Bahing

Last updated December 18, 2024

The Bahing are a subset of the Indigenous Kirant ethnic group, which is located widely in Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu District. These people are mubmers of 6547 population (2021 census) They can be found in some of the villages like Bulaadi, Chisopani, Moli, Pankhu, Bhadaure, Aapsowra, Rangadeep, Bigutar, Mamkha, Narayasthan, Baruneshowe, Ratmate, Waksa, Lekh Kharka of the Okhaldhunga District, and Nechabatase, Salyan of Solukhumbu & in some other districts of eastern Nepal. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Their language, also named "Bahing lo, Pai lo, Radu lo, Wai lo, Procha Lo", belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Tibeto-Burman. They have two main festivals: Hong and Susu.^[1] The Bahing also worship Nature.

Demographics

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Bahing as a subgroup within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati.^[2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 3,096 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Bahing. The frequency of Bahing people by province was as follows:

The frequency of Bahing people was higher than national average (0.0%) in the following districts:^[3]

Okhaldhunga (1.5%)
Solukhumbu (0.1%)

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References

↑ Bahing Tumlo Yalo
↑ Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
↑ "2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

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[1] Bahing Tumlo Yalo

[2] Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II

[3] "2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

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