| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 570 | 0 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauri | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakma | Chakma | 110 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Assamese | 430 | 390 | 0 | 40 | 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 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 | 570 | 490 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oraon | Assamese | 240 | 200 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 480 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Assamese | 420 | 270 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 70 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 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 | 2,930 | 2,750 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aka | Hruso | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 34,300 | 540 | 60 | 6,740 | 20 | 10 | 26,900 |
| 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 | 420 | 330 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Assamese | 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 | 250 | 10 | 0 | 210 | 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 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 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 | 1,200 | 620 | 0 | 590 | 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 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 250 | 250 | 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) | 260 | 220 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miji | Miji | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miri | Assamese | 150 | 100 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Monpa | Sartang | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga | Nagamese | 60 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishang | Nyishi | 60 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nissi | Bengali | 2,820 | 70 | 20 | 2,430 | 10 | 0 | 300 |
| Padam | Nyishi | 50 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Poundra | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parja unspecified | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Assamese | 260 | 180 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Raju | Bengali | 30 | 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 | Sunwar | 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 | 220 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 120 | 120 | 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi | Adi | 90 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 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 | 20,000 | 440 | 60 | 18,000 | 30 | 0 | 1,510 |
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