Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Western
District: Thimphu

Number of People Groups

36

Unreached People Groups

36

Total Population

137,000

Buddhist

96.7 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

1.8 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Bania 800 Assamese ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 30 Sikkimese ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Brahmin 1,200 Assamese ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Broq-Pa 30 Brokpake ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Bumthangpa 200 Bumthangkha - - 200 - - -
 Chali 20 Chalikha ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Dakpa 50 Dakpakha ☀︎ - - 50 - - -
 Drukpa 79,000 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 79,000 - - -
 Dzala 30 Dzalakha ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Gongduk 30 Gongduk ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 2,400 Nepali - - 2,200 200 - 30
 Khampa Tibetan 20 Khamba ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Kheng 2,200 Khengkha - - 2,200 - - -
 Kurtokha 20 Kurtokha ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Lap, Lakha 100 Lakha ☀︎ - - 100 - - -
 Layakha 200 Layakha ☀︎ - - 200 - - -
 Lhokpu 40 Lhokpu ☀︎ - - 40 - - -
 Lunape Unknown Lunanakha ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Magar 30 Assamese ☀︎ 20 - 20 - - -
 Matpa 2,000 Chocangacakha ☀︎ - - 2,000 - - -
 Monpa 400 Tshangla ☀︎ - - 400 - - -
 Newah 20 Nepali ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Ngalong 43,000 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 43,000 - - -
 Nupbi 30 Nupbikha ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Nyenpa 50 Nyenkha ☀︎ - - 50 - - -
 Rabha Unknown Assamese ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rai 900 Assamese ☀︎ 20 - - - - 900
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 60 Rangpuri 30 - - 20 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Shaikh 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Sharchop 1,400 Tshangla - - 1,400 - - -
 Sherpa 300 Sherpa ☀︎ - - 300 - - -
 Tamang 1,000 Nepali - - 600 300 - -
 Tibetan 600 Tibetan, Central ☀︎ - - 600 - - -
 Tseku 600 Tseku ☀︎ - - 600 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 100 Assamese ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  36 137,000   36 2,500 500 133,000 600 0 900
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