People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | English | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Baha'i | Bengali | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bauri | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Chepang | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimal | Rajbanshi | 390 | 370 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Magar | Nepali | 16,300 | 13800 | - | 2210 | 260 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Bengali | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gharti | Bengali | 2,170 | 2010 | - | 90 | 70 | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rongkup-Lepcha | Nepali | 5,840 | 180 | - | 2920 | 2740 | - | 10 |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 6,350 | 4260 | - | 670 | 500 | - | 920 |
Mizo | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Mahli | Santhali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 10,700 | 9720 | - | 700 | 260 | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Sadri | 2,820 | 1820 | - | 950 | 30 | - | 20 |
Oraon | Kurux | 11,200 | 4490 | 10 | 6570 | 30 | - | 60 |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rajbanshi | 23,400 | 22700 | - | 670 | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 2,880 | 2130 | - | 580 | 150 | - | 10 |
Sherpa | Nepali | 7,260 | 480 | - | 610 | 6160 | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 11,800 | 5860 | - | 970 | 4920 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 10,500 | 9560 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 3,830 | 70 | - | 70 | 3700 | - | - |
Yakkha | Yakkha | 640 | 230 | - | 30 | 50 | - | 340 |
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aguri | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahom | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Angami | Naga, Angami | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Asur | Kurux | 70 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Badaik | Sadri | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baiga | Sadri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 820 | 700 | - | - | - | - | 130 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bari (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Sadri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhar | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinhar | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 240 | 210 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Bhogta | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Sadri | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia | Sadri | 15,200 | 200 | 10 | 730 | 14300 | - | - |
Bhotia Sikkim | Nepali | 5,360 | 270 | - | 140 | 4950 | - | - |
Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Bind | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birhor | Santhali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Birjia | Santhali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Binjhia | Hindi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 7,950 | 7870 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chik Baraik | Sadri | 570 | 470 | - | 50 | 40 | - | 10 |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 490 | 470 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chero | Sadri | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 1,830 | 1800 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Chik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Darjee | Nepali | 1,730 | 1630 | - | 70 | 40 | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanuk | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhanwar | Bengali | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 380 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 390 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Drukpa | Dzongkha | 2,890 | 40 | - | - | 2850 | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangai | Nepali | 230 | 220 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Sadri | 130 | 110 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Gorait | Sadri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Bengali | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ho | Kurux | 130 | 80 | - | 10 | 40 | - | - |
Christian | Bengali | 3,070 | - | - | 3070 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimdar | Bengali | 5,670 | 5670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,760 | 2760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kami | Nepali | 5,200 | 5090 | - | 50 | 70 | - | - |
Kandu | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karmali | Sadri | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qazi | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Khambu | Bengali | 27,500 | 27300 | - | - | 140 | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Sadri | 170 | 140 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Khas | Nepali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khavar | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kisan | Sadri | 320 | 280 | - | 10 | 30 | - | - |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Kurux | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konwar | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Sadri | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Korwa | Sadri | 100 | 80 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Koya | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohara | Sadri | 100 | 80 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Majhwar | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malto | Sadri | 390 | 330 | - | 20 | 30 | - | - |
Markande | Angika | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Mech | Boro (India) | 390 | 340 | - | 10 | 40 | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mir | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mishri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Bengali | 30 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Musahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poi | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Nagamese | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Sadri | 590 | 480 | - | 60 | 50 | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,730 | 6250 | - | 460 | 20 | - | - |
Paharia | Mal Paharia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 5,230 | 1660 | - | 1090 | 230 | - | 2250 |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbhar | Maithili | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Hindi | 80 | 70 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 940 | 890 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Sauria Paharia | Sauria Paharia | 80 | 40 | - | 20 | 30 | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 3,250 | - | 3250 | - | - | - | - |
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 660 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 4,260 | 2780 | - | 320 | 30 | - | 1140 |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Tai Man | Phake | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 17,400 | 620 | - | 1160 | 15600 | - | 20 |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turaiha | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lhomi | Lhomi | 480 | - | - | 20 | 460 | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 140 | - | - | - | - | 140 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Kui (India) | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Bengali | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Marwari (India) | 170 | 140 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Khatri | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Marwari (India) | 40 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Porwal | Marwari (India) | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Rauniar | Bhojpuri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhumihar | Hindi | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Jyoti | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maha | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahali | Sadri | 200 | 150 | - | 30 | 10 | - | - |
Brahmin Christian | Bengali | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kagate | Syuba | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai Maira | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 2,140 | 1980 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 130 | - | 130 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Sadri | 390 | 130 | - | 250 | 10 | - | - |
Dom Murdafarash | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Gosain Dasnami | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Kaonra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
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