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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Limbu | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Munda | Mundari | 120 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Assamese | 40 | 30 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 60 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Adi Gallong | Adi, Galo | 70 | 10 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 370 | 270 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Aka | Puroik | 360 | 80 | - | 120 | - | - | 170 |
| Tanu | Apatani | 40 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 100 | 80 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galong | Adi, Galo | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Gond unspecified | Assamese | 50 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Assamese | 210 | - | - | 210 | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Sonwal | Assamese | 220 | 90 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miji | Sikkimese | 400 | 50 | - | 330 | - | - | 10 |
| Monpa | Monpa, Tawang | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Naga | Purig | 130 | 10 | - | 80 | - | - | 30 |
| Nishang | Nyishi | 270 | 40 | - | 160 | - | - | 70 |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 620 | 90 | - | 200 | - | - | 320 |
| Nocte | Hindi | 30 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Poundra | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Rabha | 30 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 50 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Saora unspecified | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Simong | Sikkimese | 230 | 10 | - | 170 | - | - | 50 |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puroik | Nyishi | 510 | 50 | - | 340 | - | - | 120 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagin | Tagin | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Charumba | Sadri | 80 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Adi | Adi | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Kui Khond | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nyishi | Nyishi | 12,400 | 1360 | 40 | 8170 | 20 | 10 | 2840 |
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