Tamang people

ethnic group

The Tamang prople are an indigenous Tibetano-Burmese-speaking ethnic tribal group from Nepal, who migrated from tibet to Nepal in 12th-13th century, they are the last ethnic group who migrated to Nepal from tibet. In Nepal, Tamang/Moormi people make for 1.539,830 persons, or 5.6% of the country's total population, up from 1.3 million in 2001.[5]

Tamang
Moormi Bhotey
Tamang woman
Total population
c. 1.7 million
   Nepal 1,539,830 [1]
 India 183,812
West Bengal146,203 (2011) [2]
Sikkim37,609 (2011)[3]
Languages
Tamang, Nepali, Tamang
Religion
(majority):Buddhism 87.29%, (minority): Hinduism 8.88%, Christian and others 4.83% Nepal census (2011), [4]
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan people, Bhotiya, Thakali,

References

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  1. "Demography Population Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Population of West Bengal 2011".
  3. "Population of Sikkim 2011".
  4. "Caste ethnicity and religion of Nepal Ministry of Health" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  5. "Report on Socio-Economic Status of Tamang–Kavre". Nefin.org.np. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2015-12-23.