People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Bauri | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 450 | - | - | 440 | - | - | 10 |
Magar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Hmar | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hrangkhol | Hrangkhol | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Khasi | Khasi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 30 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
Mizo | Mizo | 21,800 | 100 | 110 | 21500 | 50 | - | 70 |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Angami | Naga, Angami | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Deha | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangte | Gangte | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hmar | Hmar | 1,120 | - | - | 1110 | - | - | - |
Christian | English | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Dimasa | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharwar | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Arleng | Karbi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Poi | Mizo | 3,500 | - | - | 3500 | - | - | - |
Naga | Mizo | 100 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paite (Christian traditions) | Chin, Paite | 18,200 | 50 | 80 | 18000 | 20 | - | 10 |
Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pawi | Chin, Hakha | 280 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
Poundra | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 50 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralte | Mizo | 2,800 | - | - | 2800 | - | - | - |
Ranabhat | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bru | Riang | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Sarki | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Sunwar | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Tai Man | Phake | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thadou | Chin, Thado | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Jewish, South Asian | Meitei | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
Biate | Biate | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin Zahao | Chin, Falam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Brittal | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo Bawm | Chin, Bawm | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 1,660 | - | - | 1650 | - | - | 10 |
Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 89,400 | 90 | 440 | 88500 | 90 | - | 200 |
Sakachep | Sakachep | 80 | - | - | 70 | - | - | 10 |
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