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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baha'i | Hindi | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Magar | Nepali | 8,130 | 6,170 | 0 | 1,380 | 540 | 0 | 50 |
| Gharti | Nepali | 1,130 | 920 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Lepcha | 7,850 | 200 | 10 | 2,030 | 5,590 | 0 | 20 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 10,900 | 7,150 | 10 | 1,740 | 340 | 0 | 1,620 |
| Majhi | Nepali | 110 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 7,120 | 6,350 | 0 | 200 | 560 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 670 | 460 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 2,800 | 290 | 0 | 730 | 1,740 | 0 | 40 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 1,400 | 50 | 0 | 630 | 720 | 0 | 0 |
| Thami | Nepali | 90 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 850 | 480 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakkha | Nepali | 320 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 120 | 0 | 140 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 320 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 390 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 15,600 | 350 | 0 | 590 | 14,600 | 10 | 40 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 8,520 | 8,300 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Nepali | 2,370 | 2,150 | 0 | 170 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Tamang, Eastern | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Nepali | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 4,520 | 3,980 | 0 | 410 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khambu | Nepali | 37,200 | 27,600 | 0 | 5,910 | 3,500 | 0 | 200 |
| Khas | Nepali | 24,000 | 19,000 | 0 | 3,500 | 1,350 | 0 | 180 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 380 | 360 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majhwar | Bhojpuri | 870 | 730 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pardhan | Gondi, Northern | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 3,770 | 990 | 0 | 1,880 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 330 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarki | Nepali | 240 | 210 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 1,710 | 0 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 1,360 | 1,110 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 120 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 11,500 | 590 | 20 | 1,210 | 9,660 | 10 | 50 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakali | Nepali | 170 | 120 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 720 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Hindi | 470 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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