Bhutan, Western state people groups

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Country:	Bhutan
Province / State:	Western
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

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

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

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