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People group profile · PG006309

The Tseku of Nepal

The Tseku of Nepal, numbering about 6,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Khams Tibetan ethnolinguistic group indegenous to the Tibetan Autonomous Region of southwestern China.

They are an indigenous 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
Nepal
Population
6,600
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Tibetan
Primary language
Tseku (tsk)
Primary religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC ?
No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia
Location
Mechi zone, Panchthar District

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, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.

  • 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

100% adherents

Primary language

Tseku · Sino-Tibetan family

100% 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. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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Tseku in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
TsekuBhutan8,100Unengaged and Unreached

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