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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Assamese | 7,580 | 10 | 10 | 7510 | 30 | - | 20 |
| Magar | Bengali | 190 | 180 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 50 | 10 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 310 | 290 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 750 | 10 | - | 730 | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 1,130 | - | - | 1130 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Kachari | 400 | 310 | - | 70 | 20 | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Chin, Thado | 1,980 | - | - | 1960 | 10 | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chang | Naga, Chang | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangte | Gangte | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Naga, Angami | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 360 | 250 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Kharia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khiamniungan | Naga, Khiamniungan | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konyak | Naga, Konyak | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 350 | 10 | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Naga | Naga, Sumi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahha | Naga, Phom | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Pnar | Pnar | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Rabha | 90 | 50 | - | 30 | 10 | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 50 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ralte | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Rautia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Naga, Southern Rengma | 200 | - | 10 | 190 | - | - | - |
| Saloi | Assamese | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 250 | - | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 30 | 20 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 410 | - | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 980 | - | 980 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tikhir | Naga, Yimchungru | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Malayalam | 77,400 | 430 | 180 | 73500 | 320 | - | 2950 |
| Pochury | Assamese | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Marwari (India) | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Chongthir | Chin, Thado | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Khelma | Chin, Thado | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Kholhang | Chin, Thado | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Lnykin | Chin, Thado | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Singjit | Chin, Thado | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswerna | Naga, Sumi | 140 | 10 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Sakachep | Sakachep | 1,580 | - | - | 1580 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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