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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 990 | 0 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauri | Sadri | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 630 | 410 | 0 | 50 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 310 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 270 | 220 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khampti | Khamti | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Khasi | Khasi | 90 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Lepcha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Idu | Sartang | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Mizo | Mizo | 280 | 20 | 0 | 240 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Mundari | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Assamese | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherpa | Sherpa | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 140 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 210 | 50 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Adi Minyong | Adi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adi Pasi | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahom | Assamese | 3,250 | 2,830 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| Aka | Kodava | 6,790 | 2,600 | 10 | 2,350 | 120 | 0 | 1,710 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 390 | 70 | 0 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 180 |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 450 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 8,890 | 8,560 | 0 | 150 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Assamese | 2,110 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 510 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Deori | Deori | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digaru | Sartang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa Dirang | Santhali | 7,190 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 7,040 | 10 | 20 |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 970 | 0 | 0 |
| Galong | Adi, Galo | 150 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 90 |
| Gond unspecified | Gondi, Northern | 1,260 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hira | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hmar | Hmar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hojai | Dimasa | 60 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Sartang | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 610 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 600 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 820 | 560 | 0 | 110 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Kharia | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khowa | Bugun | 1,430 | 70 | 0 | 300 | 710 | 0 | 350 |
| Kisan | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korku | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korwa | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa Lish | Lish | 2,250 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2,220 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahara | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 60 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miji | Miju-Mishmi | 6,450 | 770 | 70 | 2,180 | 850 | 0 | 2,580 |
| Miri | Digaro-Mishmi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mishmi | Digaro-Mishmi | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa Moglum | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa | Assamese | 11,500 | 90 | 40 | 190 | 11,100 | 0 | 60 |
| Poi | Mizo | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nair | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishang | Nyishi | 60 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 460 | 100 | 0 | 250 | 30 | 0 | 70 |
| Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Rabha | 160 | 30 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Marathi | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Ralte | Mizo | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saora unspecified | Odia | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 650 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherdukpen | Garo | 3,270 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3,210 | 0 | 20 |
| Simong | Adi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singpho | Singpho | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Puroik | Puroik | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tagin | Adi | 80 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 2,740 | 440 | 0 | 230 | 2,060 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 50 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charumba | Zakhring | 100 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
| Adi | Adi | 130 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
| Miju Mishmi | Miju-Mishmi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Momba | Hindi | 110 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 20 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| Miniyong | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kui Khond | Kuvi | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa Tawang | Monpa, Tawang | 790 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 770 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 100 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Radhi | Assamese | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 110 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abor | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyishi | Nyishi | 820 | 100 | 0 | 470 | 10 | 0 | 240 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sartang | Sartang | 3,440 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 3,350 | 0 | 10 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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