People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Bauri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 420 | 20 | - | 280 | 110 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Mahali | 240 | 230 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 3,710 | 1620 | 10 | 160 | - | - | 1910 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 3,300 | 1240 | 10 | 530 | - | - | 1520 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,800 | 9840 | - | 710 | - | - | 210 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 2,890 | 1870 | 90 | 230 | - | - | 700 |
Abdul | Bengali | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,830 | 1830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,560 | 5560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 930 | 850 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Biswas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 5,390 | 5390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,590 | 3590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,830 | 1740 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chasadhobi | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 6,410 | - | - | 6410 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jotdar | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 2,890 | - | 2890 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,210 | 3210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 1,010 | - | 1010 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,890 | 2890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,430 | 2430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 18,400 | 17800 | - | 520 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 4,520 | 4320 | 10 | 180 | - | - | 10 |
Matia | Bengali | 3,010 | 3010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
Mirzakhani | Bengali | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,270 | - | 1270 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,490 | - | 1490 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,780 | 2780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,750 | 7680 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 980 | - | 980 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 21,000 | - | 21000 | - | - | - | - |
Shanan | Bengali | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 4,240 | - | 4240 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,090 | 3090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tarafdar | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 3,130 | - | 3130 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maithili | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 6,540 | 6490 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 2,550 | 2550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,040 | - | 1040 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 1,560 | - | 1560 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 16,200 | - | 16200 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 1,757,000 | - | 1757000 | - | - | - | - |
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