| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 770 | 0 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauri | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burmese | Burmese | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 680 | 110 | 0 | 560 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakma | Chakma | 20,800 | 190 | 10 | 30 | 20,500 | 0 | 20 |
| Magar | Bengali | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 200 | 40 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadi | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khasi | Chin, Falam | 100 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mahli | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 8,430 | 8,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 160 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Munda | 870 | 780 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Kurux | 1,790 | 1,590 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherpa | Toto | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 8,810 | 8,100 | 10 | 660 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,100 | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badaik | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,760 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baiti | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 7,540 | 7,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,140 | 4,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barua | Bengali | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhakat | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhar | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhil unspecified | Chin, Falam | 100 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhin | Bengali | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhottada | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 1,070 | 1,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bind | Bengali | 640 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birhor | Birhor | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binjhia | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 12,300 | 12,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chik Baraik | Bengali | 2,680 | 2,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 620 | 610 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Chain | Bengali | 610 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalu | Hajong | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Nepali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | 2,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,600 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Dulia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gauda | Bengali | 1,100 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gangte | Gangte | 260 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guna | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halam | Chin, Falam | 2,120 | 930 | 10 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ho | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Bengali | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamatia | Kok Borok | 60 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,260 | 1,240 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20,300 | 20,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalingi | Odia | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu | Bengali | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanda | Bengali | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaora | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapali | Bengali | 5,610 | 5,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapariya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karenga | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawar | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 19,200 | 19,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khandait | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Kharia | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharwar | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khas | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khavar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kisan | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kol | Bengali | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolta | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korwa | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khatti Khatti | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,060 | 1,060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurariar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lashkar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,190 | 2,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maghaiya | Maithili | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 18,700 | 18,600 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malto | Mal Paharia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matia | Bengali | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhatia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 810 | 150 | 0 | 10 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| Poi | Mizo | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,550 | 6,510 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paik | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Chin, Paite | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paliya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panika | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pan | Odia | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 4,780 | 4,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parja unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pundari | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 320 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raju | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralte | Mizo | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bru | Kok Borok | 33,600 | 27,600 | 60 | 5,790 | 90 | 10 | 100 |
| Sabar | Bengali | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagarbanshi | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saora unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 1,270 | 0 | 1,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shabar | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 39,500 | 0 | 39,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sukli | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,100 | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,520 | 7,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,390 | 6,390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Bengali | 1,230 | 1,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,100 | 11,100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kui Khond | Bengali | 1,570 | 1,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hajam | Bengali | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 1,040 | 1,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Bania Agrahari | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Mahesri | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Porwal | Bengali | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Rauniar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin Chongthir | Chin, Thado | 140 | 20 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin Lnykin | Chin, Thado | 140 | 20 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin Singjit | Chin, Thado | 140 | 20 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halam Chorei | Chin, Falam | 220 | 70 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halam Kaipeng | Chin, Falam | 360 | 100 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halam Molsom | Chin, Falam | 180 | 50 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 4,040 | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 420 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 1,310 | 20 | 0 | 1,260 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 490 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 650 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 2,120 | 2,110 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 1,480 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Gaoli | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 310 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sakachep | Sakachep | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi Gujar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi Kaithwan | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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