Bahun
Nepali Brahmins of Khas descent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bahun (Nepali: बाहुन), also known as Hill Brahmins,[3] are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are Sub caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin[4][5][6] while their origins are from Kannauj[7] and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.[8]
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Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Nepal ...
Bahun | |
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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 |
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According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Nepalese Legal Code), Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus.[9]