Madhesi people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6.12 million (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Nepal
|
5.19 million (17.3% of total Nepali population) (excluding NRN and migrant workers in foreign) |
 Malaysia
|
356,199 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 Saudi Arabia
|
199,757 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 Qatar
|
176,748 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 UAE
|
97,874 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 India
|
over 23,000 Non Resident Nepali |
 South Korea
|
22,878 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 United States
|
19,000 Nepalese Americans |
 Kuwait
|
18,476 Nepalese Migrant Workers |
 China
|
17,000 Non Resident Nepali |
| Languages | |
|
By majority in descending order • Maithili • Bhojpuri • Tharu • Urdu • Rajbanshi • Awadhi • Nepali • English • Satar (Santhali) • Hindi Overseas • Arabic • Korean • Malay • Tamil • Mandarin Chinese • Standard Chinese |
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| Religion | |
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By majority in descending order • Hinduism • Islam • Christianity • Non Religious • Buddhism |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
|
Native peoples • Nepali Muslims • Maithil • Tharus • Rajbanshi • Dhimal • Satar • Awadhis • Bihari people • People from Uttar Pradesh • Madhesi tribe |
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| Madhesi People | |||
| Chinese name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 馬德西 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 马德西 | ||
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| Japanese name | |||
| Kanji | マデシ | ||
| Bengali name | |||
| Bengali | মধেশী জাতি | ||
| Nepali name | |||
| Nepali | मधेसी / मधेशी | ||
| Tamil name | |||
| Tamil | மதேசி மக்கள் | ||
| Hindi name | |||
| Hindi | मधेसियो / मधेशियो | ||
| Sanskrit name | |||
| Sanskrit | मध्यदेशी | ||
| Russian name | |||
| Russian | Мадхеси | ||
| Transcriptions |
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5.19 million (17.3% of total Nepali population)
356,199
199,757
176,748
97,874
over 23,000
22,878
19,000
18,476
17,000
By majority in descending order
• Maithili • Bhojpuri • Tharu • Urdu • Rajbanshi • Awadhi • Nepali • English • Satar (Santhali) • Hindi
Overseas
By majority in descending order
Native peoples
• Nepali Muslims • Maithil • Tharus • Rajbanshi • Dhimal • Satar • Awadhis
• Bihari people • People from Uttar Pradesh
The Madhesi (Nepali: मधेशी), also referred to as Teraibasi Nepali (Nepali: तराईवासी नेपाली), are an indigenous ethnic groupof Nepalese people who are natives of the Madhesh plains of Southern Nepal in Terai belt of South Asia. Although the Madhesis make up the majority of Madhesh, non-citizen residents, dual citizener, expatriates, Bihari residents and Pahari residents may claim Madhesi identity.
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