Dorokha Drungkhag has three types of ethnic groups, which are Lhop/Doya, Lhotshompa and Drukpa. Majority of the land under Dorokha Drungkhag are occupied by Lhotshampas. ‘Drukpas’ whose origin is believed to somewhere from northern part of Bhutan are settled in Dogap  and Pungthra village under Dophuchen and Duenchukha gewog respectively. The Lhops are settled at Jigme, Singye, Wangchuk, Sanglung and Satakha viilage under Dophuchen Gewog. They speaks dzongkha as well as their local dialect. 

With the start of resettlement program since 2002, people from various parts of Bhutan have settled down in Dophuchen and Doongtoed Gewogs.