Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Sharchop | Tshangla | 33,800 | - | - | - | 33800 | - | - |
| Magar | Assamese | 200 | 140 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 60 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Newah | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Munda | Assamese | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon, Kurux | Assamese | 370 | 340 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 2,590 | 1850 | - | 70 | - | - | 680 |
| Sherpa | Sherpa | 320 | 10 | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 140 | - | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Assamese | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 3,580 | 3580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin | Assamese | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 680 | 540 | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 4,440 | - | - | - | 4440 | - | - |
| Kaibartta | Assamese | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Boro (India) | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Assamese | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | 230 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 1,760 | - | 1760 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Lap, Lakha | Lakha | 170 | - | - | - | 170 | - | - |
© 2025 South Asia Peoples. A ministry of Joshua Project.