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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 280 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Aimol | 520 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Bengali | 90 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Hajang | Anal | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loi | Meitei | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo | Hindi | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 3,470 | 3,450 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Maring | Telugu | 9,360 | 50 | 60 | 9,070 | 30 | 0 | 130 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aimol | Marathi | 890 | 10 | 10 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahnal | Marathi | 8,560 | 140 | 60 | 8,320 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 120 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chain | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiru | Chiru | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chothe | Naga, Inpui | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 1,250 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gangte | Khasi | 1,070 | 0 | 20 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hmar | Hindi | 80 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Bengali | 650 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thangkhal | Naga, Thangal | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koren | Koireng | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamkang | Kom (India) | 2,980 | 70 | 20 | 2,870 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maramei | Naga, Maram | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bujur | Marathi | 930 | 10 | 0 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poi | Mizo | 80 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Anal | 120 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Marathi | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralte | Zo | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Assamese | 260 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 430 | 10 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 18,900 | 150 | 80 | 18,600 | 80 | 0 | 60 |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaiphei | Zo | 1,190 | 30 | 0 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zou | Mizo | 1,960 | 40 | 10 | 1,890 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Haomei | Naga, Liangmai | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kom | Mizo | 640 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sirte | Naga, Maring | 930 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Biate | Biate | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin Taraor | Naga, Tarao | 260 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paite Simte | Simte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Purohit | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei Kshatriya | Meitei | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei Thanga | Meitei | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Urdu | 1,620 | 0 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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