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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anglo | Bengali | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 330 | - | - | 300 | - | - | 20 |
| Chakma | Gondi, Northern | 750 | 20 | - | 630 | 70 | - | 30 |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 40 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 40,500 | 130 | 140 | 39900 | 200 | 10 | 160 |
| Hajang | Bengali | 350 | 180 | - | 30 | 150 | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 255,000 | 220 | 460 | 248000 | 630 | 10 | 5540 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 30 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 2,260 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Christian traditions) | Assamese | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 80 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Deori | Deori | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Dura | Odia | 30 | 10 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Khasi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Khasi | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Khasi | 560 | - | 10 | 540 | - | - | 20 |
| Kachari Sonwal | Khasi | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Mahara | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Miri | Mising | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Garo | 70 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Singpho | Singpho | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 50 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 140 | 10 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Adi | Adi | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 40 | 10 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
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