SN

Mother tongue

Number

%

1

Nepali

11053255

48.98

2

Maithili

2797582

12.4

3

Bhojpuri

1712536

7.59

4

Tharu (Dagauri/Rana)

1331546

5.9

5

Tamang

1179145

5.22

6

Newar

825458

3.66

7

Magar

770116

3.41

8

Awadhi

560744

2.48

9

Bantawa

371056

1.64

10

Gurung

338925

1.5

11

Limbu

333633

1.48

12

Bajjika

237947

1.05

13

Urdu

174840

0.77

14

Rajbansi

129883

0.58

15

Sherpa

129771

0.58

16

Hindi

105765

0.47

17

Chamling

44093

0.2

18

Santhali

40193

0.18

19

Chepang

36807

0.16

20

Danuwar

31849

0.14

21

Dhangar/Jhangar

28615

0.13

22

Sunuwar

26611

0.12

23

Bangala

23602

0.1

24

Marwad (Rajsthani)

22637

0.1

25

Majhi

21841

0.1