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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Magar | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loi | Meitei | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Gangte | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 19,700 | 18200 | - | 300 | - | - | 1150 |
| Maring | Naga, Maring | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anal | Anal | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chiru | Chiru | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Chothe | Naga, Inpui | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Gangte | Gangte | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hmar | 870 | - | 10 | 860 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Assamese | 330 | - | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 1,090 | 70 | - | 960 | - | - | 60 |
| Kalu | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koren | Meitei | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lamkang | Lamkang | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Maramei | Naga, Southern Rengma | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bujur | Naga, Yimchungru | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditions) | Naga, Inpui | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pnar | Pnar | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 80 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ralte | Chin, Thado | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Rautia | Panchpargania | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 1,040 | 10 | - | 1030 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thadou | Chin, Thado | 1,020 | - | - | 1020 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Thoubalkonou | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Zou | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 80 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Haomei | Naga, Liangmai | 130 | - | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Kom | Kom (India) | 400 | - | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biate | Biate | 40 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Paite Simte | Simte | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Meitei Kshatriya | Meitei | 1,700 | 1580 | - | 30 | - | - | 90 |
| Meitei Thanga | Meitei | 1,930 | 1800 | - | 30 | - | - | 90 |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | Meitei | 13,600 | - | 13600 | - | - | - | - |
| Poumai | Naga, Mao | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kharam | Naga, Kharam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
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