People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Bauri | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 10,900 | 1180 | 50 | 9650 | 20 | - | 40 |
Chakma | Chakma | 14,800 | 180 | 30 | 810 | 13700 | - | 30 |
Magar | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 40 | - | - | 10 | 30 | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hrangkhol | Hrangkhol | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 40 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 40 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
Mizo | Mizo | 11,500 | 50 | 30 | 11400 | 10 | - | 10 |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 50 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tangchanghya | Tangchangya | 110 | - | - | 20 | 100 | - | - |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 19,000 | 15500 | - | 3170 | 170 | - | 170 |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Angami | Naga, Angami | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangte | Gangte | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hmar | Hmar | 360 | 10 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
Christian | Mizo | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Arleng | Karbi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Marma (Magh) | Rakhine | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Poi | Mizo | 9,560 | 10 | 10 | 9540 | - | - | - |
Naga | Mizo | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | 10 |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paite (Christian traditions) | Chin, Paite | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pawi | Chin, Hakha | 300 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Rabha | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 50 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralte | Ralte | 2,330 | - | - | 2330 | - | - | - |
Ranabhat | Assamese | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bru | Riang | 60 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 1,510 | - | 1510 | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Tai Man | Mizo | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thadou | Chin, Thado | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Biate | Biate | 870 | 70 | - | 800 | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin Zahao | Chin, Thado | 960 | 20 | - | 940 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo Bawm | Chin, Bawm | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 1,540 | 10 | - | 1520 | 10 | - | - |
Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 42,400 | 160 | 140 | 42000 | 60 | - | 30 |
Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Sakachep | Sakachep | 3,210 | 280 | 10 | 2910 | - | - | 10 |
Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
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