Country:

Nepal

Province / State: Kosi
District: All

Number of People Groups

171

Unreached People Groups

159

Total Population

2,621,000

Buddhist

7.7 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

69.6 %

Muslim

5.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

15.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Adibasi Janajati 200 Nepali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Amat 1,600 Maithili ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Ansari 3,900 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,900 - - - -
 Ath Pahariya 6,800 Athpariya ☀︎ 3,900 - 2,900 - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Maithili 4,000 - - 50 - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Nepali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Baha'i 300 Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - 300
 Bahing 400 Bahing ☀︎ 50 - 100 - - 200
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Nepali ☀︎ 19,000 - 70 50 - 1,400
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Maithili 6,900 - - 100 - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,600 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - 200
Bania Khatri 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 13,000 Maithili ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - 1,600
 Bantar 39,000 Maithili ☀︎ 39,000 - 50 - - -
 Bantawa 3,600 Bantawa 2,000 - 500 - - 1,200
 Baramu 200 Nepali 100 - 20 - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Maithili ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,400 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Maithili ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 300 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 1,600 Maithili ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Bhote 4,800 Nepali 80 - 4,600 100 - 30
 Bind 1,700 Maithili ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Bote-Majhi 90 Bote 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 1,900 Maithili ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 700 Maithili ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Hill 264,000 Nepali ☀︎ 232,000 - - 20 - 32,000
 Brahmin Joshi 500 Maithili ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 500 Maithili ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Terai 3,700 Maithili ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - 400
 Byansi 200 Humla ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Maithili 14,000 - - - - -
 Chamling 2,400 Chamling ☀︎ 600 - 700 - - 1,100
 Chepang, Tsepang 300 Chepang 200 - 90 50 - -
 Chhantyal 30 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Chhetri 347,000 Nepali 338,000 - 2,400 300 - 6,400
Churaute Unknown Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Danuwar Rai 3,600 Danuwar 3,500 - - 90 - -
 Darai 300 Darai 300 - - - - -
 Darjee 38,000 Nepali 37,000 - 400 500 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Maithili ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
Dhandi 30 Bhojpuri ☀︎ - - - - - 20
 Dhanuk 28,000 Maithili ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
 Dhimal 18,000 Dhimal 17,000 - 20 400 - 400
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Maithili ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Maithili ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Dura Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Maithili ☀︎ 12,000 - 50 20 - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Gandharva 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Gangai 31,000 Nepali ☀︎ 31,000 - 300 - - -
 Gharti 18,000 Nepali 17,000 - 300 - - 100
 Gonrhi 200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Gosain 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Gurung Ghale 900 Ghale, Southern - - 900 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 36,000 Gurung 100 - 33,000 1,500 - 1,400
 Hadi 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 200 Maithili 200 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Maithili ☀︎ 18,000 - - 50 - -
 Hayu Unknown Wayu - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 700 -
 Jirel 20 Jirel - - 20 - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 600 Maithili ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 20 Maithili ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Maithili 4,600 - - 20 - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 600 Maithili ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 1,200 Maithili ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Kamar 700 Nepali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kami 73,000 Nepali 72,000 - 700 500 - 500
 Kandu 200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 900 Maithili ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Kawar 500 Maithili ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Maithili 6,400 - - 80 - -
 Khaling 800 Khaling 50 - 80 - - 600
 Khas 18,000 Nepali ☀︎ 17,000 - 400 - - 200
 Khatwa 9,500 Maithili ☀︎ 9,200 - 100 90 - 70
 Kisan 100 Kurux 100 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 200 Rajbanshi 200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Maithili 40,000 - 100 700 - -
 Kulung 20,000 Kulung (Nepal) 6,300 - 2,500 90 - 11,000
 Kumal 5,200 Nepali 4,700 - 400 50 - -
 Kumhar Magahia 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Maithili 2,600 - - 50 - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 3,100 - - 20 - -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa 700 Lhomi - - 700 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 70 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Maithili ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Lohorung 1,200 Yamphu, Southern ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Maithili ☀︎ 9,700 - - - - -
 Magar 84,000 Nepali 66,000 - 13,000 2,900 - 2,000
 Majhi 15,000 Nepali 13,000 - 400 500 - 1,200
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 70 Maithili ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 500 Maithili 500 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Maithili 19,000 - - 70 - -
 Mech 400 Boro (India) 400 - - - - 20
Mewahang 3,200 Mewahang, Eastern ☀︎ 400 - 80 - - 2,700
 Miyan 3,900 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,900 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 600 Maithili ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Munda, Horo 1,600 Maithili 1,500 - - 90 - 20
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 63,000 Maithili 62,000 - 200 1,000 - -
 Nachhiring 1,600 Nachiring ☀︎ 200 - 1,000 - - 400
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Maithili ☀︎ 12,000 - - 60 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 700 Maithili ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 70 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Newah 106,000 Newar 90,000 - 14,000 900 - 1,900
 Oraon, Dhangar 34,000 Kurux 33,000 - 300 1,200 - 200
 Pahari 50 Nepali 20 - 30 - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Pinjara 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Qassab 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Qazi 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Rai 239,000 Nepali 39,000 - - 8,800 - 192,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Rajbanshi 42,000 - - 1,600 - 800
 Rajbhar 2,200 Bhojpuri 2,100 - - 30 - -
Rajdhob 800 Maithili ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Raji 20 Raji 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Maithili ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 400 Maithili ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Rongkup 200 Lepcha 90 - 20 - - 60
Sampang 800 Sampang ☀︎ 200 - 300 - - 300
 Santal (Sawntal) 23,000 Santhali 19,000 - 60 2,400 - 700
 Saora 1,800 Sora 1,700 - - 90 - -
Sarbaria 3,000 Nepali ☀︎ 1,800 - 500 - - 600
 Sarki 21,000 Nepali 20,000 - 500 300 - 20
 Sayyid 14,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Shaikh 111,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 111,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
 Sherpa 19,000 Sherpa - - 19,000 300 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Maithili 4,200 - - 50 - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Maithili 8,800 - - 300 - 50
 Sunuwar 4,400 Sunwar 3,800 - - 300 - 300
 Tajpuriya 7,600 Rajbanshi 7,300 - - 300 - -
 Tamang 106,000 Tamang, Eastern 4,300 - 95,000 3,600 - 3,200
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Maithili ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Maithili 5,200 - - 100 - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Maithili 38,000 - - 300 - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Maithili ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Thakali 200 Nepali 70 - 100 - - -
 Thakuri 4,000 Nepali 4,000 - 20 - - -
 Thami 600 Thangmi 600 - - - - 20
 Tharu Khawas 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu unspecified 153,000 Tharu, Dangaura 148,000 - - 4,700 - 20
 Thulung 1,600 Thulung ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - 400
 Tokpegola 80 Sherpa ☀︎ - - 80 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Awadhi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Maithili ☀︎ 54,000 - - 100 - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 3,800 Maithili ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 300 Maithili ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yakkha 17,000 Yakkha 2,500 - 200 100 - 14,000
 Yakthumba, Limbu 152,000 Limbu 22,000 - 400 3,900 - 125,000
Yamphu 7,200 Yamphu ☀︎ 300 - 6,600 - - 300
 Yehlmo 60 Hyolmo - - 40 - - 20
  Totals:  171 2,621,000   159 1,826,000 148,000 203,000 39,000 700 407,000
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