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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Mahali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 2,280 | 1200 | 10 | 90 | - | - | 980 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 21,900 | 21600 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 120 | 70 | - | 10 | - | - | 50 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Abdul | Bengali | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,440 | 6440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,190 | 4190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,490 | 3490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barman | Bengali | 310 | 280 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 18,800 | - | 18800 | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biswas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 7,790 | - | 7790 | - | - | - | - |
| Biswas (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,490 | 3350 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 310 | - | 310 | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gain | Bengali | 1,630 | 1630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 880 | - | 880 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ho | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 4,620 | - | - | 4620 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 3,570 | 3570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jotdar | Bengali | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaghazi | Bengali | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,630 | 1630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 3,720 | - | 3720 | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 31,200 | 31200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,300 | 10300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,120 | 5120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 28,100 | 27700 | - | 420 | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 210 | 90 | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,140 | - | 3140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,050 | - | 1050 | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 5,000 | - | 5000 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,070 | - | 4070 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mir | Bengali | 1,160 | - | 1160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirzakhani | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,550 | - | 1550 | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,630 | - | 1630 | - | - | - | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | - | 1400 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | - | 2090 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 30,800 | - | 30800 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,910 | 7910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,860 | - | 1860 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,000 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 176,000 | 174000 | - | 1610 | - | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10,700 | - | 10700 | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasua | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 35,100 | - | 35100 | - | - | - | - |
| Shanan | Bengali | 6,280 | - | 6280 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 4,140 | - | 4140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,900 | 11900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,630 | 1630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarafdar | Bengali | 1,120 | - | 1120 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 4,190 | 4190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | 1400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 40,700 | - | 40700 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 7,440 | - | 7440 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,280 | 1280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganak | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 2,440 | 2440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 2,440 | 2440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 80,000 | 79100 | - | 930 | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 6,280 | 6280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 4,880 | 4880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Atra | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 2,420 | - | 2420 | - | - | - | - |
| Jola | Bengali | 16,300 | - | 16300 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya | Bengali | 210 | - | 210 | - | - | - | - |
| Hazra | Bengali | 350 | - | 350 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 1,659,000 | - | 1659000 | - | - | - | - |
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