People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Baha'i | Bengali | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Bauri | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 5,830 | 5830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Mahali | 2,790 | 2670 | - | 40 | - | - | 80 |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 100 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 50 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 181,000 | 180000 | - | 830 | - | - | 360 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 130 | 110 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 660 | - | 660 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,360 | 2360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Asur | Bengali | 110 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,800 | 6800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 660 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 4,010 | 4010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 4,690 | 4690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,610 | 4610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Bengali | 630 | 510 | - | 20 | - | - | 100 |
Christian | Bengali | 300 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 6,250 | 6250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,800 | 6800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 1,760 | - | 1760 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,210 | 7210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,100 | 5100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,380 | - | 2380 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,010 | 4010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,800 | 6800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,700 | 1700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 21,500 | 21400 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 350 | 290 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 550 | - | 550 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,940 | - | 1940 | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,890 | 3890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 490 | - | 490 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 830 | - | 830 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,610 | 3590 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 26,500 | 26500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 660 | - | 660 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 50 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,550 | 2550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora | Sora | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 850 | - | 850 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 44,300 | - | 44300 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 4,240 | - | 4240 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,460 | 1460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,190 | 6190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,760 | 3760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 8,740 | - | 8740 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 2,910 | 2910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,940 | 1920 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 5,770 | - | 5770 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 970 | - | 970 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 1,766,000 | - | 1766000 | - | - | - | - |
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