Composition of Nepalese Society according to the Population Census-2011

1. Caste/ Ethnicity

Broa Ethnic Cat egory	Sub-Category		Race/linguistic Family	Population In %
1. Khas/Khas Aryal / Parbate (Hill Caste Group)	Khas (Chhetri)		Indo-Aryan	39.37%
	Khas (Bahun)
	Khas (Dalit)
	Khas (Thakuri)
	Khas (Dashnami)
2. Janjati	-		Sino-Tibetan	27.28%
3. Madhesi ( Terai Caste/Tribal Group)	Madhesi (Low)		Indo-Aryan & Austro-Asiatic	31.96%
	Madhesi (Adibasi)
	Madhesi (Dalit)
	Madhesi (Muslim)
	Madhesi (High)
4. Other (Marwadi, Bengali and Punjabi)	-		Indo-Aryan	0.32%
5. Undefined and Foreigners	-		-	1.07%
	Total		-	100%
Ethnic Groups of Nepal		Population in Percentage
1. Kshetri		16.6%
2. Brahmin		12.2%
3. Magar		7.1%
4. Tharu		6.6%
5. Tamang		5.8%
6. Newar		5%
7. Kami		4.8%
8. Nepalese Muslims		4.4%
9. Yadav		4%
10. Rai		2.3%
11. Other		12.2%

2. Languages

There are altogether 129 languages are spoken in Nepal according to the Population Census 2011.

Rank	Language	Percentage
1	Nepali	44.64%
2	Maithili	11.67%
3	Bhojpuri	5.98%
4	Tharu	5.77%
5	Tamang	5.11%
6	Nepal Bhasa (Newari)	3.20%
7	Bajjika	3.3%
8	Magar	2.98%

3.  Religion

Religion in Nepal (2011 Census)[15]
Religion	Population	Percentage
Hinduism	21,551,492	81.34%
Buddhism	2,396,099	9.04%
Islam	1,162,370	4.39%
Kirat	807,169	3.04%
Christianity	375,699	1.41%