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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 230 | 140 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Lepcha | 730 | - | - | - | 340 | - | 390 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 280 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 230 |
| Loba | Lhowa | 110 | - | - | - | 110 | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Munda | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon, Kurux | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Kurux | 450 | 410 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 140 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Sherpa | Sherpa | 270 | 20 | - | - | 250 | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 1,460 | - | - | - | 1460 | - | - |
| Brahmin | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 5,810 | - | - | - | 5810 | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khambu | Nepali | 90 | 60 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Khas | Bengali | 30 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 240 | - | - | - | 240 | - | - |
| Walang | Walungge | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Ngalong | Dzongkha | 2,810 | - | - | - | 2810 | - | - |
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