Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Gandaki
District: All

Number of People Groups

123

Unreached People Groups

116

Total Population

1,781,000

Buddhist

14.6 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

81.2 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adibasi Janajati 30 Nepali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Ansari 1,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Nepali ☀︎ 7,200 - - - - -
 Baha'i 80 Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - 80
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Nepali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - 200
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,000 Maithili ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - 20
 Bantar 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bantawa 30 Bantawa ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Baramu 7,900 Nepali 7,900 - - 20 - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bhote 800 Nepali 500 - 300 20 - -
 Bind 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 2,000 Bote 1,900 - - 70 - -
 Brahmin Bohara 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 378,000 Nepali ☀︎ 375,000 - - 20 - 2,200
 Brahmin Terai 400 Maithili ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili 300 - - 20 - -
 Chamling 20 Chamling ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Chepang, Tsepang 4,600 Chepang 3,900 - 500 200 - -
 Chhantyal 900 Nepali 500 - 400 50 - -
 Chhetri 232,000 Nepali 231,000 - 200 400 - 800
 Chidimar 70 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Churaute 200 Nepali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Danuwar Rai 70 Danuwar 70 - - - - -
 Darai 5,800 Darai 5,700 - - 60 - -
 Darjee 63,000 Nepali 62,000 - - 800 - 30
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Dhanuk 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhimal 40 Dhimal 40 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 80 Maithili ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Dura 5,100 Nepali 2,900 - 2,000 100 - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Gandharva 1,500 Nepali 1,400 - - 60 - -
 Gangai 300 Nepali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Gharti 32,000 Nepali 31,000 - 70 500 - -
Gurung Ghale 7,500 Ghale, Southern 500 - 6,500 400 - 100
 Gurung Ghaleg 294,000 Gurung 67,000 - 198,000 9,900 - 20,000
 Hajam 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili 70 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Hayu 30 Wayu 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Jirel 50 Jirel 20 - 30 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Maithili 1,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kami 135,000 Nepali 131,000 - 400 4,000 - -
 Kandu 200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Khatwa 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kisan 20 Kurux 20 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Kumal 25,000 Nepali 24,000 - 200 1,000 - 30
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 20 Lhomi - - 20 - - -
 Loba 70 Lhowa - - 60 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Magar 261,000 Nepali 252,000 - 4,300 4,700 - 300
 Majhi 2,600 Nepali 2,300 - - 200 - 200
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Manihar 20 Bhojpuri ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Mech Unknown Boro (India) - - - - - -
 Miyan 2,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili ☀︎ 900 - - 20 - -
 Newah 99,000 Newar 90,000 - 7,400 1,300 - 200
 Nubri 1,700 Nubri ☀︎ - - 1,700 - - -
 Oraon, Dhangar 20 Kurux 20 - - - - -
 Pahari 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Pinjara 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Qassab 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Qazi 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Rai 4,600 Nepali 3,600 - - 300 - 700
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 40 Rajbanshi 20 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 70 Bhojpuri 70 - - - - -
Rajdhob 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Raji 90 Raji 90 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Raute 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Rongkup 50 Lepcha 50 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 90 Santhali 50 - - 20 - 30
 Sarki 78,000 Nepali 75,000 - 300 2,300 - 500
 Sayyid 1,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh 6,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,500 - - - -
 Sherpa 700 Sherpa - - 600 60 - 20
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Maithili 1,400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 90 Maithili 90 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 700 Sunwar 600 - - 40 - -
 Tajpuriya 30 Rajbanshi 30 - - - - -
 Tamang 50,000 Tamang, Eastern 11,000 - 34,000 4,000 - 2,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Maithili 1,200 - - 30 - -
 Thakali 2,700 Nepali 1,600 - 900 200 - -
 Thakali Marphali 400 Thakali 50 - 300 20 - -
 Thakuri 28,000 Nepali 27,000 - - 900 - -
Thakuria 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Thami 70 Thangmi 70 - - - - -
 Tharu Khawas 1,200 Nepali 1,100 - - 40 - -
 Tharu unspecified 4,100 Tharu, Dangaura 3,500 - - 600 - -
 Tsum 2,700 Tsum ☀︎ - - 2,700 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 100 Awadhi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Yakkha 60 Yakkha 40 - - - - 20
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,000 Limbu 800 - - 50 - 200
 Yehlmo 500 Hyolmo 100 - 300 - - -
  Totals:  123 1,781,000   116 1,447,000 13,000 261,000 33,000 10 27,000
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