Bhojpuri people
The Bhojpuri people, also known as Bhojpuriya-sawb (Devanagari: भोजपुरीया सब; Kaithi: 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲𑂨𑂰 𑂮𑂥; Romanized: bhojapuriyā sab) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Bhojpuri-language and inhabit the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region. This area is now divided between the western part of the Indian state of Bihar, the eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, western Jharkhand, along with some neighbouring districts in the Madhya Pradesh and Madhesh and Lumbini of Nepal. A significant diaspora population of Bhojpuris can be found in Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, South Africa, and Mauritius.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 51 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Bhojpuri region; Western Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Western Jharkhand) and Nepal (Western Madhesh, Eastern Lumbini) | |
| Nepal 1,820,795 | |
| Languages | |
| Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Indo-Aryan peoples |
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