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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 1,920 | - | 1920 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Magar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Naga, Mao | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 30 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | 20 |
| Loi | Meitei | 30,100 | 30100 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 70 | 70 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 175,000 | 153000 | - | 1260 | - | - | 20200 |
| Maring | English | 170 | 10 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Sherpa | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anal | Anal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 160 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chothe | Naga, Chothe | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Meitei | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Rongmei | 240 | - | - | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| Kami | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lamkang | Lamkang | 100 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Hindi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 60 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 6,400 | - | 6400 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 30 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 90 | 10 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 50 | 10 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Chin, Thado | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoubalkonou | Meitei | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Zou | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Haomei | Naga, Inpui | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kom | Kom (India) | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jewish, South Asian | Meitei | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Taraor | Naga, Tarao | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 160 | 140 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Meitei Kshatriya | Meitei | 25,500 | 22600 | - | 170 | - | - | 2710 |
| Meitei Thanga | Meitei | 25,500 | 22600 | - | 170 | - | - | 2710 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Meitei | 98,100 | - | 98100 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
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