सुनुवार, कोइँच | |
|---|---|
 Kirati Koinch Sunuwar | |
| Total population | |
 Nepal 78,910 (2021)1 | |
 Sikkim | 3,795(2006)2 |
| Languages | |
| Sunuwar, Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly: Kiratism • Hinduism 92.29% • Christianity 7.23% (2011)3 | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group (Nepali:सुनुवार जाति|Sunuwār Jāti), a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar language. According to the 2001 census of Nepal, 17% of the tribe follow the Kirant religion and adopt the Mundhum (Kiranti) culture.4
The Kõinchs (Sunuwar) number 82,705 in total.56 The term ‘Kõinchs’ is also the name of the mother tongue. Other terms like Mukhiya or Mukhia are exonyms of the tribe. Sunuwar have a distinct language, religion, culture and social customs.7
Demographics
The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Sunuwar as a subgroup within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati.8 At the time of the Nepal census of 2011, 55,712 people (0.2% of the population of Nepal) were Sunuwar. The frequency of Sunuwar by province was as follows:
- Bagmati Province (0.5%)
- Koshi Province (0.5%)
- Madhesh Province (0.1%)
- Gandaki Province (0.0%)
- Lumbini Province (0.0%)
- Sudurpashchim Province (0.0%)
- Karnali Province (0.0%)
The frequency of Sunuwar was higher than the national average (0.2%) in the following districts:9
- Ramechhap (4.2%)
- Okhaldhunga (3.0%)
- Sindhuli (2.7%)
- Ilam (1.3%)
- Taplejung (1.1%)
- Dolakha (1.0%)
- Panchthar (1.0%)
- Udayapur (0.9%)
- Jhapa (0.3%)
- Khotang (0.3%)
- Lalitpur (0.3%)
- Solukhumbu (0.3%)
Photos
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Sunuwar Koich Puki at Tudikhel -
Sunuwar Koich Puki and Nakhipot
References
References
- "Central Bureau of Statistics". Cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- "Sunuwar.org". Sunuwar.org. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- [1] Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sunuwar Samaj Hong Kong". Sunuwarsamajhk.org. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- [2] Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- [3] Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sunuwar Dress - Home". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- "Sunuwar: Sunuwar". Sunuwardurga.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
- "LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES UNDER SSP LED GOVERNMENT" (PDF).
- Central Bureau of Statistics (2014). Population monograph of Nepal (PDF) (Report). Vol. II. Government of Nepal.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
- "LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES UNDER SSP LED GOVERNMENT" (PDF).
- A Grammar of Sunuwar. Dörte Borchers. 2008. ISBN 978-9004167094. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
- 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report