Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Nepali-Pahari

Language: Tharu, Dangaura - (thl)

Alternate Name(s): and Kathoriaya Tharu, Deokri, Rana, Dang Tharu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 463,000

Global Population: 463,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity

Overview: The Western Tharu of Nepal, numbering 463,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nepali-Pahari people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Tharu, Dangaura. The primary religion practiced by the Western Tharu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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