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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Assamese | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 68,000 | - | 68000 | - | - | - | - |
| Chakma | Chakma | 20 | - | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Magar | Assamese | 14,200 | 14000 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 27,500 | 100 | 50 | 27300 | 30 | - | 10 |
| Gharti | Nepali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Assamese | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Assamese | 230 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 1,230 | 80 | 10 | 1130 | 10 | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 410 | 250 | - | 30 | - | - | 120 |
| Mizo | Mizo | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Assamese | 18,600 | 17900 | - | 670 | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Assamese | 19,500 | 18900 | - | 560 | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rajbanshi | 6,600 | 6360 | - | 90 | - | - | 150 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Assamese | 18,900 | 17400 | - | 840 | - | - | 680 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thami | Nepali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 910 | 860 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 48,300 | 48300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 30 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Ao | English | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Asur | Asuri | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 19,800 | 19000 | - | - | - | - | 810 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Assamese | 6,130 | 6130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Assamese | 2,880 | 2880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Assamese | 750 | 680 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 28,700 | 28100 | 80 | 430 | - | - | 30 |
| Boya | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Assamese | 21,000 | 20900 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| Chik Baraik | Assamese | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,840 | 1780 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 10 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chero | Assamese | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deori | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 2,720 | 2720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Dura | Bengali | 40 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Brahmin Ganak | Assamese | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Assamese | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangai | Nepali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Assamese | 7,430 | 7250 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Hira | Assamese | 2,850 | 2850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Assamese | 100 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Jalkeot | Assamese | 2,500 | 2500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Assamese | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 12,200 | 12100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 17,400 | 17400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Assamese | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Assamese | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Assamese | 1,670 | 1670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Kurux | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 3,900 | 3840 | 10 | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiwa | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahara | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Assamese | 36,100 | 36100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Majhi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 1,680 | 1090 | - | 590 | - | - | - |
| Miri | Assamese | 70 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 490 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,050 | - | 1050 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukha Dhora | Assamese | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 17,300 | 17300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Assamese | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Assamese | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Khasi | 50,300 | 48700 | 80 | 1540 | - | - | 40 |
| Rai | Nepali | 580 | 470 | - | 30 | - | - | 70 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 16,800 | 16700 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Ralte | Mizo | 60 | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Naga, Southern Rengma | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Saloi | Assamese | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Assamese | 2,040 | 1970 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 320 | 300 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 12,100 | - | 12100 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | English | 30 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 271,000 | - | 271000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 2,300 | 2300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Assamese | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 640 | 570 | - | 40 | 30 | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakali | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Assamese | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 40 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 8,900 | 8900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Assamese | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Assamese | 2,850 | 2770 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Bais | Assamese | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Barnawar | Assamese | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 440 | 410 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Gandha Banik | Assamese | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasarwani | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 210 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Rauniar | Assamese | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Assamese | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Assamese | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Assamese | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 3,250 | 3250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Nagbansi | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sisodia | Hindi | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Assamese | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Boria Assam | Assamese | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond Maria | Bengali | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang Banai | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Assamese | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Assamese | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Assamese | 9,140 | 9140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Assamese | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Assamese | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Assamese | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Assamese | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
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