Thakali people

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Not to be confused with Thakuli.
Thakali people
थकाली
Total population
11,743 (2021 census)
Bon 0.7%[2]
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan, Gurung, Tamang people, Sherpa

The Thakali (

Kali Gandaki River valley in the Mustang District, Gandaki Province in western Nepal.[3] According to the 2001 census, the Thakali population of around 12,973 constituted only 0.06% of Nepal's population. By the 2011 Nepal census, there were 13,215 Thakali people in Nepal.[4]

The Lhafewa (Barha Barse Kumbha Mela), Toranlha (ancestral worship) and Falo (Kumar Yatra) are the major festivals of Thakalis. Dhnom is the title of the Thakali priest who performs the work of the local

shaman. The madal
, khaprang and thamken are their main musical instruments.

There are four groups who consider themselves Thakali; all four castes are different according to the Census of Nepal. They are Teen Gauley (the Thakali from Thini, Syang and Chimang villages), Marphali (Thakali from Marpha village, further subclassified as Hirachan, Pannachan, Jwarchan, and Lalchan), Chaar Jaat or "four castes" (Sherchan, Tulachan, Bhattachan, Gauchan) and Thakali (those Thakali from Southern Mustang, Tukuche, and Jomsom). These groups consider themselves to be part of different castes but all still Thakali. The customs, culture, dress and festivals of each differ slightly.

Sunuwar, Yakkha, Limbu), Newari, Pahari, Tamang

Geographic distribution

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Thakali people as a subgroup within the broader social group of mountain/hill nationalities (janajāti).[5] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 13,215 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Thakali.[6] The distribution of Thakali people by province was as follows:

The population of Thakali people was higher than national average (0.0%) in the following districts:

See also

References

  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. ISBN 3895860980
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  4. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ Population Monograph
  6. ^ 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report

External links

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