Total population | |
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2,345 (In Bangladesh) according to the 1991 Bangladesh census | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Majority populations in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh the Khyang reside in Rangamati Hill District of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. | |
Religion | |
Majority confess to Christianity and also to Theravada Buddhism |
Kheyang is the exonym of the Hyow. There Kheyang or the Hyow (খিয়াং), are a group of indigenous people inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The Khyang are one of the smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh with a population of only 2,345 according to the 1991 census. At present, the approximate number of the Khyang in Bangladesh is 4500.