People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 130 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Magar | Nepali | 60 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khampti | Khamti | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Lisu Yobin | Nyishi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Munda | Bengali | 350 | 270 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oraon | Assamese | 140 | 100 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 120 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 180 | 120 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tangsa | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 250 | 30 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Adi Minyong | Adi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adi Padam | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ahom | Assamese | 1,110 | 840 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aka | Hindi | 1,060 | 260 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
Tanu | Apatani | 170 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhumij | Odia | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 320 | 260 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chhetri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galong | Adi, Galo | 80 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Gond unspecified | Assamese | 170 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hira | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hojai | Dimasa | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian | Nyishi | 570 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kharia | Assamese | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korku | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korwa | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 470 | 120 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahara | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahishya | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miji | Hindi | 1,120 | 170 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Miri | Mising | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Monpa | Monpa, Tawang | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Naga | Sikkimese | 310 | 30 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nishang | Nyishi | 760 | 110 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Nissi | Nyishi | 2,290 | 320 | 10 | 550 | 10 | 0 | 1,410 |
Nocte | Bengali | 150 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Poundra | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rabha | Rabha | 80 | 60 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rai | Marathi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Saora unspecified | Assamese | 90 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 150 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simong | Sikkimese | 840 | 10 | 10 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 280 |
Sunuwar | Sunwar | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puroik | Pnar | 1,880 | 140 | 10 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagin | Tagin | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charumba | Sikkimese | 280 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
Adi | Nyishi | 70 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Miniyong | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kui Khond | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nyishi | Tagin | 48,200 | 5,460 | 200 | 21,900 | 50 | 0 | 20,600 |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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