Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

29

Major Unreached People Groups *

28

Total Population

92,000

Buddhist

70.9 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

23.7 %

Muslim

2.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.6 %
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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) 100 2,100 4.8% Assamese Muslim Progress Gauge
 Bania 1,300 4,000 32.5% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bhotia Sikkim 1,400 6,400 21.9% Sikkimese Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 200 6,800 2.9% Boro (India) Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin 2,200 6,400 34.4% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chhetri 300 4,400 6.8% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Darjee 600 2,000 30.0% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Drukpa 49,000 226,000 21.7% Dzongkha Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Gurung Ghaleg 2,600 10,000 26.0% Nepali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Khambu 500 1,500 33.3% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Khas 500 1,000 50.0% Bengali Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Loba 700 2,300 30.4% Lhowa Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Magar 900 2,900 31.0% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Munda 600 2,000 30.0% Mundari Hindu Progress Gauge
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,800 5,000 36.0% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Newah 1,500 3,800 39.5% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Kurux 4,200 11,000 38.2% Kurux Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rabha 200 1,600 12.5% Assamese Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rai 1,400 4,000 35.0% Assamese Other Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 5,400 10,000 54.0% Rangpuri Hindu Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha 1,000 3,100 32.3% Lepcha Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) 1,000 5,500 18.2% Santhali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sarki 900 1,700 52.9% Nepali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 2,100 9,500 22.1% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sherpa 5,000 10,000 50.0% Sherpa Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  29 92,000         28
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  29 92,000         28
* 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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