# Bahun > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bahun > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bahun.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahun > Source revision: 1354631991 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ethnic group in Nepal This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Bahun" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Ethnic group Khas Bahun Bahun Regions with significant populations Nepal 3,292,373 (11.2% of Nepal's population) (2021)[1] Languages Nepali (Khas-Kura) Religion Hinduism 99.56% (2011), Christianity 0.31% (2011)[2] Related ethnic groups Chhetri, Thakuri and other Khas people **Bahun** ([Nepali](/source/Nepali_language): बाहुन), also known as **Hill Brahmins**,[3] are a [Brahmin](/source/Brahmin) [varna](/source/Varna_(Hinduism)) among the [Khas](/source/Khas) of [Nepal](/source/Nepal).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] While their origins are disputed, the traditional view is that they arrived from India during the fourteenth century. [Janajati](/source/Janajati_people) activists usually view the Khas Aryas as migrants, while most Khas Arya academics-cum-activists claim that the group has always lived in Nepal.[4] According to the [2011 Nepal census](/source/2011_Nepal_census), Bahun is the second most populous group after [Chhetri](/source/Chhetri).[5] According to 1854 [*Muluki Ain*](/source/Caste_system_in_Nepal#Muluki_Ain_(1854)), the first Nepalese civil code, Bahuns were regarded as caste among [sacred thread bearers](/source/Upanayana) ([Tagadhari](/source/Tagadhari)) and [twice-born](/source/Dvija) Hindus.[6] ## Origin Further information: [Khas people](/source/Khas_people) Traditionally, Bahuns were members of the [Khas community](/source/Khas_community) together [Chhetris](/source/Chhetri).[7] Possibly due to political power of the [Khasa Malla kingdom](/source/Khasa_Malla_kingdom), Khas Brahmins and Khas Kshatriyas[8] had high social status in the present-day western Nepal.[7] Bahuns, regarded as upper class Khas group together with [Chhetris](/source/Chhetri), were associated mostly with the [Gorkha Kingdom](/source/Gorkha_Kingdom) and its [expansion](/source/Unification_of_Nepal).[9][9][10] There appears to be general agreement in historical records and family genealogy that Hill Brahmins (both Purbia and Kumai Bahuns) migrated from the [Gangetic Plains](/source/Indo-Gangetic_Plain) to the western Himalayas then from there to the eastern Himalayas including Nepal. Nepali historians have claimed that Hill Brahmins entered the Himalayan region from [Kannauj](/source/Kannauj).[11] According to Acharya Bamsavali, Bahuns have migrated from Kanyakubja to Jumla in Nepal.[12] ## Demography According to the [2011 Nepal census](/source/2011_Nepal_census), Bahuns (referred as Hill-Brahmin) are the second most populous group after Khas Chhetri with 12.2% of Nepal's population (or 3,226,903 people).[13] Bahun are the second largest [Hindu](/source/Hindu) group in Nepal with a population of 3,212,704 (99.6% of Bahuns).