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Population
6,196,310
Unreached Population
4,941,410 (79.7%)
People Groups
878
Unreached People Groups
753 (85.8%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo English 720 - - 720 - - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) Assamese 140 - 140 - - - -
Baha'i Hindi 180 - - - - - 180
Bauri Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Burmese Burmese 120 - - - 120 - -
Chakma Mizo 10 - - 10 - - -
Chepang Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Dhimal Bengali 3,050 2920 - - - - 130
Magar Nepali 115,000 107000 - 8390 380 - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) Bengali 40 30 - 10 - - -
Gharti Bengali 14,100 13600 - 410 100 - -
Hadi Bengali 5,160 5160 - - - - -
Hajang Bhojpuri 30 30 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 70 - - - 50 - 10
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 4,100 4100 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 90 - 90 - - - -
Khampti Khamti 30 30 - - - - -
Khasi Khasi 440 70 - 370 - - -
Konai Bengali 500 500 - - - - -
Kumal Nepali 50 50 - - - - -
Rongkup-Lepcha Sikkimese 31,200 1100 70 11200 18800 10 50
Yakthumba, Limbu Mizo 43,600 30700 60 6580 3690 10 2590
Mizo Mizo 160 - - 160 - - -
Mahli Kurux 140 120 - 10 - - -
Newah Nepali 61,900 59800 - 1740 420 - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Bengali 860 - 860 - - - -
Munda Sadri 19,000 13100 50 5680 20 10 150
Oraon Kurux 70,600 32300 170 36700 1070 30 350
Parsee Gujarati 20 - - - - - 20
Persian Dari 30 - 30 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Rajbanshi 144,000 141000 - 2800 - - -
Santal (Sawntal) Santhali 18,200 15300 60 2770 - 10 90
Sherpa Nepali 19,400 6020 - 4770 8610 - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 30 - 30 - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg Nepali 72,600 49700 - 12700 10200 - -
Tharu Nepali 15,800 15200 - 680 - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 6,300 70 - 180 6050 - -
Tipera Kok Borok 30 30 - - - - -
Yakkha Yakkha 4,310 1870 - 240 70 - 2140
Adi Dravida Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Agariya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 200 200 - - - - -
Aguri Bengali 410 410 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bengali 13,000 13000 - - - - -
Ahom Assamese 860 860 - - - - -
Angami Naga, Angami 100 - - 100 - - -
Ansari Bengali 2,260 - 2260 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Hindi 100 - - - - 100 -
Asur Nepali 420 330 - 90 - - -
Badaik Sadri 6,430 6430 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 150 150 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,150 1150 - - - - -
Baiga Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 6,880 6880 - - - - -
Baiti Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Hindi 5,400 4490 - - - - 910
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 6,430 6430 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Sadri 70 40 - 30 - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 190 190 - - - - -
Bhandari Odia 240 240 - - - - -
Bhar Bengali 450 450 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 500 500 - - - - -
Bhuinhar Bengali 610 610 - - - - -
Bhuinmali Bengali 1,390 1320 - 70 - - -
Bhogta Bengali 170 170 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 220 220 - - - - -
Bhottada Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Bhumij Sadri 100 100 - - - - -
Bhotia Tamang, Eastern 42,700 3720 230 4240 34400 10 30
Bhotia Sikkim Nepali 9,300 2240 - 1870 5180 - -
Bhuiya unspecified Bengali 310 310 - - - - -
Bind Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Birhor Nepali 50 40 - - - - -
Birjia Rajbanshi 630 620 - 10 - - -
Binjhia Hindi 2,380 2380 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Hindi 62,700 62100 - - - - 580
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bengali 12,200 12200 - - - - -
Chik Baraik Bhojpuri 3,580 3240 - 260 10 - 70
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,020 2890 - 140 - - -
Chain Bengali 1,970 1970 - - - - -
Chero Sadri 820 800 - 10 - - -
Chhetri Nepali 13,300 13300 - - 30 - -
Chik (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,290 2290 - - - - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bengali 260 - 260 - - - -
Darjee Nepali 10,700 10300 - 360 - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 480 480 - - - - -
Dhanuk Hindi 410 410 - - - - -
Dhanwar Bengali 2,590 2590 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,490 1490 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,450 2380 - 70 - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,520 2430 - 90 - - -
Drukpa Dzongkha 4,440 500 - - 3950 - -
Dulia Bengali 160 160 - - - - -
Faqir Bengali 50 - 50 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bengali 420 420 - - - - -
Gauda Odia 100 100 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 510 510 - - - - -
Gangai Nepali 1,530 1520 - - 20 - -
Gond unspecified Tibetan, Amdo 800 790 - 10 - - -
Gonrhi Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Gorait Sadri 40 40 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Bengali 5,700 5700 - - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,120 2120 - - - - -
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) Bengali 430 430 - - - - -
Ho Nepali 830 600 10 20 190 - 10
Christian Hindi 5,470 - - 5470 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 190 190 - - - - -
Jhalo Malo Bengali 370 370 - - - - -
Jimdar Bengali 79,500 79500 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 2,590 2590 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 29,900 29900 - - - - -
Kadar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,160 3160 - - - - -
Kalu Bengali 960 - 960 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 880 880 - - - - -
Kami Nepali 32,300 31500 - 320 420 10 -
Kandu Bengali 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Kaora Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Kapali Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Karan Odia 50 50 - - - - -
Karmali Sadri 100 100 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 300 300 - - - - -
Kawar Bengali 190 170 - - - 20 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bengali 12,700 12700 - - - - -
Qazi Bengali 430 - 430 - - - -
Khambu Bengali 177,000 176000 - - 370 - -
Khandait Bengali 1,410 1410 - - - - -
Kharia Hindi 470 470 - - - - -
Khairwar Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Kharwar Sadri 1,050 930 - 110 - - -
Khas Nepali 720 720 - - - - -
Khavar Bengali 3,330 3330 - - - - -
Kisan Bengali 2,050 1970 - 70 - - 10
Koli Mahadev Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Kandra Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,400 2400 - - - - -
Kol Bengali 1,670 1670 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 40 40 - - - - -
Konwar Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Kori Sadri 100 70 - 30 - - -
Korwa Hindi 640 600 - 40 - - -
Koya unspecified Koya 120 120 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Bengali 310 310 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 14,300 14300 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 120 120 - - - - -
Kurariar Maithili 10 10 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 5,530 5530 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,920 3920 - - - - -
Lohara Sadri 650 600 - 50 - - 10
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,290 2290 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Bengali 470 470 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 2,390 2390 - - - - -
