Distribution
The majority of Tharu live in Nepal where they constitute 13.5% of the total population or 3.96 million of Nepal's estimated 29.4 million population as of July 2010. 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 and Bardia 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
- Kochila Tharu in eastern Terai: Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari and Udayapur Districts
- Danuwar in eastern Terai: Udayapur, Saptari and Morang districts.
- Lamputchwa Tharu in Morang District
Smaller numbers of Tharu reside in the adjacent Indian districts Champaran of Bihar state; Gorakhpur, Basti and Gonda of Uttar Pradesh state; and Nainital, Uttarakhand state. In 2001, Tharu were the largest of five scheduled tribes in Uttarakhand, with a population of 256,129 accounting for 33.4% of all scheduled tribes. In the same year, they constituted 77.4% of the total tribal population of Uttar Pradesh with a population of 83,544.
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