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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 2,440 | 0 | 2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauri | Assamese | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakma | Chakma | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 940 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Bengali | 650 | 410 | 0 | 60 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadi | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khampti | Chin, Hakha | 340 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 310 | 0 | 10 |
| Khasi | Khasi | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idu | Idu-Mishmi | 160 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 120 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Lisu Yobin | Lisu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahli | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Nepali | 250 | 210 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Assamese | 3,780 | 3,560 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Assamese | 3,180 | 2,910 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 870 | 700 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Assamese | 1,480 | 900 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa | Naga, Tangshang | 280 | 40 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 0 | 70 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 120 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 370 | 310 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Gallong | Tibetan, Central | 1,180 | 230 | 10 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 610 |
| Adi Minyong | Adi | 640 | 100 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 410 |
| Adi Padam | Adi | 460 | 30 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| Adi Pasi | Hindi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 920 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahom | Assamese | 18,400 | 17,800 | 0 | 430 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Aka | Hindi | 80 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 7,820 | 1,490 | 50 | 2,270 | 20 | 0 | 4,000 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 1,000 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhumij | Assamese | 400 | 350 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,690 | 1,570 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bokar | Adi | 60 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Bori | Adi | 110 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 1,110 | 1,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 330 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deori | Adi | 160 | 140 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darjee | Nepali | 60 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galong | Adi, Galo | 8,360 | 1,370 | 50 | 2,620 | 20 | 0 | 4,290 |
| Gond unspecified | Gondi, Northern | 1,280 | 1,060 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hira | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ho | Ho | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Bengali | 710 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalkeot | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 370 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kami | Nepali | 170 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaora | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 690 | 670 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khandait | Assamese | 190 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Assamese | 630 | 600 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairwar | Assamese | 480 | 470 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kisan | Assamese | 330 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korku | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korwa | Assamese | 340 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koya unspecified | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 1,530 | 570 | 0 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 340 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 250 | 160 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahara | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Assamese | 960 | 920 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majhwar | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malto | Assamese | 50 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 150 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miji | Mising | 130 | 20 | 0 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Arleng | Karbi | 1,060 | 1,040 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miri | Mising | 820 | 540 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Mishmi | Digaro-Mishmi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa | Sartang | 1,000 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 880 | 0 | 20 |
| Tangsa Mossang | Nyishi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga | Nagamese | 90 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishang | Nyishi | 940 | 110 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 9,490 | 610 | 70 | 7,320 | 30 | 10 | 1,440 |
| Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 680 | 110 | 10 | 490 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
| Padam | Nyishi | 130 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Pailibo | Nyishi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paliya | Bengali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Assamese | 650 | 630 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parja unspecified | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Assamese | 230 | 160 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 300 | 160 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raju | Bengali | 130 | 110 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Ramo | Adi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Saora unspecified | Assamese | 330 | 310 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarki | Nepali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 2,560 | 0 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherdukpen | Hindi | 170 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 0 | 10 |
| Simong | Adi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singpho | Singpho | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 110 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Puroik | Puroik | 200 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 320 | 310 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tagin | Tagin | 2,930 | 440 | 20 | 1,010 | 30 | 0 | 1,440 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 420 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 370 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tili | Assamese | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 80 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutcha Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 240 | 230 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 350 | 30 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa Yougli | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charumba | Zakhring | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi | Adi | 2,880 | 480 | 20 | 880 | 10 | 0 | 1,480 |
| Miju Mishmi | Miju-Mishmi | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Khampa Tibetan | Khamba | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Momba | Nyishi | 170 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| Millang | Adi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Miniyong | Adi | 430 | 50 | 10 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| Pasi | Nyishi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kui Khond | Hindi | 400 | 300 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Agarwal | Marwari (India) | 210 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boria Assam | Assamese | 570 | 520 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa Taisen | Naga, Tangshang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abor | Adi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nyishi | Nyishi | 76,400 | 3,990 | 580 | 63,700 | 200 | 30 | 7,910 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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