Ghale is an ethnic group originating in Nepal.
Geographic distribution
The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Ghale within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati.1 At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 22,881 people (0.1% of the population of Nepal) were Ghale.2 The frequency of Ghale by province was as follows:
- Bagmati Province (0.3%)
- Gandaki Province (0.3%)
- Koshi Province (0.0%)
- Lumbini Province (0.0%)
- Madhesh Province (0.0%)
- Sudurpashchim Province (0.0%)
- Karnali Province (0.0%)
The frequency of Ghale was higher than national average (0.1%) in the following districts:
- Manang (7.1%)
- Rasuwa (2.4%)
- Dhading (2.0%)
- Gorkha (1.9%)
- Nuwakot (0.4%)
- Bhojpur (0.3%)
- Chitwan (0.2%)
- Sindhupalchowk (0.2%)
References
References
- Population Monograph [1]
- "2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-06.