People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Anglo | Bengali | 2,090 | 160 | 140 | 1690 | - | - | 100 |
Baha'i | Bengali | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | - | 3700 |
Bauri | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 10,700 | - | - | - | 10700 | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 6,220 | 300 | 10 | 810 | 5090 | - | 10 |
Magar | Bengali | 460 | 430 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 8,880 | 30 | 50 | 8770 | - | - | 30 |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 2,920 | - | - | - | 1740 | - | 980 |
Khasi | War-Jaintia | 700 | - | - | 690 | - | - | 10 |
Newah | Nepali | 510 | 460 | - | 30 | 10 | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 3,010 | - | 3010 | - | - | - | - |
Mru | Mru | 1,740 | - | - | 70 | 1670 | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 930 | 90 | - | 40 | - | - | 800 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 750 | 60 | - | 120 | - | - | 570 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 26,300 | 26200 | - | 30 | - | - | 90 |
Raute | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 2,780 | 1310 | 90 | 220 | - | - | 1160 |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 420 | 380 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 1,390 | - | 1390 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20,200 | 20200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,520 | 7430 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bhojpuri | 6,420 | 6420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 1,130 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barua | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 7,520 | 7520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 24,300 | 24300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,640 | 7410 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,030 | 9030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 690 | - | 690 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 2,780 | - | 2780 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,090 | 3090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 57,300 | - | - | 57300 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 16,200 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 22,500 | 22500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,300 | 15300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,050 | 4050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 15,300 | 15300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 64,200 | 64200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 970 | - | 970 | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,080 | - | 2080 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohait Kuri | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 25,800 | 25300 | - | 530 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 320 | 280 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,500 | - | 1500 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,430 | - | 2430 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,040 | - | 1040 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 830 | - | 830 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 920 | - | 920 | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 750 | - | 750 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 1,180 | - | - | 90 | 1090 | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 350 | - | 350 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,620 | - | 1620 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,080 | 2080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 154,000 | 153000 | - | 950 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,270 | - | 1270 | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 1,270 | 1270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,780 | 2780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 1,390 | - | 1390 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 980 | - | 980 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 300 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | 180 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 2,430 | 2430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,890 | - | 2890 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 71,900 | - | 71900 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 42,400 | - | 42400 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | Sindhi | 690 | - | 690 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40,700 | 40700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,500 | 15500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 26,900 | 26900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 2,780 | 2780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 520 | - | - | - | - | 520 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,710 | 6710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Bengali | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 690 | - | 690 | - | - | - | - |
Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 348,000 | - | 348000 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 17,800 | - | 17800 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 2,780 | 2780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 2,780 | 2780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 1,040 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Brahmin Acharaj | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 350 | - | 350 | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 10,400 | 10400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 124,000 | 123000 | - | 930 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 5,160 | - | 5160 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 8,290 | - | 8290 | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 40,300 | - | 40300 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 2,780 | - | 2780 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Bengali | 1,390 | - | 1390 | - | - | - | - |
Sylhet (Muslim traditions) | Sylheti | 307,000 | - | 307000 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 12,267,000 | - | 12267000 | - | - | - | - |
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