People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baha'i | Bengali | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | 150 |
Bauri | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Chakma | 220 | 10 | - | 20 | 180 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 7,400 | 7400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Mahali | 2,300 | 2150 | - | 90 | - | - | 60 |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Bengali | 300 | 140 | - | 60 | - | - | 110 |
Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 1,190 | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | 330 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 199,000 | 193000 | - | 1010 | - | - | 5240 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 7,740 | 5140 | 240 | 850 | - | - | 1500 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 110 | 40 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barman | Bengali | 370 | 340 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Behara | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 5,340 | 5340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 6,480 | 6480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,180 | 6180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chasadhobi | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
Dalu | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghazi | Bengali | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
Ghulam | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,940 | 1940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Bengali | 390 | 280 | - | 20 | - | - | 80 |
Christian | Bengali | 6,820 | - | - | 6820 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 4,560 | 4560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,580 | 5580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaghazi | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,240 | 2240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karadar | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,480 | 6480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 330 | - | 330 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Bengali | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,340 | 5340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,700 | - | 1700 | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,370 | 4370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,310 | 6310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,300 | 2300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 18,400 | 18200 | - | 190 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 330 | 300 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 390 | 360 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Masalchi | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 550 | - | 550 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,330 | - | 1330 | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,640 | 3640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 820 | - | 820 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,990 | 1990 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,000 | 2980 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 20,400 | 20400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 50 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,910 | 2910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora | Sora | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 550 | - | 550 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 34,300 | - | 34300 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Bengali | 3,230 | - | 3230 | - | - | - | - |
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,000 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,760 | 5760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,640 | 3640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 3,030 | - | 3030 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganak | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 3,270 | 3270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 2,180 | 2160 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 1,210 | 1210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 550 | - | 550 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 4,320 | - | 4320 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jola | Bengali | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 1,219,000 | - | 1219000 | - | - | - | - |
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