Bhojpuri people
भोजपुरिया सब 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲𑂨𑂰 𑂮𑂥 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 51 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Bhojpuri region; Western Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Northwestern Jharkhand) and Nepal (Western Madhesh, Eastern Lumbini) | |
| Nepal 1,820,795 | |
| Languages | |
| Bhojpuri Additionally Hindi-Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Bhojpuri people, also known as Bhojpuriya-sawb (Devanagari: भोजपुरिया 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 part of the Indian state of Jharkhand, along with some neighbouring districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh as well as the Madhesh province and Lumbini province of Nepal. A significant population of the Bihari diaspora of Bhojpuris can be found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, South Africa (Natal), Seychelles, Mauritius, United States, Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.