Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 6,300 | - | - | - | 6300 | - | - |
| Chakma | Chakma | 600 | 30 | - | 70 | 490 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Hajong | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | War-Jaintia | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Mahali | 4,370 | 4170 | - | 70 | - | - | 130 |
| Meitei | Meitei | 550 | 480 | 50 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 490 | - | 490 | - | - | - | - |
| Mru | Mru | 610 | - | - | 20 | 590 | - | - |
| Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 260 | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | 200 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tangchanghya | Tangchangya | 510 | - | - | 110 | 390 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 510 | 470 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Abdul | Bengali | 1,550 | - | 1550 | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,380 | 4380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,430 | 4430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barman | Bengali | 370 | 330 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Behara | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
| Barua | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 3,140 | 3140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bind | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 7,790 | 7790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,020 | 980 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,850 | - | 1850 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,350 | 9350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 4,310 | - | 4310 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghulam | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 1,550 | - | - | 1550 | - | - | - |
| Jamatia | War-Jaintia | 2,640 | 1820 | 230 | 590 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 1,480 | 1480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 19,000 | 19000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 36,500 | 36500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaghazi | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 6,890 | 6890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karadar | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50,600 | 50600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 1,850 | - | 1850 | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 1,250 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,170 | 5170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,940 | - | 3940 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,320 | 3320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahanta | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 26,300 | 26000 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 340 | 300 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,580 | 2580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,580 | - | 2580 | - | - | - | - |
| Masalchi | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 620 | - | 620 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,180 | - | 1180 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,030 | - | 1030 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mir | Bengali | 1,480 | - | 1480 | - | - | - | - |
| Mishri | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,720 | - | 1720 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 550 | - | 550 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,180 | - | 1180 | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 660 | - | 660 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,690 | 3690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 390 | - | - | 30 | 360 | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 660 | - | 660 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,480 | - | 1480 | - | - | - | - |
| Murasing | War-Jaintia | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,480 | 1480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 47,000 | 46500 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,480 | - | 1480 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patial | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,080 | 3080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peshakar | Bengali | 490 | - | 490 | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 2,580 | - | 2580 | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 800 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,060 | - | 4060 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 36,400 | - | 36400 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 26,800 | - | 26800 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 310 | - | 310 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | Sindhi | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 27,600 | 27600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,870 | 7870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,670 | 4670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,950 | 2950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,920 | 4920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 6,520 | - | 6520 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 26,600 | - | 26600 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Bawm | Chin, Bawm | 310 | - | - | 310 | - | - | - |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri | Bishnupuriya | 910 | 790 | 50 | - | - | - | 70 |
| Ganak | Bengali | 490 | - | 490 | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 4,430 | 4430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 15,600 | 15600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 38,000 | 37600 | - | 440 | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 20,700 | 20700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,580 | 2580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 4,380 | - | 4380 | - | - | - | - |
| Jola | Bengali | 1,180 | - | 1180 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
| Sylhet (Muslim traditions) | Sylheti | 591,000 | - | 591000 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 5,539,000 | - | 5539000 | - | - | - | - |
© 2025 South Asia Peoples. A ministry of Joshua Project.