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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baha'i | Bengali | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | 160 |
| Bauri | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakma | Chakma | 230 | 10 | - | 30 | 200 | - | - |
| Magar | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 20,200 | 20200 | - | 60 | 10 | - | - |
| Hajang | Hajong | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 420 | - | - | - | 420 | - | - |
| Mahli | Mahali | 5,160 | 4920 | - | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 1,870 | 260 | 10 | 110 | - | - | 1490 |
| Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 5,290 | 400 | 10 | 850 | 10 | - | 4030 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 261,000 | 249000 | - | 1390 | - | - | 10500 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 57,800 | 27100 | 1840 | 4610 | 20 | - | 24300 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 240 | 100 | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Abdul | Bengali | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,970 | 5970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,700 | 16700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Bengali | 1,840 | 1840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barman | Bengali | 1,890 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | 170 |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 8,350 | 8350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bind | Bengali | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Birhor | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 9,750 | 9750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chik Baraik | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,550 | 2460 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chasadhobi | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,840 | 1840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 880 | - | 880 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Gonrhi | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,070 | 2070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,130 | 3130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ho | Bengali | 1,510 | 1410 | - | 30 | - | - | 60 |
| Christian | Bengali | 30,300 | - | - | 30300 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 12,800 | 12800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,200 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadar | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaghazi | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 830 | - | 830 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karadar | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,700 | 14700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Bengali | 1,450 | 1450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharwar | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Bengali | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Bengali | 2,550 | 2550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,810 | 8810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,090 | - | 2090 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,420 | 7420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,500 | 14500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahanta | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 32,200 | 32100 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 460 | 430 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,040 | 2040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,070 | 2070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 1,860 | 1790 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Masalchi | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mech | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mir | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mishri | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 930 | - | 930 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,870 | - | 2870 | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,490 | 6490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,870 | 4870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,550 | 5510 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 41,500 | 41500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Bengali | 160 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | 50 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,560 | 5560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 22,700 | - | 22700 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 12,600 | - | 12600 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,600 | 15600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,570 | 1570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,130 | 3130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 2,430 | 2430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,390 | 9390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 107,000 | - | 107000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 3,940 | - | 3940 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khatri | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 1,160 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Ganak | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 5,560 | 5560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 3,710 | 3710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 3,240 | 3210 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 5,220 | 5220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 3,130 | 3130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 5,280 | - | 5280 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jola | Bengali | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Hazra | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 2,516,000 | - | 2516000 | - | - | - | - |
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