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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 2,920 | 10 | 10 | 2890 | - | - | 10 |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 170 | 140 | - | 10 | 30 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 180 | 10 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Karbi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khampti | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 41,600 | 440 | 120 | 31600 | 20 | - | 9460 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Khasi | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 140 | 120 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Christian traditions) | Assamese | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 100 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hmar | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Pnar | 2,330 | - | - | 2330 | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Boro (India) | 50 | 10 | - | 20 | - | - | 10 |
| Kharia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Khasi | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kusiari | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mara | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Tiwa | Tiwa | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mahara | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mech | Boro (India) | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 340 | 90 | - | 240 | - | - | 10 |
| Naga | - | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pawi | Chin, Hakha | 370 | 10 | - | 250 | - | - | 110 |
| Pnar | Telugu | 85,400 | 970 | 240 | 60600 | 80 | 10 | 23400 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Rabha | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Marathi | 60 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Singpho | Singpho | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Bengali | 110 | 80 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Tamang | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Adi | Adi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biate | Biate | 350 | - | - | 350 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sakachep | Chin, Thado | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
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