তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা | |
|---|---|
 Tanchangya women | |
| Total population | |
| ≈ 45,972 [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh, India, Myanmar | |
 Bangladesh | 45,972 (2022)[2] |
 India | unknown |
 Myanmar | unknown |
| Languages | |
| Tanchangya | |
| Religion | |
| 86.27% Buddhism, 13.37% Christianity, 0.36 % others [3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chakma, Daingnet, Chak, Rakhine, Bamar | |
The Tanchangya people , Tanchangyas or Tonchongyas (/ˈtɒntʃɒŋɛ/) are an Chinwin valley origin ethnic group living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh,[4] Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, and Rakhine state of Myanmar.
It is difficult to form a consensus on the exact number of Tanchangyas. According to the 2022 census, there are 45,972 Tanchangyas in Bangladesh[5] while, According to a report by Daily Prothom-alo the number of Tanchangya is 51,773 in Bangladesh (Published on 3 February 2012).
- ^ "Table 1.4 Ethnic Population by Group and Sex" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2021. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Table 1.4 Ethnic Population by Group and Sex" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2021. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Tangchanghya in Bangladesh".
- ^ "Tanchangya, The - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Table 1.4 Ethnic Population by Group and Sex" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2021. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.