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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Assamese | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anglo | Bengali | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 240 | - | - | - | 240 | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 510 | - | - | 470 | - | - | 30 |
| Magar | Bengali | 460 | 360 | - | 50 | 60 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Khampti | Khamti | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Konai | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 280 | 250 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Loi | Meitei | 17,800 | 17800 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Mizo | Gujarati | 150 | 60 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 450,000 | 362000 | - | 9880 | 1270 | - | 77100 |
| Maring | Naga, Maring | 170 | 10 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 110 | 30 | - | 10 | 70 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aimol | Hmar | 110 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Anal | Meitei | 210 | 10 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Angami | Hmar | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 1,030 | 680 | - | - | - | - | 350 |
| Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 1,110 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 250 | 200 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Chiru | Kom (India) | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Chothe | Naga, Chothe | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Deori | Deori | 30 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dura | Odia | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangte | Chin, Thado | 420 | 10 | 10 | 400 | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hira | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hmar | 750 | 30 | - | 700 | - | - | 10 |
| Christian | Assamese | 1,170 | - | - | 1170 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Rongmei | 1,330 | 40 | - | 540 | 30 | - | 710 |
| Kalu | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 20 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thangkhal | Korku | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koren | Koireng | 460 | - | - | 460 | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lamkang | Lamkang | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Mahara | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | English | 340 | 20 | - | 300 | - | - | 20 |
| Maramei | Mizo | 40 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mech | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 120 | 30 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Miri | Mising | 30 | - | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Mishmi | Digaro-Mishmi | 40 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bujur | Naga, Moyon | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Gangte | 270 | 10 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pnar | Pnar | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 490 | 240 | - | 50 | - | - | 200 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 310 | 270 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Raju | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 2,860 | - | 2860 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 350 | 330 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 80 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 210 | - | - | - | - | 210 | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 1,910 | 90 | 30 | 1760 | 10 | - | 30 |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 3,710 | 60 | 20 | 3560 | - | - | 60 |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 930 | 30 | 10 | 880 | - | - | 10 |
| Thoubalkonou | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zou | Zo | 410 | 10 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 330 | - | - | - | - | 330 | - |
| Haomei | Naga, Inpui | 1,710 | 110 | 10 | 1480 | - | - | 110 |
| Kom | Kom (India) | 590 | 20 | - | 560 | - | - | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sirte | Naga, Inpui | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Jewish, South Asian | Meitei | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 370 | 190 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 140 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Biate | Biate | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Taraor | Naga, Tarao | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Paite Simte | Simte | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Gujarati | 310 | 130 | - | 170 | - | - | 10 |
| Meitei Kshatriya | Meitei | 30,500 | 27100 | - | 680 | - | - | 2710 |
| Meitei Thanga | Meitei | 30,500 | 27100 | - | 680 | - | - | 2710 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Meitei | 21,800 | - | 21800 | - | - | - | - |
| Poumai | Naga, Poumai | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kharam | Naga, Kharam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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