People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Bauri | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Bengali | 30 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 70 | 60 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Punjabi, Eastern | 620 | 20 | - | 610 | - | - | - |
Gharti | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mahli | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 1,380 | - | 1380 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Munda | 1,620 | 1510 | 30 | 70 | - | - | 10 |
Oraon | Sadri | 7,580 | 6900 | 40 | 480 | - | - | 160 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,068,000 | 1063000 | - | 1280 | 160 | 60 | 3020 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 1,550 | 1090 | - | 430 | - | - | 30 |
Sherpa | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 150 | 90 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 25,400 | 25400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahom | Assamese | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 2,300 | - | 2300 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Asur | Sadri | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,010 | 8010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 26,300 | 26300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 2,960 | 2080 | - | - | - | - | 880 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 840 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 6,390 | 6390 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia | Hindi | 110 | 70 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 50 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Birjia | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro (India) | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 53,000 | 52300 | - | - | - | - | 720 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,810 | 9810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Panchpargania | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,270 | 8110 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 15,200 | 15200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chero | Bengali | 100 | 70 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Chaupal | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,800 | 9800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Marathi | 390 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hira | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Ho | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 750 | - | - | 750 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 21,300 | 21300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 67,800 | 67800 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 167,000 | 167000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,700 | 17700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,450 | 2450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 1,860 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karmali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 93,900 | 93900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 3,860 | - | 3860 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 9,590 | 9590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khas | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,310 | 2310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Santhali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korwa | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 26,800 | 26800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20,900 | 20900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Sadri | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,080 | 2080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 56,500 | 56500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Santhali | 320 | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | 40 |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Miri | Mising | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 640 | - | 640 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Telugu | 70 | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Nagamese | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Sadri | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40,000 | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 179,000 | 178000 | - | 310 | 60 | 30 | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paharia | Mal Paharia | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patial | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Bengali | 4,290 | 4240 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 10 |
Rai | Nepali | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 53,000 | 52800 | - | - | - | - | 170 |
Raju | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 20,900 | - | 20900 | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 616,000 | - | 616000 | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,860 | 7800 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,000 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 70 | 40 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,800 | 13800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,500 | 16500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 9,140 | 9140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 210 | - | - | - | - | 210 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 1,240 | 380 | - | - | - | - | 860 |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 190 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 5,790 | 5790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Jyoti | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 8,680 | 8680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maha | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 4,340 | 4340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Rikhisur | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,200 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania Brittal | Assamese | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhadauria | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Jadu | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Parihar | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,410 | 1410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sengar | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Solanki | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Surajbansi | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahali | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 18,900 | 18900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 98,900 | 98700 | - | 160 | 10 | 20 | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 92,500 | - | 92500 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 11,500 | 11500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Sadri | 390 | 360 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Gujar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Kaithwan | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Batsa | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sandilya | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Bengali | 8,350 | - | 8350 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 141,000 | - | 141000 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Bengali | 4,960 | - | 4960 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Nashya | Bengali | 76,700 | - | 76700 | - | - | - | - |
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