Bhutan, Southern state people groups

Country: Province: District:

112,000

89.2 %

0.2 %

7.5 %

2.2 %

0.0 %

0.9 %

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People Group	Population in Province	Population in Country	% Country Popl in Province	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	500	2,000	25.0000 25.0%	Assamese	Muslim	0
Bania	400	4,000	10.0000 10.0%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	3,600	6,700	53.7313 53.7%	Boro (India)	Hindu	1
Brahmin	500	6,300	7.9365 7.9%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Broq-Pa	500	5,800	8.6207 8.6%	Brokpake	Buddhist	0
Bumthangpa	23,000	23,000	100.0000 100.0%	Bumthangkha	Buddhist	1
Chhetri	700	4,400	15.9091 15.9%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Darjee	30	2,000	1.5000 1.5%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Drukpa	6,400	224,000	2.8571 2.9%	Dzongkha	Buddhist	0
Kachari Sonwal	70	1,200	5.8333 5.8%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Kheng	18,000	36,000	50.0000 50.0%	Khengkha	Buddhist	1
Lap, Lakha	1,200	11,000	10.9091 10.9%	Lakha	Buddhist	0
Magar	200	2,900	6.8966 6.9%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Munda	100	2,000	5.0000 5.0%	Mundari	Hindu	2
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	200	5,000	4.0000 4.0%	Bengali	Hindu	0
Nupbi	3,100	3,100	100.0000 100.0%	Nupbikha	Buddhist	0
Nyenpa	5,200	13,000	40.0000 40.0%	Nyenkha	Buddhist	0
Oraon, Kurux	500	10,000	5.0000 5.0%	Kurux	Hindu	1
Rabha	300	1,600	18.7500 18.8%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Rai	200	3,900	5.1282 5.1%	Assamese	Other	0
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	100	10,000	1.0000 1.0%	Rangpuri	Hindu	1
Santal (Sawntal)	2,700	5,500	49.0909 49.1%	Santhali	Hindu	1
Shaikh	1,900	9,400	20.2128 20.2%	Bengali	Muslim	0
Sharchop	40,000	68,000	58.8235 58.8%	Tshangla	Buddhist	1
Sherpa	300	10,000	3.0000 3.0%	Sherpa	Buddhist	0
Major Groups (displayed): 27	111,000					26 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 30	112,000					29 ●

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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