Bhutan, Western state people groups

Country: Province: District:

357,000

83.7 %

0.3 %

12.4 %

1.5 %

0.0 %

2.0 %

Map Notes

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People Group	Population in Province	Population in Country	% Country Popl in Province	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	200	2,000	10.0000 10.0%	Assamese	Muslim	0
Bania	2,800	4,000	70.0000 70.0%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Bhotia Sikkim	6,400	6,300	101.5873 101.6%	Sikkimese	Buddhist	0
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	400	6,700	5.9701 6.0%	Boro (India)	Hindu	1
Brahmin	4,600	6,300	73.0159 73.0%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Chali	20	1,800	1.1111 1.1%	Chalikha	Buddhist	0
Chhetri	3,100	4,400	70.4545 70.5%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Dakpa	50	4,600	1.0870 1.1%	Dakpakha	Buddhist	0
Darjee	1,900	2,000	95.0000 95.0%	Nepali	Hindu	0
Drukpa	175,000	224,000	78.1250 78.1%	Dzongkha	Buddhist	0
Gongduk	30	2,500	1.2000 1.2%	Gongduk	Buddhist	0
Gurung Ghaleg	9,800	10,000	98.0000 98.0%	Nepali	Buddhist	1
Khambu	1,500	1,500	100.0000 100.0%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Khas	1,000	1,000	100.0000 100.0%	Bengali	Buddhist	0
Kheng	2,200	36,000	6.1111 6.1%	Khengkha	Buddhist	1
Lap, Lakha	100	11,000	0.9091 0.9%	Lakha	Buddhist	0
Layakha	200	3,600	5.5556 5.6%	Layakha	Buddhist	0
Lhokpu	3,600	3,600	100.0000 100.0%	Lhokpu	Buddhist	0
Loba	2,300	2,300	100.0000 100.0%	Lhowa	Buddhist	0
Magar	2,100	2,900	72.4138 72.4%	Assamese	Hindu	0
Matpa	2,100	21,000	10.0000 10.0%	Chocangacakha	Buddhist	0
Munda	1,300	2,000	65.0000 65.0%	Mundari	Hindu	2
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	4,200	5,000	84.0000 84.0%	Bengali	Hindu	0
Newah	3,300	3,700	89.1892 89.2%	Nepali	Buddhist	0
Ngalong	68,000	91,000	74.7253 74.7%	Dzongkha	Buddhist	0
Major Groups (displayed): 40	356,000					39 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 48	357,000					47 ●

* Province 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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