Bhutan, Central state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Major People Groups

107,000

99.4 %

0.1 %

0.4 %

0.1 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Bania	60	Assamese	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	50	Assamese	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bumthangpa	50	Bumthangkha	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	44,000	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	200	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	100	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lap, Lakha	9,600	Lakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Layakha	3,300	Layakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunape	1,200	Lunanakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	90	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ngalong	23,000	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nyenpa	7,800	Nyenkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Kurux	100	Kurux	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	50	Rangpuri	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	90	Bengali	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sharchop	16,000	Tshangla	1	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	500	Sherpa	0	20	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	20	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	700	Tibetan, Central	0	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	800	Bantawa	0	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	20	Assamese	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 23	107,000		23 ●	400	90	107,000	70	0	0

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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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