Dravidian language

Uranw/Kurux

उराँव

Uranw/Kurux is spoken as a mother tongue by 38,873 people in Nepal — 0.13% of the population and the 18th most-spoken language in the country (Census 2021).

Speakers

38,873

Mother tongue (2021)

Share of Nepal

0.13%

Language family

Dravidian

Rank

#18

By mother-tongue speakers

About Uranw/Kurux

Nepal's only Dravidian language

Questions

Uranw/Kurux, answered

How many people speak Uranw/Kurux in Nepal?+

Uranw/Kurux is the mother tongue of 38,873 people in Nepal — 0.13% of the population (Census 2021).

What language family does Uranw/Kurux belong to?+

Uranw/Kurux is a Dravidian language. The Dravidian family covers 0.13% of Nepal's population.

What is special about Uranw/Kurux?+

Nepal's only Dravidian language

Sources & data note

All population, ethnicity, language and religion figures are the final published counts of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (National Statistics Office). The NSO enumerates 142 caste/ethnic groups and 124 mother tongues; entries for 'others/foreigners/not stated' explain small residuals. Where community-chosen names replaced older census labels (Bishwokarma for Kami, Pariyar for Damai/Dholi, Mijar for Sarki), both are shown. Language-family shares follow the NSO's own table (Indo-Aryan 83.07%, Sino-Tibetan 16.59%); some secondary sources round differently.