People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 150 | 0 | 150 | 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 | 390 | 300 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oraon | Assamese | 150 | 110 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 120 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 200 | 140 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tangsa | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 270 | 40 | 0 | 220 | 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 | 1,230 | 920 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aka | Apatani | 1,180 | 280 | 0 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
Tanu | Apatani | 190 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 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 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 360 | 290 | 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 | 90 | 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 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kharia | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korku | Korku | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korwa | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 520 | 140 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahara | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahishya | Assamese | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miji | Sikkimese | 1,240 | 190 | 10 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Miri | Mising | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Monpa | Nyishi | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Naga | Nyishi | 340 | 30 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nishang | Adi | 840 | 130 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
Nissi | Nyishi | 2,540 | 350 | 10 | 610 | 10 | 0 | 1,560 |
Nocte | Nepali | 160 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Poundra | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rabha | Rabha | 90 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rai | Nepali | 60 | 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 | Nyishi | 930 | 10 | 10 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puroik | Pnar | 2,080 | 160 | 10 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 |
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 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 300 | 0 | 0 |
Adi | Nyishi | 80 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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 | 53,400 | 6,040 | 220 | 24,300 | 50 | 0 | 22,800 |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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