The majority of the population in Mechi are Kirantis (Lumbu and Rai) and other ethnic groups like Koche and Meche, and hill castes like Bahun and Chhetris.
Bahun |
Subsequently, more than 60,000 people of Chepang, Gurung, Magar, Chetri and Bahun ethnic groups, formerly resident only in the mid-hills, have settled here.