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The Drukpa of India

The Drukpa of India, numbering approximately 265,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of India and Bhutan. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Dzongkha is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Drukpa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Bhutanese
Primary Language(s): Dzongkha (dzo)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 265,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041709
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

100%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dzongkha
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

60%
%
Dzongkha Speakers

Media Resources in Dzongkha:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Dzongkha:

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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Drukpa are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Drukpa:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Drukpa of India

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Drukpa Across Countries (ROP3 - 111992) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DrukpaPG041709DrukpaIndia265,000Engaged yet UnreachedDzongkhaTibetan Buddhism
DrukpaPG001219DrukpaBhutan251,000Engaged yet UnreachedDzongkhaTibetan Buddhism

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