Nepal Condensed from the Study on Status of Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights by the National NGO Federation of Nepal. For more details of the study, contact: info@ngofederation.org. N epal  is a country of rich ethnic, linguistic, religious, cultural and geographical diversity.   Based on the 2011 census, there are 125 different caste groups in Nepal. Out of these, 59 groups belong to IPs as categorized by Nepal Federation of Nationalities (NEFEN). Tamang indigenous people in Nuwakot District. Photo by CSRC 70 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)