Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Western
District: Chhukha

Number of People Groups

33

Unreached People Groups

32

Total Population

92,000

Buddhist

70.1 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

24.6 %

Muslim

2.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.5 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 100 Assamese ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Bania 1,300 Assamese ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 1,400 Sikkimese ☀︎ - - 1,400 - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 200 Boro (India) 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin 2,100 Assamese ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Chhetri 300 Nepali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Darjee 600 Nepali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Drukpa 49,000 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 49,000 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 2,500 Nepali - - 2,200 - - 300
 Kaibartta 80 Assamese ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Khambu 500 Assamese ☀︎ 400 - 100 - - -
 Khas 500 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - 300 - - -
 Loba 700 Lhowa ☀︎ - - 700 - - -
 Magar 900 Assamese ☀︎ 600 - 300 - - -
 Munda 600 Mundari 600 - - 30 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Newah 1,500 Nepali ☀︎ 1,000 - 500 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 4,200 Kurux 4,000 - - 100 - -
 Rabha 200 Assamese ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rai 1,400 Assamese ☀︎ 300 - 70 - - 1,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Rangpuri 5,200 - - 100 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rongkup-Lepcha 1,000 Lepcha ☀︎ 70 - 1,000 - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 1,000 Santhali 700 - - 20 - 300
 Sarki 900 Nepali ☀︎ 900 - 50 - - -
 Shaikh 2,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,100 - - - -
 Sherpa 4,900 Sherpa ☀︎ - - 4,900 - - -
 Tamang 4,600 Nepali 500 - 4,200 - - -
 Tibetan 80 Tibetan, Central ☀︎ - - 80 - - -
 Walang 600 Bantawa ☀︎ 500 - 80 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400 Assamese ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 900 Nepali 70 - 60 - - 700
  Totals:  33 92,000   32 23,000 2,200 64,000 300 0 2,300
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