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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 120,245 (2021 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nepal, India | |
| Languages | |
| Bhujel language, Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism 97.6%, Christianity 2%[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chepang people |
Bhujel are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group in Nepal.They are scattered in several districts, mostly in Tanahu and Syangja.[3] The inhabitants living near the Bhuji Khola river called Bhujel. Bhujel are divided into four subcaste – Bhujyal, Gharti, Nisel and Khawas. [4]
- ^ National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics (2014). Population monograph of Nepal (PDF) (Report). Vol. II. Government of Nepal.
- ^ "Exclusion of Bhujels". english.indigenousvoice.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Bhujel (Gharti)". OHCHR. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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