Bahun
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Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Khas Bahun
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Bahun
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 3,292,373 (11.2% of Nepal's population) (2021)
- Ethnic group.languages
- Nepali (Khas-Kura)
- Ethnic group.religions
- Hinduism 99.56% (2011), Christianity 0.31% (2011)
- Ethnic group.related
- Chhetri, Thakuri and other Khas people
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Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.
According to 1854 Muluki Ain, the first Nepalese civil code, Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus.