Purigpa

Purigpa
Total population
39,101 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
 India
Languages
Purgi language
Religion
Predominately Shia Islam (97.5%)
Minority Sunni Islam (2.5%)[1][2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Dardic People and Tibetan People

The Purigpa are a community found in Kargil district, Ladakh, India and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Out of 39,000 Purigpas, 38,000 are Muslim. The remaining few are mostly Buddhists. In 2011, there were 992 Buddhists among the Purigpas.[3]

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  2. ^ Mukherjee, M. M. (30 January 2017). Exploring "The Himalayas": The Land of High Passes, Ladakh. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-8630-6.
  3. ^ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST". Retrieved 18 May 2020.