Majhwar Bengali 2,390 2390 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,750 1750 - - - - -
Malto Sadri 2,480 2360 - 120 - - -
Markande Angika 270 270 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Matia Bengali 1,970 1970 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 300 - - 300 - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) Bengali 1,890 - 1890 - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) Bengali 2,970 - 2970 - - - -
Mech Boro (India) 2,440 2410 - 40 - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 220 220 - - - - -
Mir Bengali 300 - 300 - - - -
Mishri Bengali 410 410 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Gujarati 40 40 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,150 1150 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bengali 640 - 640 - - - -
Marma (Magh) Bengali 150 80 - - 70 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Poi Mizo 50 - - 50 - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Naga Nagamese 70 10 - 70 - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Sadri 3,710 3440 - 260 - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Hindi 3,270 3270 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 40,600 38900 - 1720 - 10 -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Paharia Mal Paharia 80 80 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 250 250 - - - - -
Pan Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Parhaiya Sadri 10 10 - - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 130 130 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Patwa (Hindu traditions) Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Pinjara Bengali 520 - 520 - - - -
Poundra Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Parja unspecified Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Pundari Bengali 950 950 - - - - -
Rabha Assamese 40 40 - 10 - - -
Rai Nepali 37,800 17200 - 6170 140 - 14200
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Hindi 12,800 12800 - - - - 30
Rajbhar Maithili 90 90 - - - - -
Raju Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Rajwar Bengali 260 240 - 20 - - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Marwari (India) 90 90 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Sadri 530 480 - 50 - - 10
Sarki Nepali 5,860 5540 - 320 - - -
Sauria Paharia Sadri 620 310 - 80 230 - -
Sayyid Bengali 2,630 - 2630 - - - -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Shaikh unspecified Bengali 82,800 - 82800 - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Hindi 70 - - - - 70 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Hindi 50 - - - - 50 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 6,300 6280 - - - - 20
Sunuwar Nepali 31,600 22500 - 1760 30 - 7260
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 180 - - - - 180 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Hindi 90 - - - - 90 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 710 710 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 770 770 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 290 - - 290 - - -
Tai Man Phake 10 - - - 10 - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 4,400 4400 - - - - -
Tamang Sadri 110,000 4450 210 5530 100000 20 100
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,380 1380 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,130 7130 - - - - -
Tiyar Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Tili Bengali 720 720 - - - - -
Thakuri Nepali 30 30 - - - - -
Turaiha Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Sadri 570 570 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Bengali 60 50 - 10 - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Lhomi Lhomi 1,340 - - 120 1220 - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 680 - - - - 680 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,140 2140 - - - - -
Kui Khond Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Ganda Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Hajam Bengali 200 - 200 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 1,470 1170 - - - - 290
Bania Gahoi Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Bania Khatri Hindi 790 790 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Marwari (India) 270 50 - - - - 230
Bania Porwal Marwari (India) 160 70 - - - - 90
Bania Rauniar Bhojpuri 20 20 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar Hindi 7,360 7360 - - - - -
Brahmin Acharya Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Hindi 4,690 4690 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Bengali 320 320 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Hindi 6,360 6360 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Hindi 300 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha Hindi 120 120 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Bengali 530 530 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Brahmin Purohit Hindi 250 250 - - - - -
Brahmin Pushkarna Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi Bengali 3,440 3440 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bengali 430 430 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Hindi 640 640 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik Bengali 290 290 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra Bengali 600 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Vyas Hindi 250 250 - - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) Rajbanshi 10 10 - - - - -
Bania Brittal Assamese 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 450 450 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Mizo Lushai Mizo 100 - - 100 - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Mahali Sadri 1,250 1060 10 170 - - -
Brahmin Christian Bengali 20 - - 20 - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Kagate Syuba 40 - - - 40 - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Halwai Maira Bengali 1,080 1080 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia Bengali 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan Bengali 450 450 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 13,500 12900 - 610 - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Bengali 8,350 - 8350 - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik Bengali 730 730 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Bengali 200 200 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 720 720 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bengali 620 620 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 320 320 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia Bengali 810 780 - 20 - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Bengali 3,180 - 3180 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 30 - - 30 - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) Sadri 2,450 900 80 1420 40 - -
Dom Murdafarash Bengali 450 430 - 20 - - -
Gosain Dasnami Hindi 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Bengali 730 - 730 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Bengali 6,880 - 6880 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra Hindi 140 140 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Bengali 180 - 180 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli Urdu 120 - 120 - - - -
Pashtun Guria Bengali 150 - 150 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan Bengali 110 - 110 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Bengali 110 - 110 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi Bengali 120 - 120 - - - -
Pashtun Sur Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Bengali 250 - 250 - - - -
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