Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Western
District: All

Number of People Groups

53

Unreached People Groups

52

Total Population

352,000

Buddhist

83.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

13.2 %

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 6,200 Sikkimese - - 6,200 - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 400 Boro 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin 4,500 Assamese 4,500 - - - - -
 Broq-Pa 30 Brokpake - - 30 - - -
 Bumthangpa 200 Bumthangkha - - 200 - - -
 Chali 20 Chalikha - - 20 - - -
 Chhetri 3,000 Nepali 2,600 - 500 - - -
 Dakpa 40 Dakpakha - - 40 - - -
 Darjee 1,900 Nepali 1,700 - 100 - - -
 Drukpa 171,000 Dzongkha - - 171,000 - - -
 Dzala 30 Dzalakha - - 30 - - -
 Gongduk 30 Gongduk - - 30 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 9,600 Nepali - - 8,400 300 - 800
 Kaibartta 300 Assamese 300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Khambu 1,500 Assamese 1,100 - 400 - - -
 Khampa Tibetan 20 Khamba - - 20 - - -
 Khas 1,000 Bengali 400 - 600 - - -
 Kheng 2,200 Khengkha - - 2,200 - - -
 Kurtokha 20 Kurtokha - - 20 - - -
 Lap, Lakha 100 Lakha - - 100 - - -
 Layakha 200 Layakha - - 200 - - -
 Lhokpu 3,500 Lhokpu - - 3,500 - - -
 Loba 2,200 Lhowa - - 2,200 - - -
 Lunape Unknown Lunanakha - - - - - -
 Magar 2,100 Assamese 1,600 - 500 - - -
 Matpa 2,000 Chocangacakha - - 2,000 - - -
 Monpa 400 Tshangla - - 400 - - -
 Munda 1,300 Mundari 1,200 - - 60 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Bengali 4,100 - - - - -
 Newah 3,200 Nepali 1,300 - 1,900 - - -
 Ngalong 67,000 Dzongkha - - 67,000 - - -
 Nupbi 30 Nupbikha - - 30 - - -
 Nyenpa 50 Nyenkha - - 50 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 9,100 Kurux 8,900 - - 200 - -
 Rabha 400 Assamese 400 - - - - -
 Rai 3,300 Assamese 500 - 70 - - 2,700
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Rangpuri 7,900 - 400 200 - 1,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Rongkup 2,900 Lepcha 100 - 1,800 - - 1,000
 Santal (Sawntal) 1,800 Santhali 1,200 - - 40 - 600
 Sarki 1,400 Nepali 1,300 - 80 - - -
 Shaikh 4,900 Bengali - 4,900 - - - -
 Sharchop 1,300 Tshangla - - 1,300 - - -
 Sherpa 9,300 Sherpa 400 - 8,900 - - -
 Tamang 8,800 Nepali 500 - 8,000 300 - -
 Tibetan 1,100 Tibetan, Central - - 1,100 - - -
 Tseku 600 Tseku - - 600 - - -
 Walang 2,900 Bantawa 500 - 2,400 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Assamese 1,000 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,300 Nepali 200 - 100 - - 1,000
  Totals:  53 352,000   52 47,000 5,100 292,000 1,100 0 7,100



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