Major People Groups
19
Major Unreached People Groups
11
Total Population
64,000
Buddhist
26.0 %
Christian
7.6 %
Hindu
64.6 %
Muslim
1.4 %
Sikh
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.5 %
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhotia Sikkim | 7,900 | Sikkimese |
1
|
200 | -1 - | 7,600 | 200 | -1 - | 40 |
|
Brahmin unspecified | 7,600 | Hindi |
0
|
7,600 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Darjee | 1,200 | Nepali |
1
|
1,100 | -1 - | 30 | 70 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Gharti | 500 | Bengali |
1
|
400 | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kagate | 300 | Syuba |
1
|
-1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Kami | 2,500 | Nepali |
1
|
2,200 | -1 - | 50 | 200 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khambu | 10,000 | Bengali |
1
|
8,300 | -1 - | 1,000 | 900 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Khas | 5,300 | Nepali |
2
|
4,500 | -1 - | 500 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Magar | 3,700 | Nepali |
2
|
3,200 | -1 - | 100 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Newah | 3,100 | Nepali |
1
|
3,000 | -1 - | 50 | 100 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Rai | 1,700 | Nepali |
2
|
1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | 100 |
|
Rongkup-Lepcha | 2,800 | Lepcha |
2
|
80 | -1 - | 2,300 | 500 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Sherpa | 700 | Nepali |
2
|
30 | -1 - | 600 | 80 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tamang | 4,400 | Nepali |
2
|
300 | -1 - | 3,800 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thakali | 30 | Nepali |
1
|
20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Thami | 100 | Nepali |
1
|
100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Tharu | 3,000 | Bhojpuri |
1
|
2,600 | -1 - | 50 | 300 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakkha | 100 | Yakkha |
2
|
80 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 2,600 | Nepali |
2
|
2,100 | -1 - | 200 | 200 | -1 - | 100 |
| Major Groups (displayed): 19 | 58,000 | 11 ● | 37,000 | 30 | 17,000 | 4,000 | 0 | 300 | ||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 74 | 64,000 | 61 ● | 42,000 | 900 | 17,000 | 4,900 | 30 | 300 |
