Tanchangya people
তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা | |
|---|---|
Tanchangya women | |
| Total population | |
| ≈ 1,82,45,972 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh, India, Myanmar | |
| Bangladesh | 45,972 (2022) |
| India | unknown |
| Myanmar | unknown |
| Languages | |
| Tanchangya | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism • Christianity • others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chakma, Daingnet, Chak, Rakhine, Bamar | |
The Tanchangya people , Tonchonga, Tanchangyas or Tonchongyas (/ˈtɒntʃɒŋɛ/) are an Chinwin valley origin ethnic group living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, and Rakhine state of Myanmar.
According to the 2022 census, there are 45,972 Tanchangyas in Bangladesh.