People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burmese | Burmese | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Magar | Nepali | 50 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Hajang | Hajong | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Khampti | Khamti | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Newah | Nepali | 90 | 70 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Oraon | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Sherpa | Sherpa | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Gurung | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Adi Minyong | Adi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Padam | Adi | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Ahom | Assamese | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ao | Naga, Ao | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Tanu | Apatani | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania unspecified | Nepali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Kumaoni | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Deori | Deori | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Galong | Adi, Galo | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Gauda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Nepali | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 90 | 70 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mech | Boro (India) | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Miri | Mising | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mishmi | Assamese | 6,030 | 1160 | 10 | 100 | 10 | - | 4750 |
Nair | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Maithili | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Tagin | Tagin | 30 | 10 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 80 | 50 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Millang | Adi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Nyishi | Nyishi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
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