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Bahadur Bista has said, “The land of origin of
Gurungs is the southern slopes of Annapurna,
Manasalu and Himalchuli mountains”.
Prof. Narayan Gurung provides an important
note in the Lemkuko ‘Pye’ which says that
Tamus governed a state in the Gandak
region. Almost all Tamu scholars agree on the
fact that ‘Klhole Sopre (Sonthar) Tyho’ is the
ancestral land of Tamus.
Bernard Pignede (1966) said, “…Gurung
Country lies in the high valleys of the southern
slopes of the Annapurna chain and of
Himalchuli in the central region of high hills ….
The chain of the hills which separates the valley
of Kali Gandaki from that of the Modi forms the
western, whilst the valley of the Budhi Gandaki
constitutes the eastern border”.
The English scholars, Prof. MacFarlan Elan,
who studied the changes in Pye Tan Lhu
Tan and Tamu population, and Mr. Simon
Strickland, who has in-depth knowledge
of Pajyu, are also of the view that human
geography of Gurungs is concentrated
around the periphery of current Gandaki
zone.
Highly appreciating the opinion of the
national and international scholars/
researchers, the demarcation of Tamu Hyule/
Tamuwan should extend to Budhi Gandaki
in the east, to Kali Gandaki in the west, to
the Nepal-Tibet border in the north, and to
Chitwan and Nawalparasi in the south.
Thus, eight districts—Mustang, Manang, Kaski,
Syangja, Parwat, Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahu
should fall under Tamu Hyule Tamuwan.
Population
Table: Ethnicity Distribution, National Census, 1991 and 2001
Ethnicity Region 1991 2001
Population % Population %
Chhetri Hill 2,968,082 16.05 3,593,496 15.80
Bahun Hill 2,388,455 12.92 2,896,477 12.74
Magar Hill 1,339,308 7.24 1,622,421 7.14
Tharu Tarai 1,194,224 6.46 1,533,879 6.75
Tamang Hill 1,018,252 5.51 1,282,304 5.64
Newar Hill 1,041,090 5.63 1,245,232 5.48
Muslim Tarai 653,055 3.53 971,056 4.27
Kami Hill 963,655 5.21 895,954 3.94
Yadav Tarai 765,137 4.14 895,423 3.94
Rai Hill 525,551 2.84 635,151 2.79
Gurung Hill 449,189 2.43 543,571 2.39
Damai Hill 367,989 1.99 390,305 1.72
Limbu Hill 297,186 1.63 359,379 1.58
Thakuri Hill 299,473 1.62 334,120 1.47
Sarki Hill 276,224 1.49 318,989 1.40
Teli Tarai 250,732 1.36 304,536 1.34
Chamar Tarai 203,919 1.10 269,661 1.19
Koiri Tarai 205,797 1.11 251,274 1.11
Source: CBS, 2003
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