[13] Bahuns are the largest group in 15 districts in Nepal: [Jhapa](/source/Jhapa_district), [Morang](/source/Morang_district), [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu_district), [Chitwan](/source/Chitwan_district), [Nawalparasi](/source/Nawalparasi_district), [Rupandehi](/source/Rupandehi_district), [Kaski](/source/Kaski_district), [Syangja](/source/Syangja_district), [Parbat](/source/Parbat_district), [Gulmi](/source/Gulmi_district) and [Arghakhanchi](/source/Arghakhanchi_district). Among these, Bahuns in [Parbat](/source/Parbat_district) (35.7%), [Arghakhanchi](/source/Arghakhanchi_district) (32.8%), [Dhading](/source/Dhading_district) (30.9%), [Chitwan](/source/Chitwan_district) (28.6%), [Kaski](/source/Kaski_district) (27.8%) and [Gulmi](/source/Gulmi_district) (25.2%) consist more than 25% of the district population. [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu_district) has largest Bahun population with 410,126 people (23.5%).[13] Bahuns have the highest [civil service](/source/Civil_service) representation with 39.2% of Nepal's bureaucracy while having only 12.1% of Nepal's total population. The civil service representation to population ratio is 3.2 times for Bahuns which is fourth in Nepal. Khas Chhetris represent 1.6 times in civil services to their percentage of population, which is the highest in Nepal.[14] As per the [Public Service Commission](/source/Public_Service_Commission_(Nepal)), Brahmins (33.3%) and Chhetris (20.01%) were two largest caste group to obtain governmental jobs in [F.Y.](/source/Fiscal_year) 2017-18 even though 45% governmental seats are reserved for women, indigenous and ethnic minorities, Madhesis, dalits, people with disability and those from the backward regions.[15] Similarly, in the fiscal 2018–19, Bahuns (24.87%) and Chhetris (9.63%) maintained 35% of their proportion in civil service as per Public Service Commission.[16] ## Geographic distribution According to the [2021 Nepal census](/source/2021_Nepal_census), 3,292,373 people (11.29%) of the population of Nepal are Bahun (Hill Brahmins).[17] The frequency of Bahun (Hill Brahmins) by province was as follows: - [Gandaki Province](/source/Gandaki_Province) (21.5%) - [Bagmati Province](/source/Bagmati_Province) (18.3%) - [Sudurpashchim Province](/source/Sudurpashchim_Province) (13.0%) - [Lumbini Province](/source/Lumbini_Province) (12.5%) - [Koshi Province](/source/Koshi_Province) (12.1%) - [Karnali Province](/source/Karnali_Province) (8.3%) - [Madhesh Province](/source/Madhesh_Province) (2.3%) The frequency of Bahun (Hill Brahmins) was higher than national average (12.2%) in the following districts: - [Parbat](/source/Parbat_District) (35.8%) - [Arghakhanchi](/source/Arghakhanchi_District) (32.8%) - [Syangja](/source/Syangja_District) (30.9%) - [Chitwan](/source/Chitwan_District) (28.7%) - [Kaski](/source/Kaski_District) (27.9%) - [Jhapa](/source/Jhapa_District) (23.8%) - [Nawalpur](/source/Nawalpur_District) (23.8%) - [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu_District) (23.7%) - [Kavrepalanchok](/source/Kavrepalanchok_District) (21.5%) - [Gulmi](/source/Gulmi_District) (21.3%) - [Baglung](/source/Baglung_District) (19.5%) - [Nuwakot](/source/Nuwakot_District) (19.0%) - [Baitadi](/source/Baitadi_District) (18.6%) - [Palpa](/source/Palpa_District) (17.5%) - [Kalikot](/source/Kalikot_District) (17.1%) - [Darchula](/source/Darchula_District) (16.7%) - [Kanchanpur](/source/Kanchanpur_District) (16.0%) - [Rupandehi](/source/Rupandehi_District) (15.9%) - [Dadeldhura](/source/Dadeldhura_District) (15.8%) - [Gorkha](/source/Gorkha_District) (15.2%) - [Rasuwa](/source/Rasuwa_District) (15.2%) - [Dhading](/source/Dhading_District) (15.0%) - [Bhaktapur](/source/Bhaktapur_District) (14.2%) - [Makwanpur](/source/Makwanpur_District) (14.1%) - [Ilam](/source/Ilam_District) (13.9%) - [Terhathum](/source/Terhathum_District) (13.3%) - [Morang](/source/Morang_District) (13.1%) - [Lalitpur](/source/Lalitpur_District%2C_Nepal) (13.0%) - [Lamjung](/source/Lamjung_District) (12.8%) - [Kailali](/source/Kailali_District) (12.4%) ## Notable