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Santal (Sawntal)

Country Population: 9,096,000
States: 21
Districts: 255
Primary Language: Santhali
Primary Religion: Hinduism




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State District Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman, South Hindi 5,300 5,000 - - 300 - -
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Nicobar Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Andaman and Nicobar Islands North and Middle Andaman Hindi 2,900 2,500 - - 400 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw Assamese 100 80 - - - - 30
Arunachal Pradesh Changlang Assamese 2,300 1,500 - 70 300 - 400
Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Valley Assamese 100 100 - - - - -
Arunachal Pradesh Kameng, East Assamese 200 100 - - 60 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Kameng, West Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Arunachal Pradesh Lepa-Rada Assamese 90 60 - - 30 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Lohit Assamese 500 400 - - 30 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley Santhali 800 400 - - 80 - 300
Arunachal Pradesh Lower Siang Assamese 100 80 - - 30 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Lower Subansiri Assamese 500 300 - - 100 - 70
Arunachal Pradesh Namsai Assamese 400 400 - - 30 - 30
Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kessang Santhali 70 50 - - 20 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare Assamese 1,700 1,000 - - 100 - 500
Arunachal Pradesh Siang Assamese 60 60 - - - - -
Arunachal Pradesh Siang, East Santhali 1,300 1,200 - 50 100 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Siang, West Assamese 300 200 - - 50 - -
Arunachal Pradesh Tawang Santhali 50 50 - - - - -
Arunachal Pradesh Tirap Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Arunachal Pradesh Upper Subansiri Assamese 300 200 - - 40 - 30
Assam Baksa Assamese 20,000 19,000 - - 1,100 - 200
Assam Barpeta Santhali 3,300 2,700 70 - 200 - 400
Assam Biswanath Assamese 22,000 19,000 - - 2,300 - 70
Assam Bongaigaon Assamese 72,000 70,000 - - 1,300 - 600
Assam Cachar Bengali 43,000 41,000 - - 1,800 - 50
Assam Charaideo Assamese 56,000 45,000 - - 6,200 - 5,100
Assam Chirang Assamese 26,000 20,000 - - 4,600 - 900
Assam Darrang Assamese 8,500 7,800 - - 200 - 600
Assam Dhemaji Assamese 20,000 18,000 - - 600 - 1,400
Assam Dhubri Assamese 35,000 34,000 - - 700 - 1,100
Assam Dibrugarh Assamese 82,000 71,000 - - 8,500 - 2,300
Assam Dima Hasao Assamese 1,400 1,300 - - 90 - 90
Assam Goalpara Assamese 50,000 37,000 - - 12,000 - 1,200
Assam Golaghat Assamese 99,000 87,000 - - 11,000 - 1,200
Assam Hailakandi Bengali 11,000 8,700 - - 1,900 - 300
Assam Hojai Assamese 7,000 6,200 - - 300 - 400
Assam Jorhat Assamese 91,000 82,000 - - 7,900 - 1,400
Assam Kamrup Assamese 20,000 19,000 - - 100 - 1,000
Assam Kamrup Metropolitan Assamese 45,000 41,000 - - 1,200 - 2,700
Assam Karbi Anglong Assamese 9,700 6,800 - - 2,400 - 600
Assam Karbi Anglong, West Assamese 6,600 4,500 - - 1,600 - 400
Assam Karimganj Bengali 7,900 6,900 - - 600 - 300
Assam Kokrajhar Santhali 37,000 29,000 - - 6,300 - 1,600
Assam Lakhimpur Assamese 31,000 25,000 - - 5,300 - 1,200
Assam Majula Assamese 16,000 16,000 - - 100 - 400
Assam Morigaon Assamese 12,000 11,000 - - 90 - 200
Assam Nagaon Assamese 12,000 8,900 - - 1,300 - 1,300
Assam Nalbari Assamese 15,000 14,000 - - 100 - 400
Assam Salmara-Mankachar, South Assamese 1,300 1,000 - - 100 - 300
Assam Sivasagar Assamese 72,000 67,000 - - 2,200 - 2,900
Assam Sonitpur Assamese 42,000 34,000 - - 5,700 - 2,900
Assam South Kamrup Assamese 19,000 18,000 - - 900 - 700
Assam Tinsukia Assamese 19,000 16,000 - - 1,600 - 1,300
Assam Udalguri Assamese 22,000 18,000 - - 3,800 - 400
