Nepalis in the United Kingdom
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| Total population |
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| Estimated at up to 50,000[1] 0.01% of the UK's population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London, Reading, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Farnborough, Aldershot, Doncaster, Sandhurst |
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| Related ethnic groups |
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Nepali people, Gurung, Limbu, Rai, Magar |
Nepalis in the United Kingdom (also British Nepalis or Nepali Britons) are citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the South Asian nation of Nepal.
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[edit] History
From the first quarter of the 19th century, Gurkhas from Nepal had served under the British. From there the Gurkha soldier's family lived in UK. Some of the Nepali people came to study in UK and settled here.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 UK Census, 5,943 Nepali born people were residing in the UK (the 92nd most common nation for British citizens behind Saint Kitts and Nevis, but ahead of Angola).[2] Despite all this, Nepalis are a long established community in the UK, and including second and third generation etc. Nepalis, there could be up to 50,000 Nepalis in the country.[1]
[edit] Employment
There are between 3,000 and 3,500 Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who are elisted in the UK armed forces. According to the London census, 34.8% of Nepalese people in London were working in hotels or restaurants, 15.7% in real estate and renting, 15.3% in wholesale and retail, 9.6% in health and social care.[1]
[edit] Notable Britons of Nepali origin
- Jharana Bajracharya, Miss Nepal 1997, model and an actress.
- Bhanbhagta Gurung, Gurkha soldier.
- Lalbahadur Thapa, Gurkha soldier.
- Naren Limbu, Nepali singer(rock).
- Alena Gurung, Winner of a Euroregion England beauty pageant.
- Sudip Gurung, Pop singer
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