People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 110 | - | - | 100 | 10 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 30 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Loi | Meitei | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Newah | Newar | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 4,240 | 4220 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Maring | Naga, Maring | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Anal | Anal | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chiru | Chiru | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hmar | Hmar | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Christian | Chin, Thado | 4,100 | - | - | 4100 | - | - | - |
Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Koren | Koireng | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Korwa | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Illemei | Naga, Mao | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bujur | Chin, Paite | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paite (Christian traditions) | Naga, Mao | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 50 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Ralte | Chin, Paite | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Ranabhat | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 50 | 20 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 148,000 | 1400 | 700 | 145000 | 510 | 40 | 160 |
Thadou | Chin, Thado | 8,070 | 100 | 20 | 7920 | 10 | - | 10 |
Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 490 | - | - | 480 | - | - | - |
Zou | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Haomei | Naga, Liangmai | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Kom | Kom (India) | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Biate | Biate | 30 | - | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
Kuki Chin Taraor | Naga, Tarao | 270 | - | - | 250 | 20 | - | - |
Paite Simte | Chin, Paite | 850 | - | 10 | 840 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 30 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Meitei Kshatriya | Meitei | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei Thanga | Meitei | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Meitei | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
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