People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bauri | Bengali | 105,000 | 105000 | - | 60 | - | 30 | - |
Dhimal | Dhimal | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 80 | 70 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 50,300 | 50300 | - | - | 10 | 20 | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 61,200 | 61200 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Santhali | 440 | 390 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
Newah | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 4,780 | - | 4780 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Bengali | 310 | 280 | - | 20 | - | 10 | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Oraon | Bengali | 5,470 | 5380 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 40 |
Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,200 | 15900 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 233,000 | 217000 | 460 | 8690 | 10 | 30 | 6160 |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Abdul | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 10,000 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 193,000 | 193000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 23,200 | - | 23200 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 301,000 | 301000 | - | 60 | 50 | 40 | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiga | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 53,500 | 53500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 49,400 | 48600 | - | - | - | - | 850 |
Baori | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bari (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,550 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bhar | Bengali | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 12,700 | 12600 | - | - | 10 | 10 | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,700 | 11700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhaskar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Koda | 60 | 60 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bhotia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 3,590 | 3580 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birjia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhalla | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 98,500 | 98300 | - | - | - | - | 160 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 26,200 | 26200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 179,000 | 179000 | - | 600 | 30 | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chero | Bengali | 400 | 360 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,050 | - | 3050 | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,520 | 4520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangri | Dungra Bhil | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 2,550 | 2550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 103,000 | 103000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 37,600 | 37600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hazra (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 1,980 | - | - | 1980 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 8,810 | 8810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 41,100 | 41100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 6,770 | - | 6770 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,300 | 2300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 37,100 | 37100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 5,750 | - | 5750 | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khetauri | Bengali | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Kurux | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konwar | Bengali | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Koda | 16,900 | 16800 | 10 | - | - | - | 40 |
Korwa | Koda | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotal | Bengali | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 35,500 | 35500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurariar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,900 | 17900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Let | Bengali | 2,570 | - | - | - | - | - | 2570 |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Bengali | 6,290 | 6200 | - | - | 70 | 20 | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 18,300 | 18300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 143,000 | 143000 | - | - | 10 | 20 | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 2,940 | 2900 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Matia | Bengali | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Boro (India) | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 2,710 | - | 2710 | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,200 | - | 2200 | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70,900 | 70900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 840 | - | 840 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Bengali | 170 | 160 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 24,100 | 24100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,600 | 17600 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,050 | - | 3050 | - | - | - | - |
Paharia | Mal Paharia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parhaiya | Bengali | 90 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 28,300 | 28300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Parja unspecified | Bengali | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patralu | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 16,200 | 16100 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
Raju | Bengali | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Santhali | 240 | 230 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,530 | - | 1530 | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 48,300 | - | 48300 | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 1,080,000 | - | 1080000 | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 17,700 | 17700 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 37,000 | 37000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 27,400 | 27400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,500 | 10500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 43,600 | 43600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 81,300 | 81300 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 14,900 | 14900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,430 | 2430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,250 | 6250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahmadi | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Madari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 1,080 | - | 1080 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 4,740 | 4380 | - | - | - | - | 360 |
Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Barnawar | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gahoi | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 22,100 | 22100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 90 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Kasarwani | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 1,410 | 1410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Marwari (India) | 470 | 230 | - | - | - | - | 250 |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 450 | 380 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bania Rauniar | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 6,940 | 6940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 7,700 | 7700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 5,010 | 5010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maithili | Maithili | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 14,900 | 14900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 15,700 | 15700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahali | Bengali | 2,800 | 2680 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi Mahato | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 10,800 | 10800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 136,000 | - | 136000 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 20,300 | 20300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 151,000 | 151000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 109,000 | - | 109000 | - | - | - | - |
Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 3,340 | 3340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhat | Bengali | 2,570 | 2570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom Murdafarash | Hindi | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain Dasnami | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Gujar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Kaithwan | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Batsa | Bengali | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sandilya | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Bengali | 2,030 | - | 2030 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Bengali | 14,200 | - | 14200 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 270,000 | - | 270000 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Bengali | 13,500 | - | 13500 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Bengali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Bengali | 7,670 | - | 7670 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Beteli | Bengali | 5,790 | - | 5790 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Ghilzai | Bengali | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Guria | Bengali | 5,750 | - | 5750 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Jilan | Bengali | 5,750 | - | 5750 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Bengali | 5,190 | - | 5190 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Khalil | Bengali | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 5,410 | - | 5410 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Bengali | 2,440 | - | 2440 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Mohmand | Bengali | 2,310 | - | 2310 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Niazi | Bengali | 5,640 | - | 5640 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Sur | Bengali | 5,640 | - | 5640 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Bengali | 7,700 | - | 7700 | - | - | - | - |
Kunui | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baul | Bengali | 2,090 | 1690 | 390 | - | - | - | - |
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