Along the Gurung and Khas counterparts, the magars form an integral constituent of British and Indian Gurkha regiments and the Royal Army of Nepal. They approximately make 7.2 % of total population. They speak a dialect derived from Tebeto-Burman group of language. Their religion is Boudhism. However, there are also some Hindu Magars.

The Magars celebrate the festival dedicated to the goddess Kali in great pomp (a Hindu festival ). Especially in Gorkha, they sacrifice a lot of goats during the occasion. Those who live in the vicinity of Brahmans and Chhetris have their cultural rituals similar to theirs. Magar villages are typical with their round and oval houses. One comes across many of these Magar settlements in the Annapurana round trekking.