Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Western
District: Samtse

Number of People Groups

35

Unreached People Groups

34

Total Population

67,000

Buddhist

62.4 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

29.4 %

Muslim

3.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

4.9 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 60 Assamese ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Bania 500 Assamese ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 3,400 Sikkimese ☀︎ - - 3,400 - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 200 Boro (India) 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin 1,000 Assamese ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Chhetri 2,700 Nepali ☀︎ 2,300 - 500 - - -
 Darjee 1,300 Nepali ☀︎ 1,100 - 100 - - -
 Drukpa 10,000 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 10,000 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 4,200 Nepali - - 3,800 - - 500
 Kaibartta 200 Assamese ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Khambu 800 Assamese ☀︎ 600 - 200 - - -
 Khas 500 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - 300 - - -
 Lhokpu 3,500 Lhokpu ☀︎ - - 3,500 - - -
 Loba 1,500 Lhowa ☀︎ - - 1,500 - - -
 Magar 900 Assamese ☀︎ 800 - 100 - - -
 Munda 600 Mundari 500 - - 30 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Newah 1,600 Nepali ☀︎ 300 - 1,400 - - -
 Ngalong 7,500 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 7,500 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 4,700 Kurux 4,700 - - 70 - -
 Rabha 200 Assamese ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rai 1,000 Assamese ☀︎ 200 - - - - 900
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Rangpuri 2,300 - 400 50 - 1,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Rongkup-Lepcha 1,100 Lepcha ☀︎ 70 - 400 - - 600
 Santal (Sawntal) 700 Santhali 400 - - 20 - 300
 Sarki 500 Nepali ☀︎ 400 - 50 - - -
 Shaikh 2,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,100 - - - -
 Sherpa 3,500 Sherpa ☀︎ 300 - 3,200 - - -
 Tamang 2,900 Nepali - - 2,900 - - -
 Tibetan 300 Tibetan, Central ☀︎ - - 300 - - -
 Walang 2,300 Bantawa ☀︎ - - 2,300 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400 Assamese ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 200 Nepali 100 - - - - 80
  Totals:  35 67,000   34 20,000 2,100 42,000 200 0 3,300
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