People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Bauri | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakma | Santhali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimal | Rajbanshi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gharti | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 6,210 | 6210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajang | Bengali | 100 | 90 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Maithili | 80 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Bengali | 31,000 | 27800 | 80 | 2830 | - | - | 280 |
Oraon | Kurux | 49,000 | 46400 | 120 | 2130 | - | 10 | 320 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 261,000 | 261000 | - | 40 | 40 | 20 | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 185,000 | 164000 | 460 | 19100 | 10 | 30 | 1110 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 230 | 190 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,000 | 14000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Amat | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 1,750 | - | 1750 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Badaik | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 31,100 | 31100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 7,700 | 7510 | - | - | - | - | 190 |
Bari (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,200 | 17900 | - | 10 | - | - | 340 |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 18,100 | 18000 | - | - | 10 | 10 | - |
Bhogta | Bengali | 2,180 | 2180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia | Bengali | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 2,400 | 2400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birjia | Bhojpuri | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 44,600 | 44500 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 22,900 | 22900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Panchpargania | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,970 | 9930 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chasadhobi | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chero | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaupal | Bengali | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 580 | - | 580 | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gorait | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Bengali | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 2,270 | - | - | 2270 | - | - | - |
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 17,800 | 17800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 54,700 | 54700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 1,450 | 1450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 3,830 | 3830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 52,200 | 52200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 2,210 | - | 2210 | - | - | - | - |
Khambu | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khas | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Bengali | 230 | 220 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Kurux | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konwar | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Koda | 2,210 | 2200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korwa | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 56,500 | 56500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurariar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 37,200 | 37200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurol | Bengali | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,850 | 5850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Bengali | 2,410 | 2400 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,450 | 5450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 53,300 | 53300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,790 | 1790 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Mal Paharia | 3,050 | 3030 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shershabdia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 570 | - | 570 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,000 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Nagamese | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Nagar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,800 | 18800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 43,600 | 43600 | - | 20 | - | 10 | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paharia | Mal Paharia | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 69,200 | 69200 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Panika | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parhaiya | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Bengali | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parja unspecified | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Bengali | 1,520 | 1510 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 140 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,000 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raju | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 1,290 | 1290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sauria Paharia | Bengali | 270 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 4,240 | - | 4240 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 392,000 | - | 392000 | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,250 | 6250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 410 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 300 |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,530 | 2530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,000 | 17000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,500 | 16500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,630 | 5630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,200 | 14200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 910 | 810 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 80 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasarwani | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 2,310 | 2310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhumihar | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 8,180 | 8180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maithili | Maithili | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Parikh | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pushkarna | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Srimali | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,390 | 1310 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahali | Sora | 3,100 | 2110 | - | 980 | - | - | 10 |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi Mahato | Bengali | 4,550 | 4550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 27,100 | 27100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 57,700 | - | 57700 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 11,500 | 11500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 4,800 | - | 4800 | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Bengali | 30 | 10 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Gosain Dasnami | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Gujar | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Kaithwan | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Batsa | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sandilya | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Bengali | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Bengali | 11,600 | - | 11600 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 76,700 | - | 76700 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Bengali | 6,990 | - | 6990 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Bengali | 350 | - | 350 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Beteli | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Guria | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Jilan | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Mohmand | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Niazi | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Sur | Bengali | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
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