Purigpa

Purigpa
Total population
	39,101 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
	India ; Ladakh, Kargil District;
Languages
	Purgi language
Religion
	Predominately Shia Islam (97.5%) ; Minority Sunni Islam (2.5%)
Related ethnic groups
	Other Dardic People and Tibetan People

The Purigpa are a community found in Kargil district, Ladakh, India and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Out of 39,000 Purigpas, 38,000 are Muslim. The remaining few are mostly Buddhists. In 2011, there were 992 Buddhists among the Purigpas.^[3]

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^ Mukherjee, M. M. (30 January 2017). Exploring "The Himalayas": The Land of High Passes, Ladakh. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-8630-6.
^ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST". Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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[2] Mukherjee, M. M. (30 January 2017). Exploring "The Himalayas": The Land of High Passes, Ladakh. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-8630-6.

[3] "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST". Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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Total population
39,101 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
India Ladakh, Kargil District
Languages
Purgi language
Religion
Predominately Shia Islam (97.5%) Minority Sunni Islam (2.5%)^[1]^[2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Dardic People and Tibetan People