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Country:

India
Province / State: Assam
District: Darrang

Number of People Groups

159

Unreached People Groups

130

Total Population

975,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

37.5 %

Muslim

62.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Unknown Adi ● - - - - - -
Ahom 111,000 Assamese ● 111,000 - - - - -
Aka 20 Hruso ● 20 - - - - -
Angami Unknown Naga, Angami ● - - - - - -
Ansari 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Arleng 1,400 Karbi ● 1,300 - - 70 - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 104,000 Assamese ☀︎ - 104,000 - - - -
Asur 30 Asuri ● 30 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - 60
Bania Agrahari 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 5,000 Assamese ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Porwal 70 Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - 70
Bania unspecified 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - 400
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 70 Lambadi ● 70 - - - - -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bauri 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 2,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,100 - - - -
Bhandari 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi ● 60 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 80 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Bhumij 3,200 Bengali ● 3,200 - - 30 - -
Binjhia 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Birhor 100 Birhor ● 100 - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Boro (India) ● 5,100 - - 50 - -
Boria Assam 1,200 Assamese ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Boya 90 Telugu ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Ganak 1,600 Assamese ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 43,000 Hindi ☀︎ 43,000 - - - - 300
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Chhetri 1,700 Nepali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Christian 90 Hindi ● - - - 90 - -
Darjee 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Deori 20 Deori ● 20 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Dholi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Ganda 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Gangai 40 Nepali ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 80 Garo ● - - - 80 - -
Gauda 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Gharti 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Gokha 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Gond Maria 600 Gondi, Northern ● 600 - - 50 - -
Gond unspecified 11,000 Hindi ● 11,000 - - 400 - -
Guria 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Hajang 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Hira 4,500 Assamese ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Ho 300 Ho ● 300 - - - - -
Hojai 200 Assamese ● 100 - - 30 - -
Jalkeot 30 Assamese ● 30 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
Jhalo Malo 7,300 Bengali ● 7,300 - - - - -
Kachari Sonwal 2,400 Assamese ● 2,400 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 7,600 Bengali ☀︎ 7,600 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kalingi 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Kami 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Kandra 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Karan 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Khairwar 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Khandait 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kharia 5,200 Kharia ● 5,200 - - - - -
Khasi 50 Khasi ● 30 - - 20 - -
Kisan 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 70 Koch ● 70 - - - - -
Kol 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kolta 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Konyak 20 Naga, Konyak ● - - - - - -
Korku 700 Korku ● 700 - - - - -
Korwa 3,600 Telugu ● 3,600 - - - - -
Koya unspecified 50 Telugu ● 50 - - - - -
Kui Khond 1,300 Odia ● 1,300 - - - - -
Kuki Chin 20 Chin, Thado ● - - - - - -
Kumal 40 Nepali ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi ☀︎ 6,000 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Magar 2,800 Nepali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 40 Marathi ● 40 - - - - -
Mahara Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Mahishya 9,500 Bengali ● 9,500 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Majhwar 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Malto 30 Mal Paharia ● 30 - - - - -
Mech Unknown Boro (India) ● - - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 80 Meitei ● 80 - - - - -
Miri Unknown Mising ● - - - - - -
Mishmi 40 Digaro-Mishmi ● 40 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Munda 18,000 Mundari ● 18,000 - - 300 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 6,100 Bengali ● 6,100 - - - - -
Newah 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Nissi Unknown Nyishi ● - - - - - -
Oraon 11,000 Kurux ● 10,000 - - 300 - -
Paik 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Pan 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
Patial Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Poundra 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Rabha 700 Assamese ● 700 - - - - -
Rai 300 Nepali ● 200 - - - - 90
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Bengali ● 5,200 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - 70
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Ranabhat 80 Assamese ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 8,100 Santhali ● 7,500 - - 200 - 500
Saora unspecified 9,400 Odia ● 9,200 - - 200 - -
Sarki 50 Nepali ● 50 - - - - -
Sayyid 7,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 7,200 - - - -
Shabar 40 Odia ● 40 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 489,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 489,000 - - - -
Sherdukpen 20 Sherdukpen ● 20 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Sunuwar 500 Nepali ● 500 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Tamang 90 Nepali ● 70 - 20 - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Thakuri 90 Nepali ● 90 - - - - -
Thami 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Tharu 100 Bhojpuri ● 100 - - - - -
Tili 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi ● 1,900 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 200 Nepali ● 70 - - - - 100
  Totals:  159 975,000   130 ● 366,000 605,000 30 1,800 400 1,600
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