Poverty and living standards in Monggar, Bhutan: official figures
17.8% of people in Monggar lived below the national poverty line in 2022, according to the Bhutan Living Standards Survey, 8th highest of the 20 dzongkhags (Bhutan: 12.4%).
How much crime is there in Monggar?
The Royal Bhutan Police recorded 56 criminal incidents in Monggar in 2024, 16 per 10,000 residents, 5th lowest of the 20 dzongkhags (Bhutan: 2,476 incidents, 32 per 10,000).
Source: Royal Bhutan Police, Planning and Development Division · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Monggar?
10 people were killed in road accidents in Monggar in 2024, out of 36 motor vehicle accidents reported to the police (Bhutan: 97 deaths in 1,118 accidents).
Source: Royal Bhutan Police, Planning and Development Division · saved copyHow many people are arrested in Monggar?
Police in Monggar arrested 72 people in 2024, 20 per 10,000 residents (Bhutan: 5,743, 74 per 10,000).
Source: Royal Bhutan Police, Planning and Development Division · saved copyMore figures
- The police recorded 3 fire incidents in Monggar in 2024 (Bhutan: 139). Source: Royal Bhutan Police, Planning and Development Division · saved copy
How Monggar compares with other dzongkhags
Population below the national poverty line (BLSS) (2022)
Monggar ranks 8 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population below the national poverty line (BLSS) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Samdrup Jongkhar | 20.1% |
| 6 | Tsirang | 19.5% |
| 7 | Pema Gatshel | 17.9% |
| 8 | Monggar | 17.8% |
| 9 | Trashi Yangtse | 16.5% |
| 10 | Wangdue Phodrang | 15.8% |
| 11 | Lhuentse | 15.7% |
Criminal incidents per 10,000 people (2024)
Monggar ranks 16 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Criminal incidents per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bumthang | 18 |
| 14 | Gasa | 18 |
| 15 | Dagana | 16 |
| 16 | Monggar | 16 |
| 17 | Pema Gatshel | 14 |
| 18 | Trashigang | 13 |
| 19 | Lhuentse | 12 |
More on Monggar: overview · Bhutan
Sources
- National Statistics Bureau, Royal Government of Bhutan (with the World Bank): Poverty Mapping in Bhutan: Small Area Estimation, District and Town Level Results (2023), Table 4.1 survey estimates from the Bhutan Living Standards Survey 2022, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9241159c450d…)
- Royal Bhutan Police, Planning and Development Division: Statistical Yearbook 2024 (Table 3.1 criminal incidents, Table 6.1 fire incidents, Tables 7.3 and 7.7 motor vehicle accidents and deaths, by dzongkhag), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1f140360dcb9…)
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