People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
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Bauri | Bengali | 395,000 | 395000 | - | 300 | - | 110 | - |
Dhimal | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 120 | 100 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 21,500 | 21500 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Bengali | 50 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Mahli | Santhali | 40 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Majhi | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 1,090 | - | 1090 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Bengali | 1,930 | 1840 | - | 10 | - | - | 90 |
Oraon | Kurux | 350 | 330 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Parsee | Gujarati | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 460 | 440 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 337,000 | 85500 | 330 | 970 | 30 | 10 | 250000 |
Aguri | Bengali | 49,100 | 49100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 288,000 | 288000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Bengali | 5,460 | - | 5460 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 326,000 | 325000 | - | 380 | 100 | 40 | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 67,700 | 67700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiti | Bengali | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 53,600 | 53600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Bengali | 86,900 | 85900 | - | - | - | - | 1010 |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhakat | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,550 | 3550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhogta | Bengali | 2,660 | 2660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,910 | 8910 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Bengali | 44,200 | 43900 | 60 | 50 | - | - | 160 |
Bhotia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 9,990 | 9980 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Bengali | 110 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 229,000 | 228000 | - | - | - | - | 1390 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,540 | 2540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 42,200 | 41500 | - | 640 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chero | Bengali | 70 | 60 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Chik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Doai | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 41,700 | 41600 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 11,700 | 11700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Faqir | Bengali | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,050 | 2050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gonrhi | Bengali | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gorait | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 24,800 | 24800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hazra (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Ho | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 1,080 | - | - | 1080 | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 20,400 | 20400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,920 | 5920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 6,600 | - | 6600 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 2,330 | 2330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karmali | Kudmali | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karenga | Bengali | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 62,000 | 62000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Hindi | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 89,400 | 89400 | - | - | 10 | 20 | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 330 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 14,900 | 13500 | 20 | - | - | - | 1350 |
Kotal | Bengali | 1,860 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50,900 | 50900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurariar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 77,000 | 77000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 129,000 | 129000 | - | - | 20 | 30 | - |
Lohara | Bengali | 450 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Bengali | 2,360 | 2310 | - | - | 50 | 10 | - |
Mahanta | Bengali | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Hindi | 75,900 | 75500 | - | 420 | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 44,700 | 44700 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,280 | 5280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 57,000 | 57000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 10,100 | - | 10100 | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 39,500 | 39500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 780 | - | 780 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Bengali | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Nagamese | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 43,300 | 43300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 27,700 | 27400 | - | 310 | - | 10 | - |
Pan | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patralu | Odia | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 61,000 | 60600 | - | - | - | - | 420 |
Rajbhar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raju | Bengali | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sahi | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sagarbanshi | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samanthan | Bengali | 21,500 | 21500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sankara | Bengali | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Bengali | 2,500 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | 140 |
Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 990 | - | 990 | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sauria Paharia | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 14,000 | - | 14000 | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 245,000 | - | 245000 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,020 | 4000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 89,100 | 89100 | - | - | 10 | 20 | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 24,900 | 24900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Bengali | 70 | 60 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 96,100 | 96100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 123,000 | 123000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thathera (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 206,000 | 206000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,200 | 5200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Bengali | 12,500 | 12300 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
Bania Agrahari | Bengali | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Bais | Hindi | 7,200 | 7200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Barnawar | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gahoi | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 23,100 | 23100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 150 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bania Kasarwani | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Bengali | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 280 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
Bania Khatri | Bengali | 8,350 | 8350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 1,290 | 1290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 1,170 | 720 | - | - | - | - | 450 |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 1,380 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Bania Rauniar | Bengali | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 22,000 | 22000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Hindi | 7,890 | 7890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Dakshini | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Jyoti | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Bengali | 18,600 | 18600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maha | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maithili | Hindi | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Ojha | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Parikh | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 125,000 | 125000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Rikhisur | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Hindi | 19,200 | 19200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 15,400 | 15400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 18,100 | 18100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Brahmin Acharaj | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhadauria | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,410 | 1410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Jadu | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Kachhwaha | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Parihar | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sengar | Bengali | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Solanki | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Surajbansi | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahali | Bengali | 2,190 | 2180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,030 | 1020 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 7,670 | 7670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi Mahato | Bengali | 7,780 | 7780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 10,400 | 10300 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 60,900 | - | 60900 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 47,400 | 47400 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 6,540 | 6540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 174,000 | 174000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Bengali | 2,360 | 2330 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhat | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom Murdafarash | Bengali | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Gujar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Kaithwan | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Batsa | Bengali | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Sandilya | Bengali | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Bengali | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Bengali | 2,710 | - | 2710 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 60,900 | - | 60900 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Bengali | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Bengali | 3,080 | 3080 | - | - | - | - | - |
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