India / West Bengal / Jalpaiguri

Population
11,393,690
Unreached Population
9,732,090 (85.4%)
People Groups
906
Unreached People Groups
790 (87.2%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Assamese (Muslim traditions) Assamese 740 - 740 - - - -
Bauri Bengali 130 130 - - - - -
Chakma Bengali 20 10 - - 10 - -
Chepang Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Magar Nepali 200 200 - - 10 - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) Rabha 670 90 10 570 - - -
Gharti Nepali 30 30 - - - - -
Hadi Bengali 5,220 5220 - - - - -
Hajang Bengali 80 70 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 100 - - - 50 - 50
Jat (Hindu traditions) Punjabi, Western 80 80 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Konai Bengali 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Kumal Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Rongkup-Lepcha Hindi 450 120 20 140 170 - -
Yakthumba, Limbu Boro (India) 3,340 1130 - 70 80 - 2050
Mizo Mizo 10 - - 10 - - -
Mahli Assamese 300 250 - 10 - - 30
Newah Nepali 15,000 14500 - - 540 - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 40 40 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Bengali 540 - 540 - - - -
Munda Sadri 57,900 47400 140 9430 30 - 900
Oraon Sadri 237,000 189000 510 38100 40 20 8860
Persian Dari 10 - 10 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 574,000 573000 - 810 - - -
Santal (Sawntal) Santhali 22,800 14900 60 7570 10 10 250
Sherpa Sherpa 480 240 - - 250 - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 20 - 20 - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg Nepali 1,760 1240 - 70 450 - -
Thami Nepali 10 10 - - - - -
Tharu Nepali 850 780 - 70 - - -
Tibetan Sikkimese 230 - - - 230 - -
Tipera Kok Borok 30 30 - - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Aguri Bengali 650 650 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bengali 56,500 56500 - - - - -
Ahom Assamese 30 30 - - - - -
Aka Hruso 60 60 - - - - -
Amat Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Ansari Bengali 4,740 - 4740 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Asur Kharia 2,050 1750 - 250 - - 50
Badaik Bengali 43,000 43000 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 560 560 - - - - -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Baiga Hindi 30 20 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,440 7440 - - - - -
Baiti Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Hindi 58,000 57700 - - - - 340
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 340 340 - - - - -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bhojpuri 660 640 - 10 - - 10
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 280 280 - - - - -
Barua Bengali 50 - - - 50 - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 240 240 - - - - -
Bhandari Odia 80 80 - - - - -
Bhar Bengali 1,170 1170 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Bhuinhar Bengali 290 290 - - - - -
Bhuinmali Bengali 5,710 5700 - - - - -
Bhogta Bengali 1,210 1210 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,140 1140 - - - - -
Bhottada Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Bhumij Sadri 1,110 1050 - 50 - - -
Bhotia Hindi 6,450 1740 20 490 4180 - 10
Bhuiya unspecified Bengali 1,110 1110 - - - - -
Bind Bengali 160 160 - - - - -
Birhor Kurux 190 150 - 10 10 - 20
Birjia Sadri 180 170 - 10 - - -
Binjhia Bengali 520 520 - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) Bengali 24,000 23300 - 690 - - -
Boya Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Hindi 46,100 46000 - - - - 100
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bengali 12,400 12400 - - - - -
Chik Baraik Nepali 11,100 10400 10 280 - - 490
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,020 6930 - 90 - - -
Chain Bengali 6,880 6880 - - - - -
Chero Nepali 730 680 - 30 - - 20
Chhetri Nepali 340 330 - - 10 - -
Deori Bengali 160 160 - - - - -
Chaupal Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bengali 90 - 90 - - - -
Darjee Nepali 5,110 5000 - 50 70 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Dhanuk Bengali 800 800 - - - - -
Dhanwar Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 8,150 8150 - - - - -
Doai Bengali 120 120 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,700 2700 - - - - -
Drukpa Dzongkha 250 - - - 250 - -
Dulia Bengali 470 470 - - - - -
Dura Nepali 40 30 - - - - -
Faqir Bengali 30 - 30 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Gauda Odia 180 180 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,000 2000 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) Odia 50 50 - - - - -
Gangai Nepali 970 960 - - 10 - -
Gokha Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Gondi, Northern 1,330 1280 - 10 - - 40
Gorait Hindi 70 60 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Bengali 1,860 1860 - - - - -
Guria Odia 100 100 - - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 810 810 - - - - -
Hira Bengali 1,590 1590 - - - - -
Ho Ho 2,020 1900 - 120 - - -
Christian Bengali 290 - - 290 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Jhalo Malo Bengali 8,940 8940 - - - - -
Jimdar Bengali 4,170 4170 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 55,300 55300 - - - - -
Juang Juang 10 10 - - - - -
Kadar Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Kalingi Odia 70 70 - - - - -
Kalu Bengali 540 - 540 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 3,300 3300 - - - - -
Kamar Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Kami Nepali 12,700 12400 - 120 170 - -
Kandu Bengali 2,800 2800 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Kaora Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Kapali Bengali 7,220 7220 - - - - -
