Bhutan, Eastern state people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Bhutan
Province / State:	Eastern
District:	All

Total People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

212,000

Buddhist

90.7 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

5.3 %

Muslim

1.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

2.2 %

Map Notes

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	2,800	Adi	0	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Assamese	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	800	Assamese	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Boro (India)	1	2,100	-1 -	70	90	-1 -	500
Brahmin	1,200	Assamese	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Broq-Pa	5,300	Brokpake	0	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bumthangpa	500	Bumthangkha	1	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chali	1,800	Chalikha	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	600	Nepali	0	300	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dakpa	4,500	Dakpakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	40	Nepali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	500	Dzongkha	0	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dzala	17,000	Dzalakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gongduk	2,500	Gongduk	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	70	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	1,100	Assamese	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Kaibartta	600	Assamese	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampa Tibetan	1,700	Khamba	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kheng	16,000	Khengkha	1	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurtokha	2,200	Kurtokha	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	600	Assamese	0	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matpa	19,000	Chocangacakha	0	-1 -	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Monpa	100,000	Tshangla	0	-1 -	-1 -	100,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Monpa Kalaktang	1,100	Tshangla	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	600	Mundari	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	300	Nepali	0	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Kurux	800	Kurux	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Rabha	900	Assamese	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rai	400	Assamese	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Rangpuri	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup-Lepcha	100	Lepcha	0	20	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	900	Santhali	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	300
Sarki	300	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sharchop	11,000	Tshangla	1	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherdukpen	300	Sherdukpen	0	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	500	Nepali	1	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	1,700	Tibetan, Central	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tseku	6,100	Tseku	0	-1 -	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Assamese	0	700	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	300	Nepali	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Totals: 44	212,000		43 ●	11,000	3,800	192,000	200	0	4,600

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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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