थारू | |
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![]() A Tharu woman in traditional dress | |
Total population | |
c. 1.96 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 1,807,124[1] |
Lumbini | 732,069 |
Sudurpaschim | 397,822 |
Madhesh | 301,038 |
Koshi | 209,519 |
Bagmati | 110,284 |
Gandaki | 47,619 |
Karnali | 8,773 |
![]() Bihar | 159,939[2] |
Uttar Pradesh | 105,291 |
Uttarakhand | 91,342 |
Languages | |
Tharu languages, Nepali, Hindi | |
Religion | |
Hinduism 94%, Buddhism 3.2%, Christianity 1.7%, Prakriti 0.7%, Baháʼí 0.03%[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India.[4][5][6] They speak Tharu languages.[7] They are recognized as an official nationality by the Government of Nepal.[8] In the Indian Terai, they live foremost in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Government of India recognizes the Tharu people as a scheduled Indian tribe.[9][10]
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