• PEOPLE NAME: DOKHPA OF INDIA


PEID: 49471

ROP: 117689

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Ladakhi - (lbj)

Alternate Name(s): Dokpa, Brokhpa

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: India

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Population: 2,300

Global Population: 2,300


PEID: 49471

ROP: 117689

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Dokhpa of India, numbering 2,300, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the South Himalayan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Ladakhi. The primary religion practiced by the Dokhpa is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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