Sarki (ethnic group)

Sarki/Mijar (Nepali: सार्की) is a Khas occupational caste belonging to leather workers.[2] The 1854 Nepalese Muluki Ain (Legal Code) categorized Sarki as category.[3] Sarki are categorized under "Hill Dalit" among the 9 broad social groups, along with Damai, Badi, Kami and Gaine by the Government of Nepal.[1] They are found in the region of the Himalayas and referred to in the Nepali and Thakali languages.[4]

For other uses, see Sarki (disambiguation).
Sarki/Mijar
सार्की/मिजार
Regions with significant populations
Nepal374,816 (1.4% of Nepal's population)[1]
Languages
Nepali language (Khas kura)
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Khas people, Damai, Badi, Kami, Gandarbha/Gaine

Sarki are brahmans nephew before coastwise but not now .

According to 2011 Nepal census, Sarki make up 1.4% of Nepal's population (or 374,816 peoples).[1]

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).
  2. Whelpton 2005, p. 31.
  3. Gurung, Harka (2005) Social Exclusion and Maoist Insurgency. Paper presented at National Dialogue Conference at ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal peoples, Kathmandu, 19–20 January 2005.
  4. Vinding, Michael (1998). The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography. Serindia Publications. pp. 388, 443. ISBN 9780906026502.

Bibliography
  • Whelpton, John (2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521804707.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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