Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Southern
District: All

Number of People Groups

42

Unreached People Groups

39

Total Population

109,000

Buddhist

87.7 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

8.8 %

Muslim

2.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.9 %
Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 500 Assamese - 500 - - - -
 Bania 400 Assamese 400 - - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Boro 3,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin 500 Assamese 500 - - - - -
 Broq-Pa 400 Brokpake - - 400 - - -
 Bumthangpa 22,000 Bumthangkha - - 22,000 100 - -
 Chhetri 700 Nepali 500 - 100 - - -
 Darjee 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Drukpa 6,100 Dzongkha - - 6,100 - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 700 Garo 400 - 90 200 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 30 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Kachari Sonwal 70 Assamese 70 - - - - -
 Kaibartta 300 Assamese 300 - - - - -
 Kami 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kheng 18,000 Khengkha - - 18,000 - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Lap, Lakha 1,100 Lakha - - 1,100 - - -
 Magar 200 Assamese 100 - 70 - - -
 Mahishya 100 Assamese 100 - - - - -
 Monpa Black Mountain 400 Olekha - - 400 - - -
 Munda 100 Mundari 100 - - - - -
 Naga 60 Language unknown - - - 60 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Newah 30 Nepali - - 30 - - -
 Nupbi 3,000 Nupbikha - - 3,000 - - -
 Nyenpa 4,900 Nyenkha - - 4,900 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 400 Kurux 400 - - - - 30
 Rabha 300 Assamese 300 - - - - -
 Rai 200 Assamese - - - - - 200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Rangpuri 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 2,600 Santhali 1,800 - - 70 - 700
 Shaikh 1,800 Bengali - 1,800 - - - -
 Sharchop 39,000 Tshangla - - 39,000 - - -
 Sherpa 300 Sherpa - - 300 - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Tamang 50 Nepali - - 50 - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Tibetan 1,200 Tibetan, Central - - 1,200 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 100 Assamese 100 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 200 Nepali 30 - 70 70 - 20
  Totals:  42 109,000   39 9,600 2,300 96,000 600 0 1,000