People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 630 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bauri | Sadri | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chakma | Chakma | 130 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Magar | Assamese | 470 | 430 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khasi | Khasi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Idu | Idu-Mishmi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahli | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Munda | Assamese | 630 | 540 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Oraon | Assamese | 270 | 220 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 480 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Assamese | 460 | 300 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 70 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Adi Minyong | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Adi Padam | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ahom | Assamese | 3,250 | 3,050 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aka | Adi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Tanu | Apatani | 37,900 | 600 | 70 | 7,460 | 20 | 10 | 29,800 |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhumij | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 460 | 360 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chain | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chhetri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deori | Deori | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Digaru | Digaro-Mishmi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galong | Adi, Galo | 280 | 10 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Gond unspecified | Gondi, Northern | 140 | 120 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ho | Ho | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian | Nyishi | 110 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kisan | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korwa | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kachari Sonwal | Dimasa | 1,330 | 680 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tiwa | Tiwa | 60 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahishya | Bengali | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Majhwar | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mech | Boro (India) | 290 | 250 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miji | Miji | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miri | Assamese | 170 | 110 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Monpa | Sartang | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Naga | Nagamese | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nishang | Nyishi | 70 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nissi | Nyishi | 3,120 | 70 | 20 | 2,690 | 10 | 0 | 330 |
Padam | Nyishi | 60 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Poundra | Assamese | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parja unspecified | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rabha | Assamese | 290 | 200 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rai | Nepali | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Raju | Bengali | 40 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saora unspecified | Assamese | 120 | 110 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 400 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puroik | Puroik | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagin | Tagin | 240 | 20 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tili | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adi | Adi | 100 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Pasi | Nyishi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abor | Adi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Nyishi | Nyishi | 22,200 | 480 | 70 | 19,900 | 30 | 0 | 1,670 |
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