Karan Odia 60 60 - - - - -
Karmali Nepali 50 50 - - - - -
Karenga Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 740 740 - - - - -
Kawar Bengali 470 460 - - - 10 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bengali 64,300 64300 - - - - -
Qazi Bengali 1,650 - 1650 - - - -
Khambu Bengali 37,000 37000 - - - - -
Khandait Bengali 4,620 4620 - - - - -
Kharia Kharia 3,320 3320 - - - - -
Khairwar Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Kharwar Sadri 1,870 1650 10 100 - - 120
Khas Bengali 370 210 - - 160 - -
Kisan Marwari (India) 370 320 - 50 - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kandra Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Kol Bengali 330 330 - - - - -
Konwar Bengali 260 260 - - - - -
Kori Odia 350 340 10 - - - -
Korwa Sadri 700 640 - 60 - - -
Kotal Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Koya unspecified Koya 20 20 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 37,700 37700 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Kurariar Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 17,600 17600 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 10 - - - - - 10
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 15,200 15200 - - - - -
Lohara Sadri 5,100 4130 - 330 510 - 140
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,040 2040 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Hindi 1,160 1160 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 23,100 23100 - - - - -
Majhwar Bengali 770 760 - - 20 - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bengali 530 530 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,250 1250 - - - - -
Malto Sadri 1,840 1820 - 20 - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Matia Bengali 2,140 2140 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 20 - - 20 - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Bengali 1,110 - 1110 - - - -
Mech Santhali 26,200 16300 80 9710 10 - 30
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 80 80 - - - - -
Mir Bengali 140 - 140 - - - -
Miri Mising 160 160 - - - - -
Mishri Bengali 880 880 - - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) Bengali 60 - 60 - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bengali 360 - 360 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 13,800 13800 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bengali 840 - 840 - - - -
Marma (Magh) Bengali 950 210 - 10 720 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 130 130 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Naga Nagamese 10 - - 10 - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Sadri 3,050 2880 10 110 - - 50
Nai (Hindu traditions) Bengali 24,600 24600 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 206,000 205000 - 250 220 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Nissi Nyishi 10 10 - - - - -
Paharia Hindi 430 430 - - - - -
Paik Odia 40 40 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 280 280 - - - - -
Pan Bengali 230 230 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Parhaiya Nepali 40 40 - - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 460 460 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) Bengali 620 620 - - - - -
Pinjara Bengali 100 - 100 - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Poundra Bengali 350 350 - - - - -
Parja unspecified Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Pundari Bengali 2,770 2770 - - - - -
Rabha Hindi 7,810 3220 30 4320 220 10 20
Rai Nepali 10,500 8090 - 340 100 - 1960
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Hindi 52,700 52700 - - - - 50
Rajbhar Bengali 250 250 - - - - -
Raju Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Rajwar Bengali 860 860 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Rautia Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Hindi 140 140 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi Odia 50 50 - - - - -
Sahariya Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Sankara Bengali 900 900 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Munda 1,480 1340 - 90 10 - 40
Sarki Nepali 4,400 4350 - 50 - - -
Sauria Paharia Mal Paharia 10 - - 10 - - -
Sayyid Bengali 10,300 - 10300 - - - -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Shaikh unspecified Bengali 257,000 - 257000 - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 12,000 12000 - - - - -
Sunuwar Nepali 1,240 450 - - 10 - 780
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Hindi 180 - - - - 180 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Hindi 40 - - - - 40 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bengali 910 910 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 11,600 11600 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 30 - - 30 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 16,900 16900 - - - - -
Tamang Nepali 18,300 2050 50 890 15200 - 60
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 49,300 49300 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30,200 30200 - - - - -
Tiyar Bengali 100 100 - - - - -
Tili Bengali 2,280 2280 - - - - -
Thakuri Nepali 30 30 - - - - -
Turaiha Bengali 300 300 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 2,350 2350 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Western 560 - - - - 560 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Bengali 7,600 7600 - - - - -
Kui Khond Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Ganda Bengali 110 110 - - - - -
Hajam Bengali 410 - 410 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 14,300 14300 - - - - 60