people ### Academics - [Surya Subedi](/source/Surya_Subedi), legal academic ### Artists - [Ragini Upadhyaya](/source/Ragini_Upadhyaya), fine artist and lyricist ### Athletes #### Cricketers - [Basanta Regmi](/source/Basanta_Regmi) - [Kanishka Chaugai](/source/Kanishka_Chaugai) - [Sandeep Lamichhane](/source/Sandeep_Lamichhane) - [Kushal Bhurtel](/source/Kushal_Bhurtel) #### Footballers #### Swimmers #### Other athletes - [Shyam Dhakal](/source/Shyam_Dhakal), alpine skier ### Entertainment #### Actors/Filmmakers - [Nabin k. Bhattarai](/source/Nabin_K_Bhattarai) - [Neeta Dhungana](/source/Neeta_Dhungana) - [Aryan Sigdel](/source/Aaryan_Sigdel) - [Arunima Lamsal](/source/Arunima_Lamsal) - [Jeevan Luitel](/source/Jiwan_Luitel) - [Sitaram Kattel(dhurmus)](/source/Sitaram_Kattel) - [Kunjana Ghimire(suntali)](/source/Kunjana_Ghimire) - [Anup Baral](/source/Anup_Baral) - [Jeetu Nepal](/source/Jeetu_Nepal) - [Kedar Ghimire](/source/Kedar_Ghimire) - [Keki Adhikari](/source/Keki_Adhikari) - [Nisha Adhikari](/source/Nisha_Adhikari) - [Bijay Baral](/source/Bijay_Baral) - [Raj Ballav Koirala](/source/Raj_Ballav_Koirala) - [Khagendra Lamichhane](/source/Khagendra_Lamichhane) - [Marishka Pokharel](/source/Mariska_Pokharel) - [Sunil Pokharel](/source/Sunil_Pokharel) - [Usha Poudel](/source/Usha_Poudel) - [Deepika Prasain](/source/Deepika_Prasain) - [Hari Prasad Rimal](/source/Hari_Prasad_Rimal) - [Aanchal Sharma](/source/Aanchal_Sharma) - [Anna Sharma](/source/Anna_Sharma) - [Pooza Sharma](/source/Pooja_Sharma_(Nepalese_actress)) - [Reecha Sharma](/source/Reecha_Sharma) - [Mithila Sharma](/source/Mithila_Sharma) - [Barsha Siwakoti](/source/Barsha_Siwakoti) - [Hari Bansha Acharya](/source/Hari_Bansha_Acharya) - [Dayaram Dahal](/source/Dayaram_Dahal) - [Subash Gajurel](/source/Subash_Gajurel) - [Tulsi Ghimire](/source/Tulsi_Ghimire) - [Manisha Koirala](/source/Manisha_Koirala) - [Deepa Shree Niraula](/source/Deepa_Shree_Niraula) #### Singers - [Tika Bhandari](/source/Tika_Bhandari) - [Ram Prasad Khanal](/source/Ram_Prasad_Khanal) - [Pramod Kharel](/source/Pramod_Kharel) - [Nabin K Bhattarai](/source/Nabin_K_Bhattarai) - [Bhakta Raj Acharya](/source/Bhakta_Raj_Acharya) - [Sugam Pokharel](/source/Sugam_Pokharel) - [Bednidhi Poudel](/source/Bednidhi_Poudel) - [Pranil L Timalsena](/source/Pranil_L_Timalsena) #### Other entertainers - [Atul Gautam](/source/Atul_Gautam), [tabla](/source/Tabla) player - [Hom Nath Upadhyaya](/source/Hom_Nath_Upadhyaya), [tabla](/source/Tabla) player ### Entrepreneurs ### Humanitarians - [Durga Ghimire](/source/Durga_Ghimire), founder of [ABC Nepal](/source/ABC_Nepal), an anti-sex trafficking organisation - [Jagadish Ghimire](/source/Jagadish_Ghimire), political analyst, founder of Tamakoshi Sewa Samiti community development organisation - [Anuradha Koirala](/source/Anuradha_Koirala), founder of [Maiti Nepal](/source/Maiti_Nepal), which supports victims of sex trafficking ### Mountaineers ### Politicians - [Madhav Prasad Devkota](/source/Madhav_Prasad_Devkota) - [Ravi Lamichhane](/source/Rabi_Lamichhane) - [Chabilal Upadhyaya](/source/Chabilal_Upadhyaya)[18][*[circular reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it)*] - [Ranga Nath Poudyal](/source/Ranga_Nath_Poudyal)[19] - [Krishna Prasad Koirala](/source/Krishna_Prasad_Koirala) and [Koirala family](/source/Koirala_family)[20] - [Matrika Prasad Koirala](/source/Matrika_Prasad_Koirala)[20] - [Tanka Prasad