| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadi | Bengali | 2,560 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konai | Bengali | 980 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahli | Mahali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 790 | 0 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Mundari | 2,790 | 2,080 | 10 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 580 |
| Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 730 | 430 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 31,400 | 30,700 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 660 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 1,030 | 790 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| Abdul | Bengali | 1,280 | 0 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aguri | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,410 | 2,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ansari | Bengali | 810 | 0 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,350 | 2,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 740 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,520 | 6,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 760 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barman | Bengali | 2,300 | 2,080 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beg | Bengali | 210 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behara | Bengali | 290 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 840 | 0 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhar | Bengali | 590 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 2,850 | 2,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,490 | 4,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bind | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biswas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | 0 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 5,280 | 5,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,700 | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,770 | 3,690 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalu | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 470 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doai | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faqir | Bengali | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 1,750 | 0 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghulam | Bengali | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,190 | 1,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Bengali | 320 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 5,240 | 5,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 4,130 | 4,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,190 | 4,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaghazi | Bengali | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapali | Bengali | 1,050 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karadar | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karenga | Bengali | 810 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,120 | 7,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qazi | Bengali | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 4,540 | 4,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,590 | 5,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,280 | 0 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,910 | 2,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,910 | 2,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahanta | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 17,100 | 17,000 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 420 | 410 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 630 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 840 | 0 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malto | Bengali | 630 | 610 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masalchi | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matia | Bengali | 4,080 | 4,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 0 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mir | Bengali | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirzakhani | Bengali | 370 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 700 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 0 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,580 | 0 | 2,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,330 | 2,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 740 | 0 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,600 | 10,600 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pan | Odia | 330 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 470 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 700 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qassab | Bengali | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sankara | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | 0 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 41,800 | 0 | 41,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 15,700 | 0 | 15,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 65,200 | 65,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,720 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,280 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Bengali | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 760 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 39,700 | 0 | 39,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hajam | Bengali | 20,500 | 0 | 20,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 470 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganak | Bengali | 190 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 7,040 | 6,990 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 8,620 | 8,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,750 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,860 | 0 | 1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 3,010 | 0 | 3,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jola | Bengali | 75,000 | 0 | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 3,421,000 | 0 | 3,421,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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