Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Western
District: All

Number of People Groups

63

Unreached People Groups

61

Total Population

349,000

Buddhist

82.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

14.2 %

Muslim

1.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.0 %
Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 200 Assamese - 200 - - - -
 Bania 2,700 Assamese 2,700 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 6,100 Sikkimese - - 6,100 - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 400 Boro 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin 4,400 Assamese 4,400 - - - - -
 Broq-Pa 30 Brokpake - - 30 - - -
 Bumthangpa 200 Bumthangkha - - 200 - - -
 Chali 20 Chalikha - - 20 - - -
 Chhetri 3,000 Nepali 2,500 - 400 - - -
 Dakpa 40 Dakpakha - - 40 - - -
 Darjee 1,800 Nepali 1,700 - 100 - - -
 Drukpa 167,000 Dzongkha - - 167,000 - - -
 Dzala 30 Dzalakha - - 30 - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 60 Garo - - - 60 - -
 Gongduk 30 Gongduk - - 30 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 9,400 Nepali - - 8,300 300 - 800
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Kaibartta 300 Assamese 300 - - - - -
 Kami 700 Nepali 600 - 60 - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Khambu 1,400 Assamese 1,000 - 400 - - -
 Khampa Tibetan 20 Khamba - - 20 - - -
 Khas 1,000 Bengali 400 - 500 - - -
 Kheng 2,200 Khengkha - - 2,200 - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Kurtokha 20 Kurtokha - - 20 - - -
 Lap, Lakha 100 Lakha - - 100 - - -
 Layakha 200 Layakha - - 200 - - -
 Lhokpu 3,400 Lhokpu - - 3,400 - - -
 Loba 2,200 Lhowa - - 2,200 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Lunape Unknown Lunanakha - - - - - -
 Magar 2,000 Assamese 1,500 - 500 - - -
 Mahishya 300 Assamese 300 - - - - -
 Matpa 2,000 Chocangacakha - - 2,000 - - -
 Mech 400 Boro 400 - - - - -
 Monpa 400 Tshangla - - 400 - - -
 Munda 1,300 Mundari 1,200 - - 60 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
 Newah 3,200 Nepali 1,300 - 1,900 - - -
 Ngalong 65,000 Dzongkha - - 65,000 - - -
 Nupbi 30 Nupbikha - - 30 - - -
 Nyenpa 50 Nyenkha - - 50 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 8,900 Kurux 8,700 - - 200 - -
 Rabha 400 Assamese 400 - - - - -
 Rai 3,200 Assamese 500 - 70 - - 2,600
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Rangpuri 7,700 - 400 200 - 1,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Rongkup 2,800 Lepcha 100 - 1,700 - - 1,000
 Santal (Sawntal) 1,800 Santhali 1,200 - - 40 - 600
 Sarki 1,300 Nepali 1,200 - 80 - - -
 Shaikh 4,800 Bengali - 4,800 - - - -
 Sharchop 1,300 Tshangla - - 1,300 - - -
 Sherpa 9,100 Sherpa 400 - 8,700 - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Tamang 8,600 Nepali 400 - 7,800 300 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Tibetan 1,100 Tibetan, Central - - 1,100 - - -
 Tibetan Gtsang 20 Tibetan, Central - - 20 - - -
 Tseku 600 Tseku - - 600 - - -
 Walang, Bantawa 2,900 Bantawa 500 - 2,300 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 900 Assamese 900 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,300 Nepali 200 - 100 - - 1,000
  Totals:  63 349,000   61 50,000 5,000 286,000 1,200 0 7,000