People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baha'i | Bengali | 910 | - | - | - | - | - | 910 |
Bauri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 110 | - | - | - | 110 | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 190 | 10 | - | 20 | 160 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 70 | 60 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,340 | 6280 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Raute | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 110 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 670 | - | 670 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 2,840 | 2840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barua | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 7,580 | 7580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,600 | 1560 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 860 | - | 860 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,390 | 2390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 1,910 | - | 1910 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 4,370 | 4370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 5,680 | 5680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 4,070 | 4070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20,800 | 20800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,540 | 4540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohait Kuri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,630 | 2630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 5,690 | 5620 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,000 | - | 1000 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 670 | - | 670 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 640 | - | 640 | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,420 | 3420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 130 | - | 130 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 150 | - | - | - | 150 | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,000 | - | 1000 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 45,500 | 45000 | - | 430 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 1,000 | - | 1000 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 80 | 40 | - | 20 | - | - | 20 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,410 | - | 1410 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 55,400 | - | 55400 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 7,580 | - | 7580 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 130 | - | 130 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,400 | 10400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,350 | 3350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,870 | 6870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,270 | 2270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,870 | 2870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 1,670 | 1670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 9,330 | - | 9330 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 2,990 | 2990 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 3,590 | 3590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 44,900 | 44500 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 5,020 | 5020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,510 | 2510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 2,840 | - | 2840 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 10,500 | - | 10500 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
Sylhet (Muslim traditions) | Sylheti | 155,000 | - | 155000 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 3,066,000 | - | 3066000 | - | - | - | - |
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