Kirat

 For other uses, see Kirat (disambiguation).

Kirati people
Kirati tribe man one of the most numerous ethnic community among Kirati group
Total population
2.5 millions+ (approx)
Regions with significant populations
   Nepal1,334,877 (2021)[1]
 India1,000,000 (approx)
 Bhutan34,561
Languages
Kirati languages (Sino-Tibetan languages)[2]
Religion
Predominantly
•81% Kiratism or Animism
Other Religions :
•19% Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism[3]

The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirant, are Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic groups and indigenous peoples of the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to Northern India (predominantly in the Indian States of Sikkim and Darjeeling & Kalimpong hills of northern West Bengal

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