 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2022) |
| 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Exclusion of Bhujels". english.indigenousvoice.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Bhujel (Gharti)". OHCHR. Retrieved 20 May 2022.