Acharya](/source/Tanka_Prasad_Acharya)[21] - [Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala](/source/Bishweshwar_Prasad_Koirala)[20] - [Girija Prasad Koirala](/source/Girija_Prasad_Koirala)[20] - [Krishna Prasad Bhattarai](/source/Krishna_Prasad_Bhattarai)[22] - [Man Mohan Adhikari](/source/Man_Mohan_Adhikari)[23] - [KP Sharma Oli](/source/KP_Sharma_Oli) - [Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda)](/source/Prachanda)[24][25] - [Madhav Kumar Nepal](/source/Madhav_Kumar_Nepal)[26] - [Baburam Bhattarai](/source/Baburam_Bhattarai)[27] ### Scientists - [Bodhraj Acharya](/source/Bodhraj_Acharya), biochemist - [Lujendra Ojha](/source/Lujendra_Ojha), planetary scientist ### Writers - [Khagendra Sangraula](/source/Khagendra_Sangraula) #### Poets - [Bhanubhakta Acharya](/source/Bhanubhakta_Acharya) - [Geeta Tripathee](/source/Geeta_Tripathee) - [Gopal Prasad Rimal](/source/Gopal_Prasad_Rimal) - [Ishwar Ballav Bhattarai](/source/Ishwar_Ballav) - [Jagadish Ghimire](/source/Jagadish_Ghimire) - [Krishnahari Baral](/source/Krishnahari_Baral) - [Kshetra Pratap Adhikary](/source/Kshetra_Pratap_Adhikary) - [Laxmi Prasad Devkota](/source/Laxmi_Prasad_Devkota) - [Lekhnath Paudyal](/source/Lekh_Nath_Paudel) - [Mahananda Sapkota](/source/Mahananda_Sapkota) - [Motiram Bhatta](/source/Motiram_Bhatta) - [Suman Pokhrel](/source/Suman_Pokhrel) #### Journalists - [Kanak Mani Dixit](/source/Kanak_Mani_Dixit) - [Narayan Wagle](/source/Narayan_Wagle) - [Naresh Bhattarai](/source/Naresh_Bhattarai) - [Prashant Aryal](/source/Prashant_Aryal) - [Rabi Lamichhane](/source/Rabi_Lamichhane) - [Rabindra Mishra](/source/Rabindra_Mishra) - [Sudheer Sharma](/source/Sudheer_Sharma) - [Vijay Kumar Pandey](/source/Vijay_Kumar_Pandey) #### Playwrights - [Abhi Subedi](/source/Abhi_Subedi) - [Krishna Dharabasi](/source/Krishna_Dharabasi) - [Bhim Nidhi Tiwari](/source/Bhim_Nidhi_Tiwari) - [Gopal Prasad Rimal](/source/Gopal_Prasad_Rimal) - [Guru Prasad Mainali](/source/Guru_Prasad_Mainali) - [Khagendra Lamichhane](/source/Khagendra_Lamichhane) - [Laxmi Prasad Devkota](/source/Laxmi_Prasad_Devkota) - [Suman Pokhrel](/source/Suman_Pokhrel) #### Prose writers - [Abhi Subedi](/source/Abhi_Subedi) - [Amar Neupane](/source/Amar_Neupane) - [Arbind Rimal](/source/Arbind_Rimal) - [Samrat Upadhyay](/source/Samrat_Upadhyay) - [Sanu Sharma](/source/Sanu_Sharma) ### Other notables - [Bhawana Ghimire](/source/Bhawana_Ghimire), CEO of [Cricket Association of Nepal](/source/Cricket_Association_of_Nepal) from 2014 to 2016 ## See also - [Caste system in Nepal](/source/Caste_system_in_Nepal) - [Varna (Hinduism)](/source/Varna_(Hinduism)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** National Statistics Office (2021). 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[JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [603031](https://www.jstor.org/stable/603031). v t e Ethnic groups in Nepal by language family Sino-Tibetan (Trans-Himalayan) Tibetic Darchula Bhotiya Bhotiya Sherpa Hyolmo Jirel Nepalese Central Tibetic Central Tibetans Kachee Kiranti Western Rai Bahing Sunuwar Koich Central Rai Khambu Rai Kulung Bantawa Eastern Rai Kirati Yakkha Limbu (Yakthung) Tamangic Chhantyal Gurung Tamu Manange Ghale Tamang Lama clan (Tamang) Thakali Kaike Magar Newaric Newar Newar Muslim Thangmi Kham Baram Magar Dhut Kham/Pang Chepang Bhujel Raji–Raute Raji Raute Rawat Dura Lepcha (Rong) Dhimal Indo-Aryan Pahari Khas Jumli-speakers Palpali-speakers Gorkhali-speakers (standard Nepali dialect) Kumaunis Kashmiris Madheshi Maithil Maithil Brahmin Yadav Kayastha Dhanuk Eastern Majhi