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The above table shows that the Chhetris share the largest position of population
with 16.6 and the Brahmin occupy the second position with12.2 percent. In this
way there are diverse castes living in Nepal.

Composition of Population by Language

The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 declared Nepal as a multilingual country.
There are altogether 123 languages spoken in the country. All the languages are
considered as National languages. The table shows the composition of population
on the basis of national languages.
Sl.No. Language Percentage

1 Nepali 44.6
2 Maithili 11.7
3 Bhojpuri 6.0
4 Newari 3.2
5 Magar 3.0
6 Gurung 1.2
7 Limbu 1.3
8 Tharu 5.86
9 Awadhi 1.9
10 Others 15.1
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics - 2011 AD

The above table shows that Nepali is spoken by majority people followed by
Maithili and Bhojpuri. The government of Nepal has managed the provision of
Primary education in mother tongue. Interested are getting higher education in
mother tongue. It helps to preserve the script and languages of Nepal.

Make a bar graph by reading the table given in the text.
Activity

Exercise

I. State whether the following statements are true or false:

1. The ethnic groups living in Nepal is similar.
2. Population composition helps to find out the ethnic growth
Nepal.

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