Jaunsari people
जौनसारी | |
|---|---|
Jaunsari men in traditional clothing | |
| Total population | |
| c. 137,000 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jaunsar-Bawar, Mahasu | |
| Languages | |
| Jaunsari, Mahasui, Sirmauri | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Jaunsari is sub-community of Mahasui people of the Mahasu region found in Jaunsar-Bawar area of North Indian state of Uttarakhand in the western portion of the state in Garhwal Division. They speak the Jaunsari language which is a dialect of Mahasu Pahari and a Western Pahari language as well as Indo-Aryan language.