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  (top) A Nepali Temple priest, (below) a Nepali Hindu devotee holding an offering. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
23,677,744  (2021 Census)[1] (81.30% of the country's population)  | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| All over Nepal | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism | |
| Scriptures | |
| Vedas | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (Sacred) Nepali, Magar, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Awadhi and other signed languages. |
Hinduism is the largest religion of Nepal.[2] In 2006, the country declared itself a secular country through democracy, after the abolition of its monarchy.[3][4] According to the 2021 census, the Hindu population in Nepal is estimated to be around 23,677,744 which accounts for at least 81.19%[5] of the country's population, the highest percentage of Hindus of any country in the world.[6] Vikram Samvat, one of the two official calendars used in Nepal, is a solar cosmological calendar essentially the same to that widespread in North India as a religious calendar, and is based on solar units of time.[7]
Among the ethnic groups are the Bahun, Thakuri, Tharu, Shah,Magars, Hill Dalits, Madheshi, Newari people.[8][5] Meanwhile, among the major ethnic groups Sherpa, Rai, Limbu, Gurung and Tamang have lowest percentage of followers of Hinduism within the group.[5]
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- ^ a b c Nepali Census data 2011 (2014). "Nepali Census data 2011 Go to page 56 to see Buddhist and Kirat percentages" (PDF). Population Monograph.
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