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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 5,390 | 30 | 10 | 5300 | - | - | 40 |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 450 | 390 | - | 20 | 40 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 370 | 30 | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Karbi | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Khampti | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 72,600 | 1270 | 210 | 49300 | 20 | - | 21800 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 40 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Loi | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Khasi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 160 | 150 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Christian traditions) | Assamese | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 290 | 280 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bhuinmali | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Assamese | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hmar | 380 | - | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Khasi | 3,730 | - | - | 3730 | - | - | - |
| Jalkeot | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Boro (India) | 110 | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | 30 |
| Kharia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Khasi | 50 | 30 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kusiari | Bengali | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mara | Mizo | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 280 | 240 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 810 | 300 | - | 500 | - | - | 20 |
| Naga | - | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pawi | Chin, Hakha | 770 | 20 | 10 | 500 | - | - | 240 |
| Pnar | Gondi, Northern | 211,000 | 3050 | 530 | 143000 | 80 | 10 | 64100 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Rabha | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Marathi | 120 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Singpho | Singpho | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 240 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Adi | Adi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Biate | Biate | 730 | - | - | 730 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sakachep | Sakachep | 1,260 | - | - | 1260 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
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