Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

31

Major Unreached People Groups *

30

Total Population

67,000

Buddhist

63.8 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

27.8 %

Muslim

3.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

4.9 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 60 2,000 3.0% Assamese Muslim Progress Gauge
 Bania 500 4,000 12.5% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bhotia Sikkim 3,500 6,300 55.6% Sikkimese Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 200 6,700 3.0% Boro (India) Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin 1,000 6,300 15.9% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 2,800 4,400 63.6% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 1,300 2,000 65.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Drukpa 10,000 224,000 4.5% Dzongkha Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 4,300 10,000 43.0% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Khambu 800 1,500 53.3% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Khas 500 1,000 50.0% Bengali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Lhokpu 3,600 3,600 100.0% Lhokpu Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Loba 1,500 2,300 65.2% Lhowa Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Magar 1,000 2,900 34.5% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Munda 600 2,000 30.0% Mundari Hindu Progress Gauge
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 2,100 5,000 42.0% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Newah 1,700 3,700 45.9% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Ngalong 7,700 91,000 8.5% Dzongkha Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Kurux 4,800 10,000 48.0% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rabha 200 1,600 12.5% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rai 1,000 3,900 25.6% Assamese Other Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 10,000 37.0% Rangpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 1,100 3,100 35.5% Lepcha Other Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) 700 5,500 12.7% Santhali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 500 1,700 29.4% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  31 67,000         30
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  31 67,000         30
* District 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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