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People group profile · PG001240

The Tseku of Bhutan

The Tseku of Bhutan, numbering about 8,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Khams Tibetan ethnolinguistic group indegenous to the Tibetan Autonomous Region of southwestern China.

They are a diaspora people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Tseku.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Tseku

Fast facts

Country
Bhutan
Population
8,100
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Tibetan
Primary language
Tseku (tsk)
Primary religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Strategic Progress Index
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Tseku are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Tseku

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism

99% adherents

Primary language

Tseku · Sino-Tibetan family

75% speak Tseku

Gospel resources in Tseku

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Tseku

  1. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  2. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  3. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  4. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.

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Tseku in other countries

The same people (ROP3 110209) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
TsekuNepal6,600Unengaged and Unreached

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