Ethnic Groups
Nepal's 2001 census enumerated 102 castes and ethnic groups.
Both Indo-Aryan and Mixed Indo-Mongoloid comprise 80% who consist of Chetri, Bahun, Newar, etc. While the Mongoloids including Magar, Gurung and Rai comprise 17% according to EBS Documentary 'World Travel with a Theme' made in 2010.
The following table is based on endogamous ethnicity, not language. Madheshi groups in the following table would need to be re-arranged or grouped together if a linguistic ethnic categorization is preferred instead and could reveal significantly different picture. References are according to the 2001 census.
| Caste/ethnic group | Population | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Khas - Chhetri (Kshatriya) | 3,593,496 | 15.5 |
| Khas - Brahman | 2,896,477 | 12.5 |
| Magar | 1,622,421 | 7.0 |
| Tharu | 1,533,879 | 6.6 |
| Tamang | 1,282,304 | 5.5 |
| Newar | 1,245,232 | 5.4 |
| Variant ethnics - Muslim | 971,056 | 4.2 |
| Khas & - Kami | 895,954 | 3.9 |
| Madhesi - Yadav | 895,423 | 3.9 |
| Rai | 635,151 | 2.79 |
| Gurung | 686,000 | 2.39 |
| Khas - Damai/Dholi | 390,305 | 1.72 |
| Limbu | 359,379 | 1.58 |
| Khas - Thakuri | 334,120 | 1.47 |
| Khas - Sarki | 318,989 | 1.40 |
| Teli | 304,536 | 1.34 |
| Chamar, Harijan, Ram | 269,661 | 1.19 |
| Koiri | 251,274 | 1.11 |
| Kurmi | 212,842 | 0.94 |
| Khas - Sanyasi | 199,127 | 0.88 |
| Dhanuk | 188,150 | 0.83 |
| Musahar | 172,434 | 0.76 |
| Dusad/Paswan/Pasi | 158,525 | 0.70 |
| Sherpa | 154,622 | 0.68 |
| Sunar | 145,088 | 0.64 |
| Kewat | 136,953 | 0.60 |
| Terai - Brahmin | 134,496 | 0.59 |
| Baniya | 126,971 | 0.56 |
| Gharti/Bhujel | 117,568 | 0.52 |
| Mallah | 115,986 | 0.51 |
| Khas - Kalwar | 115,606 | 0.51 |
| Kumal | 99,389 | 0.44 |
| Hajam/Thakur | 98,169 | 0.43 |
| Kanu | 95,826 | 0.42 |
| Rajbansi | 95,812 | 0.42 |
| Sunuwar | 95,254 | 0.42 |
| Sudhi | 89,846 | 0.40 |
| Lohar | 82,637 | 0.36 |
| Tatma | 76,512 | 0.34 |
| Khatwe | 74,972 | 0.33 |
| Dhobi | 73,413 | 0.32 |
| Majhi | 72,614 | 0.32 |
| Nuniya | 66,873 | 0.29 |
| Kumhar | 54,413 | 0.24 |
| Danuwar | 53,229 | 0.23 |
| Chepang | 52,237 | 0.23 |
| Haluwai | 50,583 | 0.22 |
| Rajput | 48,454 | 0.21 |
| Kayastha | 46,071 | 0.20 |
| Badhai | 45,975 | 0.20 |
| Marwadi | 43,971 | 0.19 |
| Santhal/Satar | 42,698 | 0.19 |
| Dhagar/Jhagar | 41,764 | 0.18 |
| Bantar | 35,839 | 0.16 |
| Khas & Madhesi - Barai | 35,434 | 0.16 |
| Kahar | 34,531 | 0.15 |
| Gangai | 31,318 | 0.14 |
| Lodha | 24,738 | 0.11 |
| Rajbhar | 24,263 | 0.11 |
| Thami | 22,999 | 0.10 |
| Dhimal | 19,537 | 0.09 |
| Bhote | 19,261 | 0.08 |
| Binga/Binda | 18,720 | 0.08 |
| Bhediyar/Gaderi | 17,729 | 0.08 |
| Nurang | 17,522 | 0.08 |
| Yakkha | 17,003 | 0.07 |
| Darai | 14,859 | 0.07 |
| Tajpuriya | 13,250 | 0.06 |
| Thakali | 12,973 | 0.06 |
| Chidimar | 12,296 | 0.05 |
| Non-Khas Pahari peoples | 11,505 | 0.05 |
| Khas - Mali | 11,390 | 0.05 |
| Bangali | 9,860 | 0.04 |
| Chhantyal | 9,814 | 0.04 |
| Dom | 8,931 | 0.04 |
| Kamar | 8,761 | 0.04 |
| Bote | 7,969 | 0.04 |
| Brahmu/Baramu | 7,383 | 0.03 |
| Khas & Madhesi - Gaine/Gandarbha | 5,887 | 0.03 |
| Jirel | 5,316 | 0.02 |
| Adivasi/Janajati | 5,259 | 0.02 |
| Dura | 5,169 | 0.02 |
| Churaute | 4,893 | 0.02 |
| Badi | 4,442 | 0.02 |
| Meche | 3,763 | 0.02 |
| Lepcha | 3,660 | 0.02 |
| Halkhor | 3,621 | 0.02 |
| Punjabi/Sikh | 3,054 | 0.01 |
| Kisan | 2,876 | 0.01 |
| Raji | 2,399 | 0.01 |
| Byangsi | 2,103 | 0.01 |
| Hayu | 1,821 | 0.01 |
| Koche | 1,429 | 0.01 |
| Dhunia | 1,231 | 0.01 |
| Walung | 1,148 | 0.01 |
| Jain | 1,015 | 0.00 |
| Munda | 660 | 0.00 |
| Raute | 658 | 0.00 |
| Hyolmo | 579 | 0.00 |
| Pattharkatta/Kuswariya | 552 | 0.00 |
| Kusunda | 164 | 0.00 |
| Unspecified Khas Dalit | 173,401 | 0.76 |
| Caste/Ethnicity not stated | 231,641 | 1.02 |
| Total | 22,736,934 | 100.00 |
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