Bihar Araria Santhali 30,000 28,000 70 - 1,300 - 90
Bihar Arwal Santhali 20 - - - - - -
Bihar Aurangabad Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Bihar Banka Angika 83,000 76,000 80 40 5,000 - 1,400
Bihar Begusarai Hindi 200 100 - - 20 - -
Bihar Bhagalpur Urdu 17,000 16,000 70 - 1,100 - 50
Bihar Bhojpur Santhali 50 40 - - 20 - -
Bihar Buxar Hindi 60 60 - - - - -
Bihar Darbhanga Hindi 400 400 - - - - -
Bihar Gaya Mundari 100 80 - - 30 - -
Bihar Gopalganj Hindi 20 - - - - - -
Bihar Jamui Santhali 71,000 54,000 100 - 5,100 - 12,000
Bihar Jehanabad Santhali 200 200 - - - - -
Bihar Kaimur Hindi 30 20 - - - - -
Bihar Katihar Sanskrit 94,000 85,000 300 - 5,200 - 3,200
Bihar Khagaria Santhali 200 200 - - - - -
Bihar Kishanganj Urdu 53,000 50,000 300 - 3,500 - 70
Bihar Lakhisarai Santhali 400 400 - - - - -
Bihar Madhepura Mundari 9,700 9,600 20 - 200 - 20
Bihar Madhubani Santhali 1,600 1,500 20 - 30 - -
Bihar Munger Santhali 16,000 15,000 20 - 300 - 100
Bihar Muzaffarpur Hindi 40 30 - - - - -
Bihar Nalanda Santhali 100 100 20 - - - -
Bihar Nawada Santhali 700 700 - - - - -
Bihar Pashchim Champaran Odia 200 90 - - 60 - -
Bihar Patna Malayalam 1,400 800 - - 500 - 20
Bihar Purba Champaran Santhali 30 20 - - - - -
Bihar Purnia Urdu 90,000 86,000 300 40 4,100 20 80
Bihar Rohtas Hindi 90 80 - - - - -
Bihar Saharsa Santhali 4,900 4,800 - - 80 - 20
Bihar Samastipur Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Bihar Saran Hindi 200 100 - - 20 - -
Bihar Sheikhpura Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bihar Sheohar Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Bihar Sitamarhi Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Bihar Siwan Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Bihar Supaul Santhali 3,100 3,100 - - 50 - -
Bihar Vaishali Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Chandigarh Chandigarh Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Balod Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Baloda Bazar Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Balrampur Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Bemetara Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Santhali 80 70 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Dhamtari Santhali 60 60 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Durg Santhali 80 70 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Gariaband Santhali 50 50 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Janjgir-Champa Santhali 70 70 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Jashpur Santhali 200 100 - - - - 40
Chhattisgarh Korba Santhali 60 50 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Koriya Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Mahasamund Santhali 80 70 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Mungeli Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Raigarh Santhali 90 60 - - - - 20
Chhattisgarh Raipur Santhali 200 200 - - 20 - -
Chhattisgarh Surajpur Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Chhattisgarh Surguja Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, Central Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, East Bengali 50 50 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, New Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, North Santhali 40 30 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, Northeast Santhali 70 60 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, Northwest Odia 100 100 - - 20 - -
Delhi Delhi, South Santhali 70 60 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, South East Bengali 60 50 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, Southwest Santhali 90 80 - - - - -
