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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 880 | 0 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakma | Chakma | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Assamese | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khasi | Khasi | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idu | Idu-Mishmi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo | Mizo | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Assamese | 650 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Assamese | 990 | 910 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 720 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 260 | 210 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 70 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharu | Nepali | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Gallong | Assamese | 5,530 | 20 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 3,510 |
| Adi Minyong | Nyishi | 4,810 | 10 | 0 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 4,280 |
| Adi Padam | Adi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adi Pasi | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,560 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aka | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 160 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 140 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 730 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bokar | Adi | 3,300 | 30 | 10 | 2,350 | 0 | 0 | 910 |
| Bori | Hindi | 1,650 | 10 | 0 | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiru | Chiru | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deori | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galong | Adi, Galo | 33,400 | 170 | 30 | 5,490 | 0 | 0 | 27,700 |
| Gond unspecified | Assamese | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Assamese | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khandait | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Bengali | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kisan | Assamese | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korwa | Assamese | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 710 | 690 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 60 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miri | Mising | 90 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Mishmi | Mising | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa | Sartang | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Naga | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,280 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishang | Nyishi | 60 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 110 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 50 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pailibo | Nyishi | 1,220 | 10 | 0 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 350 |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Chin, Paite | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Assamese | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Rabha | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Marathi | 80 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adi Ramo | Adi | 670 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 520 |
| Saora unspecified | Assamese | 100 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarki | Nepali | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Assamese | 920 | 0 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simong | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Singpho | Singpho | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 180 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 770 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutcha Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charumba | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi | Mising | 4,910 | 20 | 0 | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 2,780 |
| Momba | Mundari | 460 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 380 | 0 | 20 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Miniyong | Adi | 4,800 | 10 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 4,140 |
| Kui Khond | Assamese | 200 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Assamese | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abor | Adi | 80 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nyishi | Nyishi | 180 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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