People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 120 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 60 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Mundari | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Oraon | Kurux | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 250 | 240 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 50 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Angami | Naga, Ao | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
Ao | Naga, Ao | 410 | - | 10 | 400 | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 610 | 530 | - | 60 | 10 | - | 10 |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 151,000 | 180 | 420 | 150000 | 310 | 10 | 170 |
Chang | Naga, Chokri | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Christian | Naga, Pochuri | 210 | - | - | 210 | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Boro (India) | 30 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Kharia | Assamese | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khiamniungan | Naga, Khiamniungan | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Konyak | Naga, Pochuri | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 320 | - | - | 320 | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arleng | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Naga, Chokri | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahha | Naga, Phom | 80 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rengma | Naga, Konyak | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 210 | - | - | 210 | - | - | - |
Sema | Naga, Sumi | 760 | - | - | 750 | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 60 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 23,000 | 50 | 50 | 22800 | 40 | - | 110 |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswerna | Naga, Chokri | 300 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
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