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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Sharchop | Tshangla | 2,360 | - | - | - | 2360 | - | - |
| Magar | Assamese | 370 | 290 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Bumthangpa | Bumthangkha | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Rongkup-Lepcha | Nepali | 110 | 20 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 230 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
| Newah | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Munda | Assamese | 170 | 140 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Oraon, Kurux | Assamese | 290 | 210 | - | 10 | - | - | 70 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 70 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 510 | 390 | - | 10 | - | - | 100 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 50 | - | - | - | 30 | - | 10 |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Assamese | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 1,700 | 1570 | - | 70 | 70 | - | - |
| Brahmin | Bengali | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 230 | 160 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 170 | - | - | - | 170 | - | - |
| Kaibartta | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 860 | 680 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
| Monpa | Tshangla | 36,500 | - | - | - | 36500 | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Assamese | 300 | 270 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Rai | Nepali | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | 240 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 230 | 160 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Shaikh | Assamese | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
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