People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | English | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Hindi | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Bauri | Bengali | 1,780 | 1780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 180 | 20 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 30 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Mahli | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Munda | 860 | 800 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Oraon | Kurux | 2,900 | 2270 | - | 630 | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,840 | 4600 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Hindi | 2,770 | 2370 | - | 410 | - | - | - |
Karen, S'gaw | Karen, S'gaw | 2,200 | - | - | 2200 | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Yakkha | Nepali | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 50 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Arayan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badaik | Sadri | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,030 | 4030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 1,930 | 1930 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bawaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhantu | Hindi | 110 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bhogta | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 610 | 540 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaura | Chaura | 1,610 | 1610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,950 | 2680 | - | 270 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chasadhobi | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Hindi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Hindi | 18,000 | - | - | 18000 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jarawa | Jarawa | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | 170 |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimdar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,680 | 1680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanakkan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,900 | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khambu | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotal | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lakshadweep | Malayalam | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 200 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
Mech | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicobarese | Nicobarese, Car | 650 | 10 | 20 | 610 | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 590 | 540 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 3,550 | 3430 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 30 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raju | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Panchpargania | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rathia (Hindu traditions) | Bareli, Rathwi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samanthan | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Hindi | 60 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 1,200 | - | 1200 | - | - | - | - |
Singpho | Singpho | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sukli | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 570 | 520 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 470 | - | - | 470 | - | - | - |
Tai Man | Phake | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 2,110 | 2060 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 110 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Tamil | 30 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Christian traditions) | Hindi | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 660 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - |
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