	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Khatri	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	18,000	Maithili	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800
Bantar	35,000	Maithili	0	35,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantawa	4,300	Bantawa	1	2,200	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Baramu	200	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Maithili	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Maithili	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	300	Bhojpuri	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	1,500	Maithili	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	5,400	Nepali	1	200	-1 -	5,100	90	-1 -	30
Bind	2,200	Maithili	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	900	Bote	1	900	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	2,600	Maithili	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	570,000	Nepali	0	524,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	47,000
Brahmin Joshi	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	7,300	Maithili	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Byansi	300	Humla	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Maithili	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	6,000	Chamling	0	1,500	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,600
Chepang, Tsepang	300	Chepang	2	200	-1 -	80	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	100	Nepali	1	80	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	689,000	Nepali	1	672,000	-1 -	6,100	500	-1 -	10,000
Churaute	1,700	Nepali	0	30	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	16,000	Danuwar	1	15,000	-1 -	50	100	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	300	Darai	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	83,000	Nepali	1	81,000	-1 -	1,400	700	-1 -	30
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	30	Bhojpuri	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Dhanuk	28,000	Maithili	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	26,000	Dhimal	1	25,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	400
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0	12,000	-1 -	40	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	300	Nepali	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	39,000	Nepali	0	38,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	39,000	Nepali	1	37,000	-1 -	1,000	100	-1 -	400
Gurung Ghale	900	Ghale, Southern	4	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	65,000	Gurung	2	2,600	-1 -	58,000	2,100	-1 -	2,500
Hajam	2,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hayu	100	Wayu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jirel	100	Jirel	1	40	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bhojpuri	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Maithili	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	500	Maithili	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	1,100	Maithili	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	800	Nepali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	154,000	Nepali	1	149,000	-1 -	2,400	1,700	-1 -	500
Kandu	1,400	Bhojpuri	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Maithili	1	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khaling	1,400	Khaling	4	200	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	900
Khas	17,000	Nepali	0	16,000	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	200
Khatwa	8,800	Maithili	0	8,500	-1 -	100	80	-1 -	60
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Rajbanshi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Maithili	1	38,000	-1 -	100	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kulung	29,000	Kulung (Nepal)	1	6,900	-1 -	3,900	80	-1 -	18,000
Kumal	8,000	Nepali	1	7,200	-1 -	700	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Maithili	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Bhojpuri	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	700	Lhomi	1	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	80	Bhojpuri	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Maithili	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	1,300	Yamphu, Southern	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	197,000	Nepali	1	156,000	-1 -	33,000	5,200	-1 -	3,200
Majhi	28,000	Nepali	1	25,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	1,700
Mali (Hindu traditions)	800	Maithili	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Maithili	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	4,600	Boro (India)	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	60
Mewahang	3,900	Mewahang, Eastern	0	700	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	3,100
Miyan	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Maithili	1	63,000	-1 -	200	900	-1 -	-1 -
Nachhiring	7,700	Nachiring	0	1,300	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	5,400
Nai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Maithili	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	100	Bhojpuri	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	176,000	Newar	1	143,000	-1 -	28,000	1,600	-1 -	2,800
Oraon, Dhangar	33,000	Kurux	1	31,000	-1 -	200	1,100	-1 -	200
Pahari	200	Nepali	1	70	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	534,000	Nepali	2	88,000	-1 -	70	23,000	-1 -	423,000
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Maithili	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Rajbanshi	4	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	3,400
Rajbhar	2,000	Bhojpuri	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	700	Maithili	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	100	Raji	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Maithili	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Nepali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	3,300	Lepcha	1	200	-1 -	2,900	200	-1 -	50
Sampang	1,400	Sampang	0	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	500
Santal (Sawntal)	52,000	Santhali	2	46,000	-1 -	60	3,700	-1 -	2,800
Sarbaria	3,000	Nepali	0	1,900	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sarki	47,000	Nepali	1	45,000	-1 -	1,400	900	-1 -	80
Sayyid	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	120,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	120,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	67,000	Sherpa	4	-1 -	-1 -	64,000	1,300	-1 -	1,400
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Maithili	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	40
Sunuwar	22,000	Sunwar	1	19,000	-1 -	800	700	-1 -	2,100
Tajpuriya	20,000	Rajbanshi	1	19,000	-1 -	20	300	-1 -	90
Tamang	220,000	Tamang, Eastern	2	15,000	-1 -	189,000	11,000	-1 -	4,300
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Maithili	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Maithili	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Maithili	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	400	Nepali	4	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	6,900	Nepali	1	6,700	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	2,100	Thangmi	1	1,700	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	400
Tharu Khawas	60	Nepali	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	188,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1	182,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	20
Thulung	3,300	Thulung	0	2,000	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Tokpegola	1,500	Sherpa	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	1,200	Walungge	0	200	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Maithili	0	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	3,400	Maithili	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	200	Maithili	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	19,000	Yakkha	1	3,100	-1 -	300	200	-1 -	15,000
Yakthumba, Limbu	380,000	Limbu	1	37,000	-1 -	11,000	9,500	-1 -	322,000
Yamphu	7,200	Yamphu	0	300	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	300
Yehlmo	1,500	Hyolmo	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	20
Totals: 155	4,653,000		145 ●	3,097,000	160,000	432,000	81,000	0	885,000

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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