Country:

Bhutan

Province / State: Central
District: All

Number of People Groups

26

Unreached People Groups

25

Total Population

105,000

Buddhist

99.5 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

0.4 %

Muslim

0.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Bania 50 Assamese 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin 40 Assamese 40 - - - - -
 Bumthangpa 40 Bumthangkha - - 40 - - -
 Drukpa 42,000 Dzongkha - - 42,000 - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 200 Nepali - - 100 70 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Lap, Lakha 9,300 Lakha - - 9,300 - - -
 Layakha 3,200 Layakha - - 3,200 - - -
 Lunape 1,200 Lunanakha - - 1,200 - - -
 Monpa Black Mountain 200 Olekha - - 200 - - -
 Naga 30 Language unknown - - - 30 - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Newah 90 Nepali - - 90 - - -
 Ngalong 23,000 Dzongkha - - 23,000 - - -
 Nyenpa 7,600 Nyenkha - - 7,600 - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 100 Kurux 100 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 40 Rangpuri 40 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Shaikh 90 Bengali - 90 - - - -
 Sharchop 15,000 Tshangla - - 15,000 - - -
 Sherpa 400 Sherpa 20 - 400 - - -
 Tamang 20 Nepali - - 20 - - -
 Tibetan 700 Tibetan, Central - - 700 - - -
 Tibetan Gtsang 900 Tibetan, Central - - 900 - - -
 Walang, Bantawa 700 Bantawa - - 700 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 20 Assamese 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  26 105,000   25 400 90 105,000 100 0 0