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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Hindi | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Chepang | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baloch | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gharti | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 70 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Newah | Nepali | 430 | 420 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Raji | Kumaoni | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 60 | 40 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Aghori | Kumaoni | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahar | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Arain (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajgi | Kumaoni | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 5,440 | 5430 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia | Kumaoni | 20,400 | 20300 | - | - | 50 | - | 40 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Kumaoni | 96,600 | 96600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 510 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 2,890 | 2870 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Darjee | Darmiya | 1,230 | 1230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain unspecified | Kumaoni | 8,900 | 8900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gual | Kumaoni | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Punjabi, Eastern | 720 | - | - | 720 | - | - | - |
| Jad | Jad | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jaunsari | Kumaoni | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 3,700 | 3700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Kumaoni | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manihar | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mirasi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Murao (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 9,770 | 9770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 197,000 | 197000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Rawat | Rawat | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saini (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Kumaoni | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Shah | Hindi | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 3,470 | - | 3470 | - | - | - | - |
| Silpkar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 128,000 | 127000 | - | 500 | 40 | 120 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 3,280 | 3280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arain (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 90 | 80 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tawaif (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turaiha | Kumaoni | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Byansi | Byangsi | 370 | 360 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Kumaoni | 1,820 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Gahoi | Bundeli | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasarwani | Kumaoni | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Kumaoni | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Kumaoni | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Halbani | Kumaoni | 56,100 | 56100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jijhotia | Hindi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jyoti | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Kumaoni | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Hindi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Palliwal | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Rikhisur | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Kumaoni | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Kumaoni | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Utkal | Kumaoni | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Kumaoni | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Kumaoni | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Kumaoni | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Kumaoni | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Kumaoni | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Khasiya | Kumaoni | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kumaoni | Kumaoni | 124,000 | 124000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kumaoni Thakur | Kumaoni | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Kumaoni | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Hindi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Kumaoni | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Kumaoni | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chaube | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Kashmiri | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Sapela | Kumaoni | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi Kanaujia | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain Dasnami | Hindi | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kinwar | Kumaoni | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Christian traditions) | Hindi | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Kumaoni | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
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