Kirati people
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For other uses, see Kirat (disambiguation).
The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirant, are Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic groups and indigenous peoples of the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to Northern India (predominantly in the Indian States of Sikkim and Darjeeling & Kalimpong hills of northern West Bengal
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Total population | |
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2.5 millions+ (approx) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nepal | 1,334,877 (2021)[1] |
India | 1,000,000 (approx) |
Bhutan | 34,561 |
Languages | |
Kirati languages (Sino-Tibetan languages)[2] | |
Religion | |
Predominantly •81% Kiratism or Animism Other Religions : •19% Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism[3] |
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