Tharu people

The Tharu people (Devanagari:थारू, Thārū) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai, the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and India. The Tharus are recognized as an official nationality by the Governments of Nepal and India.

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As of 2011, the Tharu population of Nepal was censused at 1,737,470 people, or 6.6% of the total population. In 2009, the majority of Tharu people were estimated to live in Nepal. There are several endogamous sub-groups of Tharu:

Rana Tharu in the Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of the far western Nepal Terai; also in India, in Nainital, Uttarakhand and Kheri Terai, Uttar Pradesh. Rana Tharu claim Rajput origin.

Kathoriya Tharu mostly in Kailali District and in India.

Sonha in Surkhet district

Dangaura Tharu in western Terai: Dang-Deukhuri, Banke, Bardia, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts

Paschuhan (Western) Tharu Rupandehi, Nawalparasi

Rautar Tharu Rupandehi, Nawalparasi

Purbaha Tharu Rupandehi, Kapilvastu

Aarkutwa or Chitwania Tharu in central Terai: Sindhuli, Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts

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