Kirati people
Statue of king Yalamber in Mudhe Sanischare, Sankhuwasabha District | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1.2 million+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nepal | 1,200,000 (2021) |
| India | 300,000 (approx) |
| Bhutan | 60,507 |
| Languages | |
| Kiranti languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly •81% Kiratism or Animism Other Religions : •19% Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism | |
The Kirati people (also Kirat, Kirant or Kiranti) are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India (predominantly in the Indian state of Sikkim and the northern hilly regions of West Bengal, that is, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts).