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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 240 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 90 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakma | Chakma | 120 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 60 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 90 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khampti | Anal | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Khasi | Khasi | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idu | Idu-Mishmi | 60 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo | Mizo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newah | Newar | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munda | Mundari | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oraon | Kurux | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangsa | Naga, Tangshang | 70 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Adi Gallong | Assamese | 60 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Adi Minyong | Adi | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adi Padam | Adi | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,640 | 1,460 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aka | Hruso | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 130 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,040 | 1,020 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deori | Assamese | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa Dirang | Tshangla | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galong | Adi, Galo | 170 | 60 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Gond unspecified | Hindi | 80 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hira | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hmar | Hmar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hojai | Dimasa | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | Assamese | 190 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalkeot | Assamese | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kharia | Assamese | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konyak | Naga, Konyak | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 80 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuli | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 70 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahara | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matia | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 60 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arleng | Karbi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miri | Mising | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mishmi | Digaro-Mishmi | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa | Adi | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Poi | Mizo | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga | - | 610 | 60 | 20 | 150 | 10 | 0 | 370 |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nissi | Assamese | 120 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nocte | Bengali | 19,700 | 7,200 | 60 | 8,520 | 70 | 0 | 3,860 |
| Padam | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Paliya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahha | Naga, Phom | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parja unspecified | Kuvi | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabha | Boro (India) | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rai | Nepali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralte | Mizo | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bru | Riang | 900 | 530 | 0 | 330 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saora unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 240 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singpho | Singpho | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Urdu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tagin | Tagin | 130 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutcha Nocte | Naga, Nocte | 370 | 160 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wancho | Odia | 23,800 | 4,170 | 90 | 19,200 | 70 | 0 | 290 |
| Adi | Adi | 270 | 80 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Momba | Sartang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Millang | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Miniyong | Adi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monpa Tawang | Monpa, Tawang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Paite Simte | Simte | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abor | Adi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laju | Naga, Nocte | 760 | 60 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyishi | Nyishi | 60 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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