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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 290 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baha'i | Nepali | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Bauri | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Nepali | 13,700 | 11,900 | 0 | 1,380 | 410 | 0 | 0 |
| Gharti | Nepali | 1,640 | 1,520 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Lepcha | 10,900 | 290 | 20 | 1,960 | 8,600 | 0 | 20 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 9,650 | 7,720 | 30 | 1,050 | 550 | 0 | 310 |
| Majhi | Nepali | 230 | 200 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 11,600 | 10,900 | 0 | 490 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 110 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 510 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 2,770 | 120 | 0 | 330 | 2,320 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 630 | 190 | 0 | 240 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Thami | Nepali | 450 | 400 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 11,200 | 9,650 | 0 | 1,410 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakkha | Nepali | 410 | 290 | 0 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ansari | Urdu | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baiga | Hindi | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 1,360 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 29,700 | 620 | 70 | 670 | 28,300 | 10 | 60 |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Hindi | 150 | 130 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 25,200 | 25,000 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 1,410 | 1,350 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Hindi | 4,740 | 4,340 | 0 | 290 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Nepali | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Hindi | 980 | 960 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 9,230 | 8,260 | 0 | 770 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khambu | Nepali | 38,800 | 31,200 | 0 | 3,860 | 3,740 | 0 | 0 |
| Khas | Nepali | 20,000 | 16,800 | 0 | 1,210 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 510 | 470 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majhwar | Nepali | 1,260 | 1,150 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nair | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 350 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pardhan | Gondi, Northern | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 310 | 280 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 6,500 | 4,520 | 0 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 480 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarki | Nepali | 300 | 260 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 180 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 4,580 | 0 | 4,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 2,730 | 2,590 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 16,800 | 1,050 | 40 | 1,440 | 14,300 | 0 | 30 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakali | Nepali | 110 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 270 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 80 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Jijhotia | Hindi | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 630 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagate | Syuba | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,250 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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