Bhujel

Bhujel people
Total population
120,245 (2021 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Nepal, India, Bhutan
Languages
Bhujel language
Religion
Hinduism 97.6%, Christianity 2%, Others[2]
Related ethnic groups
Chepang people, Tibetan and other Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups, Mongols[3]

Bhujel are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group now living in Nepal, India and Bhutan.They are scattered in several districts, mostly in Tanahu and Syangja.[4] The inhabitants living near the Bhuji Khola river called Bhujel. Bhujel are divided into four subcaste – Bhujyal, Gharti, Nisel and Khawas. [5]

Map of the Tanahu District, the home of Bhujel people.
  1. ^ National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
  2. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics (2014). Population monograph of Nepal (PDF) (Report). Vol. II. Government of Nepal.
  3. ^ "Exclusion of Bhujels". english.indigenousvoice.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Exclusion of Bhujels". english.indigenousvoice.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ^ "Bhujel (Gharti)". OHCHR. Retrieved 20 May 2022.