People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baha'i | Bengali | 1,010 | - | - | - | - | - | 1010 |
Bauri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 310 | 10 | - | 50 | 240 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 120 | 80 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 140 | 140 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 260 | 110 | - | 10 | - | - | 140 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 220 | 70 | - | 40 | - | - | 110 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,930 | 7640 | - | 110 | - | - | 180 |
Raute | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 1,200 | 770 | 40 | 100 | - | - | 300 |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 220 | 200 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 910 | - | 910 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,350 | 5350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,230 | 2230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 6,000 | 5820 | 30 | 100 | - | - | 60 |
Behara | Bengali | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barua | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 670 | - | 670 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 8,320 | 8320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,040 | 1950 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,150 | - | 1150 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,000 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 2,400 | - | 2400 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 26,700 | - | - | 26700 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 5,230 | 5230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 6,540 | 6440 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 4,800 | 4800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 29,100 | 28700 | - | 380 | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,530 | 5530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,620 | - | 1620 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohait Kuri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,240 | 3240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 7,090 | 6980 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 140 | 100 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 670 | - | 670 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,380 | 4380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 51,800 | 51100 | - | 770 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,150 | - | 1150 | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 70 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 50 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,920 | - | 1920 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 47,600 | - | 47600 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 4,550 | - | 4550 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,840 | 3840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,590 | 8590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,880 | 2880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,600 | 3600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Bengali | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 14,800 | - | 14800 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 2,880 | 2880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 2,400 | 2400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 1,030 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Ganak | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 2,880 | 2850 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 8,290 | 8180 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 51,300 | 50600 | - | 660 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 6,180 | - | 6180 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 10,600 | - | 10600 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 2,880 | - | 2880 | - | - | - | - |
Sylhet (Muslim traditions) | Sylheti | 183,000 | - | 183000 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 3,519,000 | - | 3519000 | - | - | - | - |
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