| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 1,210 | 0 | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauri | Bengali | 1,540 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burmese | Burmese | 130 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 2,900 | 100 | 10 | 2,650 | 10 | 0 | 130 |
| Chakma | Hindi | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Bengali | 16,800 | 14,900 | 0 | 450 | 1,390 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 24,500 | 650 | 100 | 23,700 | 20 | 10 | 70 |
| Gharti | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadi | Bengali | 860 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hajang | Bengali | 3,700 | 3,570 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khasi | Khasi | 618,000 | 4,930 | 2,590 | 497,000 | 460 | 40 | 113,000 |
| Konai | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumal | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 230 | 210 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo | Mizo | 890 | 10 | 0 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 190 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 2,750 | 2,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 240 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Bengali | 110 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 400 | 360 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 170 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherpa | Sherpa | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 450 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| Thami | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 290 | 230 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 390 | 360 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,200 | 5,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahom | Assamese | 6,290 | 6,160 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 570 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assamese (Christian traditions) | Assamese | 860 | 0 | 0 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,150 | 5,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 570 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 1,560 | 1,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuinmali | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 180 | 120 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 8,800 | 8,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chain | Bengali | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deori | Bengali | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Nepali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 520 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Dulia | Bengali | 420 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dura | Bengali | 800 | 630 | 0 | 40 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| Gangai | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 550 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hira | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hmar | Dogri | 1,210 | 20 | 0 | 1,190 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Khasi | 7,690 | 0 | 0 | 7,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalkeot | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,870 | 2,870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu | Bengali | 240 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaora | Bengali | 430 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapali | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,340 | 5,300 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Dimasa | Khasi | 2,950 | 180 | 10 | 2,160 | 10 | 0 | 580 |
| Khandait | Bengali | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 130 | 120 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandra | Odia | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korwa | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koya unspecified | Odia | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 1,770 | 1,190 | 10 | 550 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mara | Mizo | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiwa | Assamese | 35,200 | 35,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahara | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 12,800 | 12,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malto | Mal Paharia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matia | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arleng | Karbi | 3,370 | 140 | 20 | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| Miri | Mising | 80 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poi | Mizo | 660 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga | Naga, Sangtam | 1,050 | 30 | 10 | 970 | 30 | 10 | 20 |
| Nair | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,090 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Chin, Paite | 490 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paliya | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pawi | Bengali | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pnar | Karbi | 330 | 10 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 4,400 | 4,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pundari | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Rabha | 410 | 340 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 1,380 | 400 | 0 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 850 |
| Raju | Bengali | 550 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralte | Mizo | 590 | 0 | 0 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rautia | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 550 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sankara | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saora unspecified | Bengali | 320 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarki | Nepali | 310 | 220 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 550 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 130 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 8,630 | 0 | 8,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singpho | Singpho | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 3,760 | 3,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 570 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shan, Tai Man | Phake | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 290 | 180 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 450 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,730 | 2,730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakali | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Bengali | 970 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 360 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi | Bengali | 200 | 180 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 1,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,940 | 0 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 360 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 1,820 | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,210 | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 450 | 440 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 190 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 2,540 | 30 | 10 | 2,490 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 360 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,430 | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Assamese | 490 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 240 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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