People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baha'i | Bengali | 480 | - | - | - | - | - | 480 |
Bauri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 600 | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 290 | 10 | - | 40 | 240 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Mahli | Mahali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 1,270 | - | 1270 | - | - | - | - |
Mru | Mru | 240 | - | - | - | 240 | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 430 | 330 | - | 20 | - | - | 90 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 11,900 | 6940 | 20 | 1910 | 530 | - | 2510 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 174,000 | 166000 | - | 1880 | - | - | 6150 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 6,810 | 4620 | 220 | 540 | - | - | 1430 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 100 | 10 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 1,250 | - | 1250 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,900 | 17900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Dimasa | 840 | 770 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 600 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
Barua | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,120 | - | 2120 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 3,820 | 3820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,630 | 1590 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,830 | - | 2830 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 3,980 | - | 3980 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,310 | 9310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Bengali | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Christian | Bengali | 2,800 | - | - | 2800 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 2,390 | 2390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,650 | 2650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,070 | 5070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,280 | 7280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,110 | 2110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,950 | - | 2950 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,530 | 2530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,570 | 1570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 7,500 | 7360 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,050 | - | 2050 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 290 | 280 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 670 | - | 670 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 600 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 960 | - | 960 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,060 | - | 1060 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20,300 | 20300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,450 | - | 1450 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,200 | 17000 | - | 290 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,010 | - | 1010 | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 1,810 | - | 1810 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,200 | - | 3200 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 36,700 | - | 36700 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 8,490 | - | 8490 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,870 | 2870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,210 | 1210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui, Kuvi Khond | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Bihari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 163,000 | - | 163000 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 10,200 | - | 10200 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 2,890 | 2890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 14,800 | 14600 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 4,060 | - | 4060 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 6,510 | - | 6510 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 2,858,000 | - | 2858000 | - | - | - | - |
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