Bajji Malla Anga Newars Over 25 distinct castes, major being Shresthas, Chathariya, Jyapu, Vajracharya, Rajopadhyaya Brahmins, Chitrakar, Khadgi, Manandhar, Dhobi, Pode, Ranjitkar, Mali, etc. Newar Muslim Indian Madheshi Indian Maithil Bihari Bhojpuri Bajjika etc. Awadhi other Madheshi H U Kumal Kushbadiya (Guhari) Miyan Indo-Aryan of a distinct origin Danuar Rai Bote Western Majhi Darai Tharu Hill Khadiya/Bankariya Rajbanshi Kisan of Oraon Sadri Kushbadiya (Guhari) Other peoples (M, D, i) of Indus-Ganga Kusunda Munda Satar Dudh and Dhelki Khadiya/Bankariya Jangad/Dhangad/Uraun Kisan Other basis By geography Mountain people (Buddhist/Animism) Hill people (Eastern Paharis and Newars, Buddhist Kirati (East, mostly Mundhum) Terai (Madheshi, Tharu, Danuwar and Dhimal) (Lowland) Western Nepal (Hindu dominant) Nepali Muslim (South) By law Janajati Madheshi Janajati Misc Adivasi Simantakrit By caste Kshetri Bahun Thakuri Rajopadhyaya Shresthas Jyapu Vajracharya Pulami Kami Damai/Dholi Rajdhoves Sarki Unspecified Dalit Kalwar Dhobi Mali Gaine/Gandarbha Immigrants Filipinos Indians Japanese Jews Koreans Pakistanis Russians Nepal portal v t e Brahmin communities Assamese Brahmins Kamrupi Brahmin Kanyakubja Brahmin , Bengali Brahmins Gaur Brahmin Kanyakubja Brahmin Kulin Brahmin Utkala Brahmin Bihari Brahmins Bhumihar Bairagi Brahmin Gayawal Brahmin Jaitharia Kanyakubja Brahmin Maithil Brahmin Maga Brahmin Garhwali Brahmins Gangari Brahmin Sarola Brahmin Kannada Brahmins Babburkamme Brahmin Badaganadu Brahmin Havyaka Brahmin Hebbar Iyengar Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin Karnataka Brahmin Panchagrama Brahmin Sankethi Brahmin Smarta Brahmin Kashmiri Brahmins Kashmiri Pandits Madhva Brahmins Deshastha Brahmin Shivalli Brahmin Shivalli Madhva Brahmin Hebbar Malayali Brahmins Ambalavasi Chakyar Ilayathu Embranthiri Kerala Iyer Nambeesan Nambiar (Ambalavasi caste) Nambudiri Pushpaka Brahmin Pushpaka Unni Potti Marathi Brahmins Chitpavan Brahmin Daivadnya Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin Devrukhe Brahmin Karhade Brahmin Konkani Brahmin Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin Peshwa Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin Manipuri Brahmin Kamrupi Brahmin Maithil Brahmin Aboti Brahmin Bhumihar Gayawal Brahmin Kanyakubja Brahmin Gautam Brahmin Golapurab Brahmin Gurav Kanyakubja Brahmin Maga Brahmin Malviya Brahmin Nagar Brahmin Naramdev Brahmin Sanadhya Brahmin Nepali Brahmins Khas Brahmin Punjabi Brahmins Bias Brahmin Gaur Brahmin Gautam Brahmin Hussaini Brahmin Maga Brahmin Mohyal Brahmin Odia Brahmins Bias Brahmin Rath Brahmin Samvedi Utkala Brahmin Saraswat Brahmins Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin Gaur Brahmin Bias Brahmin Dadheech Brahmin Sanadhya Brahmin Anavil Brahmin Audichya Brahmin Bardai Brahmin Girnara Brahmin Gurav Hussaini Brahmin Khedaval Modh Mohyal Brahmin Nagar Brahmin Saryuparin Brahmin Sompura Brahmin Shrimali Brahmin Brahmin Swarnkar Yajurvedi Tamil Brahmins Ashtasahasram Hebbar Iyengar Iyengar Iyer Kanyakumari Brahmin Rigvedi Telugu Brahmin Dravida Brahmin Mulukanadu Brahmin Niyogi Brahmin Vaidiki Velanadu Tuluva Brahmin Sthanika Brahmin Shivalli Brahmin Kota Brahmin Koteshwara Brahmin See also Pancha-Dravida Pancha-Gauda Roman Catholic Brahmin Sikh Brahmin --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bahun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahun) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahun?action=history)). 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