Delhi Delhi, West Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Delhi Shahdara Santhali 40 30 - - - - -
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Santhali 40 30 - - - - -
Himachal Pradesh Sirmaur Santhali 100 80 - - 30 - -
Jharkhand Bokaro Santhali 211,000 78,000 300 30 2,400 20 130,000
Jharkhand Chatra Santhali 200 200 - - 30 - -
Jharkhand Deoghar Santhali 157,000 134,000 500 20 4,300 20 18,000
Jharkhand Dhanbad Santhali 214,000 148,000 600 20 3,100 20 62,000
Jharkhand Dumka Santhali 626,000 448,000 1,300 200 88,000 100 88,000
Jharkhand Garhwa Hindi 60 30 - - 30 - -
Jharkhand Giridih Santhali 242,000 164,000 300 20 13,000 - 66,000
Jharkhand Godda Santhali 263,000 182,000 800 40 32,000 - 49,000
Jharkhand Gumla Santhali 400 200 - - 80 - 200
Jharkhand Hazaribag Munda 70,000 43,000 60 - 2,900 90 24,000
Jharkhand Jamtara Santhali 253,000 171,000 600 30 2,300 200 80,000
Jharkhand Khunti Santhali 600 100 - - 200 - 300
Jharkhand Koderma Santhali 4,000 3,900 - - 70 - -
Jharkhand Latehar Santhali 100 60 - - 70 - 20
Jharkhand Lohardaga Santhali 90 30 - - 20 - 40
Jharkhand Pakur Santhali 376,000 207,000 800 200 65,000 30 102,000
Jharkhand Palamu Santhali 400 300 - - 40 - 20
Jharkhand Ramgarh Santhali 42,000 30,000 50 - 500 - 12,000
Jharkhand Ranchi Santhali 6,500 1,600 30 - 1,400 - 3,400
Jharkhand Sahibganj Santhali 268,000 170,000 800 100 59,000 20 39,000
Jharkhand Seraikela Kharsawan Santhali 152,000 21,000 200 - 600 - 131,000
Jharkhand Simdega Santhali 400 200 - - 80 - 100
Jharkhand Singhbhum, East Mizo 405,000 23,000 200 - 2,700 - 380,000
Jharkhand Singhbhum, West Santhali 18,000 700 - - 400 - 17,000
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Dindori Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Indore Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Santhali 50 50 - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Katni Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Mandla Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Madhya Pradesh Narsinghpur Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Maharashtra Mumbai City Bengali 80 80 - - - - -
Maharashtra Mumbai suburban Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Maharashtra Nagpur Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Maharashtra Pune Odia 80 80 - - - - -
Manipur Imphal, East Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Manipur Jiribam Bengali Unknown - - - - - -
Manipur Kangpokpi Assamese 1,500 1,400 - - 20 - 30
Manipur Noney Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Manipur Senapati Assamese 700 500 - - 90 - 70
Manipur Tamenglong Assamese 50 50 - - - - -
Meghalaya Khasi Hills, East Bengali 200 200 - - 20 - -
Meghalaya Khasi Hills, Southwest Santhali 30 20 - - - - -
Meghalaya Khasi Hills, West Santhali 20 - - - - - 20
Meghalaya Ri Bhoi Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Mizoram Aizawl Santhali 300 200 - - 50 - -
Mizoram Champhai Santhali 20 - - - - - -
Mizoram Kolasib Santhali 50 40 - - - - -
Mizoram Lawngtlai Santhali 20 20 - - - - -
Mizoram Lunglei Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Mizoram Mamit Santhali 50 40 - - - - -
Mizoram Saiha Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Mizoram Serchhip Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Nagaland Dimapur Santhali 200 200 - - 30 - -
Nagaland Kohima Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Nagaland Longleng Santhali 40 30 - - - - -
Nagaland Mokokchung Assamese 100 100 - - - - 20
Nagaland Mon Santhali 100 100 - - - - 20
Nagaland Peren Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Nagaland Phek Santhali 60 30 - - - - -
Nagaland Tuensang Santhali 50 50 - - - - -
Nagaland Wokha Assamese 80 80 - - - - -
Nagaland Zunheboto Assamese 50 50 - - - - -
Odisha Angul Munda 9,200 8,100 - - 30 - 1,100
