People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Bauri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 590 | 30 | - | 80 | 490 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 250 | - | 30 | 230 | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Mahali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 570 | - | 570 | - | - | - | - |
Mru | Mru | 180 | - | - | - | 180 | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 150 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | 50 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 150 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | 40 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 122,000 | 119000 | - | 950 | - | - | 2270 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 3,900 | 3070 | 130 | 300 | - | - | 400 |
Abdul | Bengali | 710 | - | 710 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,900 | 11900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barua | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,520 | - | 1520 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 5,000 | 5000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,240 | 1210 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | - | 2020 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 2,780 | - | 2780 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,500 | 7500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 1,870 | - | - | 1870 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,810 | 1810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,040 | 4040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,250 | 5250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,020 | - | 2020 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 3,340 | 3280 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 60 | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,520 | - | 1520 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 400 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 400 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,600 | 9600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,010 | - | 1010 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 400 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,140 | - | 1140 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,200 | 11100 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 230 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 820 | - | 820 | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 1,260 | - | 1260 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 460 | 450 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,340 | - | 2340 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 26,900 | - | 26900 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 6,570 | - | 6570 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui, Kuvi Khond | Kuvi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 9,600 | - | 9600 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 10,300 | 10200 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 3,000 | - | 3000 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 9,600 | - | 9600 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 2,678,000 | - | 2678000 | - | - | - | - |
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