Bhutan is a country where people with different ethnicities, castes, and creeds survive. The country’s population includes immigrants, multi-religious groups, and multi-linguistic groups. The people of Bhutan are called Drukpas. The native people of Bhutan mainly inhabit the central Himalayan region and have mongoloid origins. The main occupation of people of Bhutan is cattle farming and agriculture.
There are three main ethnic groups in the country, namely Ngalops, Sarchops, and Lhotshampas. The dominant group is the Ngalops, who reside in the western part of the kingdom. They are believed to have migrated from the Tibetan plains. They are also classified as the importers of Buddhism to the kingdom. The sharchops live in eastern Bhutan. They are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of the country. They are categorized as the Indo-Mongolian type. Lhotshamps are the inhabitants of the south. These people are of Nepali origin and are believed to have arrived in the country by the end of the 19th century in search of agricultural land and work. With their inclusion, the Nepali language and Hinduism flourished in the southern part of the country.
Brokpas and Bjops inhabit the northern region of Bhutan. The northern Himalayan zone is also the home of Yak herders. They are categorized as semi-monadic and do not live in a specific location for an extended period. They spend most of the time wandering in the forest. They live in makeshift tents. The populations of Mongoloid stock speak Tibeto-Burman languages, while the people of Indo-Aryan descent speak Indo-Aryan languages in the country.