People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Bauri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 110 | - | - | - | 110 | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 680 | 30 | - | 90 | 560 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 32,700 | 130 | 180 | 32300 | - | - | 110 |
Hadi | Bengali | 2,650 | 2650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 4,040 | 4040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi | War-Jaintia | 1,130 | - | - | 1120 | - | - | 10 |
Mahli | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 1,390 | - | 1390 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 760 | 670 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 50 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 730 | 480 | - | 110 | - | - | 140 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,300 | 11700 | - | 10 | - | - | 610 |
Raute | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 6,510 | 5410 | 200 | 500 | - | - | 390 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 2,020 | - | 2020 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,990 | 3990 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,310 | 1310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 4,420 | 3950 | 20 | 20 | - | - | 430 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beg | Bengali | 400 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Biswas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Biswas (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 3,000 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,450 | 1390 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 8,200 | - | 8200 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 1,010 | 1010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 4,410 | - | 4410 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 1,290 | - | - | 1290 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 6,810 | 6810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10,500 | 10500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,450 | 8450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 17,900 | - | 17900 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 2,650 | 2650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 28,300 | 28300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,540 | 4540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,530 | - | 3530 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,780 | 3780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 19,200 | 19000 | - | 190 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 2,360 | 1770 | 590 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | - | 2520 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 530 | - | 530 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 950 | - | 950 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 710 | - | 710 | - | - | - | - |
Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 3,030 | - | 3030 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 6,810 | - | 6810 | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 400 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,210 | - | 1210 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,010 | - | 1010 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,410 | 3410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 530 | - | 530 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,210 | - | 1210 | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 29,200 | 29000 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,210 | - | 1210 | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 2,650 | - | 2650 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 1,830 | - | 1830 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,410 | - | 4410 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 55,700 | - | 55700 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 14,100 | - | 14100 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,560 | 6560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,960 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,770 | 2770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,270 | 2270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 3,030 | 3030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 160 | - | - | - | - | 160 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,410 | 3410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 35,400 | - | 35400 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 14,900 | - | 14900 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 9,460 | 9280 | - | 90 | - | - | 90 |
Ganak | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 9,080 | 9080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 23,700 | 23500 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 9,580 | 9580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,020 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 6,740 | - | 6740 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 31,300 | - | 31300 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 1,260 | - | 1260 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 5,910,000 | - | 5910000 | - | - | - | - |
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