The article brings out information on groups of untouchables, the Chirmar people of Belsapur village in Banke, Nepal. Actually this article is written in the style of "notes preliminaries" pioneered by French social scientists in Nepal. It is a by-product of a larger research undertaking under the auspices of and with a grant from the Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuwan University. In 1857 the four districts of Banke, Bardia, Kailai and Kanchanpur, collectively called Nayamuluk, were returned to Nepal by the British in recognition of the military aid provided by Jung Bahadur Rana to quell the Indian rebellion. The Chirmar groups are inhabitants of Banke where only four Chirmar households in Belsapur have land of their own. It discusses their cultural practices such as wedding ceremonies. It focuses on their poor status economically. It includes 4 leaves of plates. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-12)