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Major People Groups *

97

Major Unreached People Groups *

77

Total Population

1,402,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

3.8 %

Hindu

90.8 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Ahom 109,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Angami 1,300 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge 0.1-2% - - 50-100% - -
Arleng 2,300 Karbi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Assamese Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bania Agarwal 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania Agrahari 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Brittal 1,400 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Oswal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Porwal 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania unspecified 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhotia Tibetan 1,900 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - -
Bhuinmali 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhumij 33,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Bilaspuri 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Brahmin Gaur 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 95,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Burmese 400 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 50-100% 5-10% - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Chepang 70 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 50-100% - - -
Chhetri 29,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Christian 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Darjee 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 10-50% - - -
Deori 2,500 Deori Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dura 80 Odia Progress Gauge 10-50% - 10-50% - - -
Gangai 90 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gond unspecified 94,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - 0.1-2%
Gorait 400 Sadri Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 2,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 10-50% - - -
Ho 9,400 Ho Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Hojai 700 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% 2-5% - -
Jalkeot 900 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50-100% -
Kachari Sonwal 76,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
Kaibartta Jalia 6,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 32,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 24,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khairwar 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kharia 39,000 Kharia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khasi 1,100 Khasi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 50-100% - -
Korku 4,800 Korku Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kui Khond 6,900 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Kumal 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 80,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Magar 5,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 5-10% 2-5% - -
Mahishya 8,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mech 4,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - -
Meitei Bishnupriya 500 Meitei Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Meitei Panan 500 Meitei Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 4,800 Meitei Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Miri 9,300 Mising Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Mishmi 1,100 Digaro-Mishmi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Munda 107,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Newah 2,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% - - -
Oraon 77,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Poundra 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rai 7,100 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - 10-50%
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput Chandrabansi 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Nagbansi 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 70,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - 2-5%
Saora unspecified 5,900 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Sarki 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 2,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 29,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shan 200 Shan Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - -
Shan, Tai Man 200 Phake Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - -
Singpho 100 Singpho Progress Gauge 5-10% - 10-50% 50-100% - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sunuwar 2,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Tamang 2,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 5-10% 10-50% - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Thakali 50 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Thakuri 4,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Thami 90 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tharu 3,300 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Valmiki Mehtar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 2-5% - 50-100%
  Major Groups (displayed):  97 1,375,000   77 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0.1-2% 2-5% 0.1-2% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  216 1,402,000   165 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0.1-2% 2-5% 0.1-2% 0.1-2%
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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