Tharu in nepal

As of 2011, the Tharu population of Nepal was censured 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 

·        Rana Tharu in the   kaikali and  kanchanpur districts of the far western Nepal Terai; also in India, in  nainital   uttarakhand and   kheri terai  . Uttar pardesh.  Rana Tharu claim raiput  origin.