Kumal people
A Kumal man and woman in their ethnic wear
Total population
121,000 (2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Nepal
Languages
Kumal, Nepali

Kumal (Nepali: कुमाल) is a caste or ethnic group in Nepal, traditionally associated with pottery.[2] Their traditional profession is endangered due to competition from cheaper, more durable industrial pots.[3] Fewer youths learn the skills.[2]

Kumal people speak the Kumal language;[4] their traditional dance, the Pangdure, is considered endangered.[5] According to the population census of 2011, 121,000 Kumals live in Nepal; there are 12,000 native speakers of the Kumal language.[1]

Kumal making clay pot using traditional wheel














Geographic distribution

The 2011 Nepal census classifies the Kumal people within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati.[6] At the time of the Nepal census of 2011, 121,196 people (0.5% of the population of Nepal) were Kumal. The frequency of Kumal people by province was as follows:

The frequency of Kumal people was higher than national average (0.5%) in the following districts:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission Secretariat. Central Bureau of Statistics (2012). National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.
  2. 1 2 "पहिचान जोगाउन पुर्ख्यौंली पेसातिरै फर्कियो चुलाचुलीको कुमाल समुदाय". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ↑ "आधुनिकतासँगै कुमाल समुदायको पुख्र्यौली पेशा सङ्कटमा". Radio Nepal. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. ↑ Panthī, Dīna (2002). Pālpā-Gulmelī upabhāshika: Lumbinī Añcalakā tīna Pahāṛī jillā Gulmī, Ardhākhān̐cī ra Pālpāmā boline Nepālī bhāshākā sthānīya bhedako biśesha adhyayana (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna.
  5. ↑ "पाङदुरे जोगाउँदै कुमाल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. ↑ Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
  7. ↑ 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report

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