People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | English | 590 | - | - | 590 | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Hindi | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Bauri | Bengali | 4,020 | 4020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Gharti | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 260 | 30 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Lepcha | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Bengali | 340 | 330 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Munda | 1,530 | 1500 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Oraon | Kurux | 5,190 | 4930 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
Parsee | Gujarati | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,400 | 8400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Hindi | 5,080 | 4760 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
Karen, S'gaw | Karen, S'gaw | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
Sherpa | Sherpa | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,870 | 8870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Arayan | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badaik | Sadri | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,350 | 8350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Telugu | 4,660 | 4640 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bawaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhantu | Hindi | 250 | 230 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Bhogta | Sadri | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 13,800 | 13800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaura | Chaura | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 6,990 | 6990 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chasadhobi | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 590 | - | - | 590 | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Hindi | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Andaman Hindi Creole | 28,200 | - | - | 28200 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jarawa | Jarawa | 260 | - | - | - | - | - | 260 |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimdar | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 660 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanakkan | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,300 | 7300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khadala | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khambu | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Hindi | 40 | 10 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kodaga | Kodava | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 520 | 510 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Kotal | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lakshadweep | Malayalam | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 460 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 990 | - | - | 990 | - | - | - |
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Bengali | 90 | 70 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagar | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,550 | 2550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,400 | 7400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicobarese | Nicobarese, Car | 4,180 | 70 | 190 | 3920 | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panika | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 4,800 | 4800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raju | Bengali | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rawat | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rathia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahariya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samanthan | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Hindi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 1,800 | - | 1800 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 20,700 | - | 20700 | - | - | - | - |
Singpho | Singpho | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Sukli | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 1,260 | - | - | 1260 | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,190 | 5190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yerukula | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 730 | - | - | - | - | 730 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasarwani | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Hindi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shan | Shan | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Brahmin Bhumihar | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sentinelese | Sentinel | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | 240 |
Vaniyan | Tamil | 80 | 60 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 3,500 | - | 3500 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Gujar | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Kaithwan | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
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