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Tanchangya people
Indigenous ethnic group found in south Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Quick Facts 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 , তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা, Total population ...
𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 , তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা | |
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![]() Tanchangya women | |
Total population | |
≈ 45,972 [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar | |
![]() | 45,972 (2022)[2] |
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Languages | |
Tanchangya | |
Religion | |
86.27% Buddhism, 13.37% Christianity, 0.36 % others [3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chakma, Daingnet, Chak, Rakhine, Bamar |
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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).