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The Tharu people ((ネパール語:थारू), Thārū) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai, the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and India. The Tharus are recognized as an official nationality by the Governments of Nepal and India. == Distribution == As of 2011, the Tharu population of Nepal was censused at 1,737,470 people, or 6.6% of the total population. In 2009, the majority of Tharu people were estimated to live in Nepal. There are several endogamous sub-groups of Tharu:〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=McLean, J. (1999). )〕 * Rana Tharu in the Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of the far western Nepal Terai; also in India, in Nainital, Uttarakhand and Kheri Terai, Uttar Pradesh. Rana Tharu claim Rajput origin. * Kathoriya Tharu mostly in Kailali District and in India. * Sonha in Surkhet district * Dangaura Tharu in western Terai: Dang-Deukhuri, Banke, Bardia, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts *Paschuhan (Western) Tharu Rupandehi, Nawalparasi *Rautar Tharu Rupandehi, Nawalparasi *Purbaha Tharu Rupandehi, Kapilvastu * Aarkutwa or Chitwania Tharu in central Terai: Sindhuli, Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts * Kochila Tharu in eastern Terai: Saptari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari and Udayapur Districts * Danuwar in eastern Terai: Udayapur, Saptari and Morang districts. * Lampucchwa Tharu in Morang District Smaller numbers of Tharu people reside in the adjacent Indian districts Champaran of Bihar state; Gorakhpur, Basti and Gonda of Uttar Pradesh state; and Nainital, Uttarakhand state.〔 In 2001, Tharu people were the largest of five scheduled tribes in Uttarakhand, with a population of 256,129 accounting for 33.4% of all scheduled tribes.〔 In the same year, they constituted 77.4% of the total tribal population of Uttar Pradesh with a population of 83,544.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tharu people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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