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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chakma | Chakma | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rakhine | Rakhine | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1200 | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 2,380 | - | 2380 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 690 | 680 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Raute | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tangchanghya | Tangchangya | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdul | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,240 | 7240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bind | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 9,070 | 9070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,580 | 7580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Gonrhi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 2,030 | - | - | 2030 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 6,940 | 6940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,050 | 9050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 3,620 | 3620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 46,500 | 46500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,070 | 4070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,360 | - | 1360 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,200 | 5200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 10,800 | 10700 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 910 | - | 910 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 130 | - | 130 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,040 | - | 2040 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 22,600 | - | 22600 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 154,000 | 154000 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,240 | - | 1240 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 18,700 | - | 18700 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 12,100 | - | 12100 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,800 | 12800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,490 | 2490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 290 | - | - | - | - | 290 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 2,380 | - | 2380 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 15,800 | - | 15800 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganak | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 5,090 | 5090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 2,720 | 2720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 136,000 | 136000 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 1,790 | - | 1790 | - | - | - | - |
| Jola | Bengali | 9,270 | - | 9270 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 2,193,000 | - | 2193000 | - | - | - | - |
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