Odisha Balangir Odia 300 200 - - - - -
Odisha Balasore Santhali 123,000 103,000 100 - 900 - 20,000
Odisha Bargarh (Baragarh) Munda 200 200 - - - - -
Odisha Bhadrak Santhali 5,700 5,600 - - 60 - -
Odisha Boudh (Bauda) Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Odisha Cuttack Odia 7,600 7,400 - - 100 - 70
Odisha Debagarh (Deogarh) Odia 200 80 - - - - 90
Odisha Dhenkanal Santhali 14,000 14,000 - - 60 - 60
Odisha Gajapati Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Odisha Ganjam Odia 1,000 1,000 - - - - -
Odisha Jagatsinghpur Odia 2,900 2,900 - - 20 - 30
Odisha Jajpur Odia 13,000 12,000 20 - 20 - 900
Odisha Jharsuguda Hindi 700 700 - - 30 - -
Odisha Kalahandi Odia 200 200 - - - - -
Odisha Kandhamal Odia 80 80 - - - - -
Odisha Kendrapara Mundari 3,100 3,100 - - - - 30
Odisha Kendujhar (Keonjhar) Santhali 85,000 77,000 80 - 1,300 - 6,700
Odisha Khordha Munda 15,000 14,000 30 - 100 - 300
Odisha Koraput Santhali 1,300 1,200 20 - 40 - 70
Odisha Malkangiri Santhali 3,700 3,500 - - 200 - -
Odisha Mayurbhanj Kolami, Southeastern 751,000 402,000 700 50 5,500 90 343,000
Odisha Nabarangpur Kui 1,300 1,300 - - - - -
Odisha Nayagarh Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Odisha Nuapada Santhali 200 200 - - - - -
Odisha Puri Odia 900 900 - - - - -
Odisha Rayagada Kuvi 200 200 - - - - -
Odisha Sambalpur Odia 600 500 - - 20 - -
Odisha Subarnapur (Sonepur) Santhali 60 60 - - - - -
Odisha Sundargarh Marathi 13,000 8,600 30 - 1,100 - 3,800
Punjab Gurdaspur Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Tamil Nadu Tiruvannamalai Santhali Unknown - - - - - -
Tamil Nadu Vellore Telugu Unknown - - - - - -
Tripura Dhalai Santhali 200 100 - - - - -
Tripura Gomati Santhali 30 30 - - - - -
Tripura Khowai Santhali 600 600 - - 40 - -
Tripura Sepahijala Bengali 700 600 - - 40 - -
Tripura Tripura, North Santhali 200 200 - - - - -
Tripura Tripura, South Santhali 40 40 - - - - -
Tripura Tripura, West Santhali 1,600 1,500 - - 100 - -
Tripura Unokoti Santhali 100 100 - - - - -
Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur Santhali 40 20 - - - - 20
West Bengal Alipurduar Santhali 22,000 14,000 60 - 7,300 - 200
West Bengal Bankura Santhali 352,000 89,000 300 30 1,000 - 261,000
West Bengal Birbhum Santhali 243,000 227,000 500 - 9,100 40 6,400
West Bengal Cooch Behar Santhali 1,600 1,100 - - 400 - 30
West Bengal Dakshin Dinajpur Santhali 193,000 171,000 500 - 20,000 30 1,200
West Bengal Darjeeling Santhali 19,000 16,000 60 - 2,900 - 100
West Bengal Hooghly Santhali 181,000 127,000 500 20 1,100 30 52,000
West Bengal Howrah Santhali 7,100 5,900 40 - 600 - 500
West Bengal Jalpaiguri Santhali 24,000 16,000 60 20 7,900 - 300
West Bengal Jhargram Santhali 185,000 89,000 60 - 2,700 - 93,000
West Bengal Kalimpang Santhali 3,000 2,200 - 200 600 - 20
West Bengal Kolkata Bengali 2,000 1,700 - - 100 - 90
West Bengal Maldah Santhali 191,000 172,000 300 20 11,000 30 8,200
West Bengal Murshidabad Santhali 60,000 38,000 200 - 14,000 - 7,900
West Bengal Nadia Santhali 24,000 22,000 40 - 700 - 1,900
West Bengal North 24 Parganas Santhali 12,000 11,000 30 - 400 - 80
West Bengal Paschim Bardhaman Santhali 262,000 228,000 900 - 2,800 - 30,000
West Bengal Paschim Medinipur Santhali 540,000 366,000 1,300 80 9,600 100 164,000
West Bengal Purba Bardhaman Santhali 180,000 156,000 300 200 4,200 60 18,000
West Bengal Purba Medinipur Santhali 16,000 16,000 50 - 100 - 300
West Bengal Purulia Santhali 399,000 135,000 400 40 1,300 20 262,000
West Bengal South 24 Parganas Bengali 5,100 4,900 30 - 100 - 80
West Bengal Uttar Dinajpur Santhali 130,000 118,000 500 20 10,000 - 1,400
States Districts Languages Population Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
21 255 17 8,956,000 5,882,000 15,000 1,600 518,000 1,100 2,542,000