The majority of Gurkha now reside in Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, Pyin U Lwin, Mogok, Tamu, Kalaymyo, Taunggyi, Myitkyina and other parts of the country.

[3] Like many other people who reside in Myanmar and who have their origin in Nepal, the majority of Gurkha came along with the British administration.

Many Gurkhas have served in the new republic's various campaigns against ethnic insurgents and the Kuomintang invasions.

[4] There was also a soldier named Suk Bahadur Rai † that won the highest honor of Tatmadaw, The Aung San Thuriya Medal.

Gurkha form a large minority in Myitkyina, Mogok, and the hill station of Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo).