Tanchangya people

Tanchangya
তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা
Tanchangya women
Total population
≈ 45,972 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
 Bangladesh45,972 (2022)[2]
 Indiaunknown
 Myanmarunknown
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 (/ˈtɒnɒŋɛ/) 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).

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Tangchanghya in Bangladesh".
  4. ^ "Tanchangya, The - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  5. ^ "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.