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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 270 | - | - | - | 270 | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 11,100 | 30 | 40 | 11000 | 10 | - | 20 |
| Magar | Bengali | 270 | 160 | - | 30 | 70 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khampti | Khamti | 90 | 70 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 70 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 100 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 70 |
| Loi | Meitei | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maring | Naga, Maring | 2,310 | - | - | 2200 | - | - | 110 |
| Munda | Assamese | 790 | 590 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Assamese | 660 | 520 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 590 | 520 | - | 40 | - | - | 30 |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Assamese | 640 | 480 | - | 90 | - | - | 70 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 60 | 10 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 70 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,520 | 1440 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Aimol | Aimol | 130 | - | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Aka | Hruso | 170 | 70 | - | 30 | 10 | - | 60 |
| Anal | Hmar | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | 10 |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 310 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bhandari | Assamese | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Assamese | 160 | 150 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 200 | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chiru | Chiru | 4,320 | - | 10 | 4290 | - | - | 10 |
| Chothe | Naga, Chothe | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Assamese | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangte | Naga, Inpui | 730 | - | - | 730 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Assamese | 550 | 490 | - | 40 | - | - | 20 |
| Guria | Assamese | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hindi | 140 | - | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Naga, Mao | 2,480 | - | - | 2480 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Bhili | 3,650 | 10 | 10 | 3310 | - | - | 330 |
| Karan | Assamese | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Assamese | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thangkhal | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 3,780 | - | 20 | 3720 | - | - | 30 |
| Kandra | Assamese | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koren | Koireng | 1,050 | - | - | 1050 | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Assamese | 250 | 230 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Lamkang | Naga, Mao | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Assamese | 130 | 110 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 81,300 | 50 | 180 | 81000 | 50 | - | 100 |
| Maramei | Naga, Maram | 23,900 | 30 | 60 | 23700 | 10 | - | 60 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Naga, Mao | 130 | - | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Pan | Assamese | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Assamese | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parja unspecified | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Assamese | 90 | 50 | - | 30 | 10 | - | - |
| Rai | Bengali | 190 | 40 | - | 60 | - | - | 100 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bru | Riang | 60 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
| Saloi | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Assamese | 180 | 160 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sunuwar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 160 | 70 | - | 30 | 60 | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Zeme | 8,950 | 10 | 50 | 8870 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 74,500 | 90 | 260 | 73400 | 30 | - | 710 |
| Tili | Assamese | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 8,570 | 20 | 50 | 8450 | - | - | 50 |
| Thoubalkonou | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 7,470 | - | - | 7470 | - | - | - |
| Zou | Zo | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Haomei | Vaiphei | 17,600 | 190 | 50 | 17200 | 10 | - | 100 |
| Kom | Naga, Khezha | 6,630 | 10 | 20 | 6600 | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Assamese | 170 | 130 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biate | Biate | 1,070 | 100 | - | 970 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Taraor | Naga, Tarao | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Paite Simte | Simte | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 620 | - | - | 610 | - | - | 10 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Meitei | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Poumai | Hmar | 112,000 | 40 | 150 | 111000 | 40 | - | 580 |
| Kharam | Naga, Kharam | 650 | - | - | 650 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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