Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

40

Major Unreached People Groups *

39

Total Population

357,000

Buddhist

83.7 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

12.4 %

Muslim

1.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.0 %
Map Notes
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Photo People Group Population
in Province 		Population
in Country 		% Country
Popl in Province 		Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
Oraon, Kurux 9,300 10,000 93.0% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
Rabha 400 1,600 25.0% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
Rai 3,300 3,900 84.6% Assamese Other Progress Gauge
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 9,700 10,000 97.0% Rangpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
Rongkup-Lepcha 3,000 3,100 96.8% Lepcha Buddhist Progress Gauge
Santal (Sawntal) 1,900 5,500 34.5% Santhali Hindu Progress Gauge
Sarki 1,400 1,700 82.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
Shaikh 5,000 9,400 53.2% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Sharchop 1,400 68,000 2.1% Tshangla Buddhist Progress Gauge
Sherpa 9,500 10,000 95.0% Sherpa Buddhist Progress Gauge
Tamang 9,000 9,400 95.7% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
Tibetan 1,100 4,700 23.4% Tibetan, Central Buddhist Progress Gauge
Tseku 600 6,800 8.8% Tseku Buddhist Progress Gauge
Walang 3,000 3,700 81.1% Bantawa Buddhist Progress Gauge
Yakthumba, Limbu 1,400 1,800 77.8% Nepali Other Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  40 356,000         39 ●
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  48 357,000         47 ●
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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