Bania Agrahari Hindi 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Bania Bais Bengali 180 180 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar Bengali 610 610 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi Hindi 680 680 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik Bengali 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal Hindi 120 100 - - - - 10
Bania Kasarwani Bengali 900 900 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan Bengali 980 980 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal Hindi 150 110 - - - - 30
Bania Khatri Bengali 14,400 14400 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan Hindi 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri Hindi 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Marwari (India) 920 900 - - - - 20
Bania Porwal Hindi 1,610 1580 - - - - 30
Bania Rauniar Bengali 520 520 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik Bengali 510 510 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar Hindi 470 470 - - - - -
Brahmin Acharya Hindi 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Hindi 4,400 4400 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Bengali 390 390 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Hindi 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha Bengali 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Hindi 720 720 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Ojha Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Purohit Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Brahmin Pushkarna Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi Bengali 3,720 3720 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bengali 460 460 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Hindi 540 540 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik Bengali 300 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra Bengali 610 610 - - - - -
Brahmin Vyas Hindi 150 150 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) Koch 130 130 - - - - -
Bania Brittal Assamese 30 30 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Bengali 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Bhadauria Hindi 200 200 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) Hindi 860 860 - - - - -
Rajput Chandel Hindi 270 270 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Rajput Dikhit Hindi 200 200 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) Hindi 510 510 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur Hindi 60 60 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu Hindi 200 200 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) Hindi 170 170 - - - - -
Rajput Kachhwaha Hindi 90 90 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Rajput Parihar Hindi 280 280 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) Hindi 240 240 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,080 1080 - - - - -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Sengar Hindi 290 290 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) Hindi 190 190 - - - - -
Rajput Solanki Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 280 280 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Bengali 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 60 60 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 1,110 1110 - - - - -
Mahali Boro (India) 19,300 17900 30 410 10 - 930
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bengali 150 150 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bengali 450 450 - - - - -
Halwai Maira Bengali 620 620 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kaibartta Jalia Bengali 6,990 6990 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan Bengali 7,670 7670 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 93,800 93600 - 200 - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Bengali 29,900 - 29900 - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik Bengali 340 340 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat Hindi 1,180 1180 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 10,400 10400 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bengali 200 200 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bengali 300 300 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia Bengali 900 900 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Bengali 8,860 - 8860 - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) Maria (India) 23,400 15200 - 7450 10 - 710
Dom Murdafarash Bengali 270 270 - - - - -
Gosain Dasnami Bengali 540 540 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri Hindi 680 680 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi Bengali 90 90 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa Bengali 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya Bengali 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Bengali 170 - 170 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Bengali 2,820 - 2820 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Bengali 58,600 - 58600 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Bengali 1,690 - 1690 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Hindi 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra Hindi 560 560 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 610 - 610 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Guria Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Bengali 410 - 410 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Bengali 180 - 180 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Bengali 180 - 180 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Sur Bengali 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Bengali 590 - 590 - - - -
Shaikh Nashya Bengali 28,200 - 28200 - - - -

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