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India
Province / State: Assam
District: Sivasagar

Number of People Groups

215

Unreached People Groups

169

Total Population

777,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.3 %

Hindu

88.2 %

Muslim

9.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra 40 Telugu ● 40 - - - - -
Adi Dravida 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Ahom 53,000 Assamese ● 52,000 - - 500 - -
Aka 100 Hruso ● 100 - - - - -
Angami 30 Naga, Angami ● - - - 30 - -
Ao 70 Naga, Ao ● - - - 70 - -
Arleng 6,000 Karbi ● 5,900 - - 200 - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Assamese ☀︎ - 31,000 - - - -
Bania Agarwal 7,400 Hindi ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - 70
Bania Agrahari 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Bania Bais 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 400 Assamese ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal 70 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 80 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 80 Bengali ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bania Porwal 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - 20
Bania Rauniar 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 45,000 Hindi ☀︎ 45,000 - - - - 100
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bauri 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Bhandari 90 Odia ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi ● 60 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bhumij 21,000 Bengali ● 21,000 - - 200 - -
Bilaspuri 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Boro (India) ● 2,400 - - - - -
Boria Assam 80 Assamese ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Boya 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 39,000 Hindi ☀︎ 39,000 - - - - 30
Brahmin Utkal 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Burmese 20 Burmese ● - - 20 - - -
Chakhesang Unknown Naga, Chokri ● - - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ● 800 - - - - -
Chepang 60 Nepali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Chhetri 5,900 Nepali ● 5,900 - - - - -
Christian 90 Hindi ● - - - 700 - -
Darjee 600 Nepali ● 600 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Deori 2,600 Deori ● 2,500 - - - - 40
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dholi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dowaniya 300 Assamese ☀︎ - - 300 - - -
Drukpa Unknown Dzongkha ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dura Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Ganda 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Gangai 50 Nepali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 700 Garo ● 20 - - 600 - -
Gauda 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Gharti 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Goanese Unknown Konkani, Goan ● - - - - - -
Gokha 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Gond Maria 1,900 Gondi, Northern ● 1,800 - - 40 - -
Gond unspecified 34,000 Hindi ● 33,000 - - 500 - 500
Guria 100 Odia ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 600 Nepali ● 500 - 50 - - 100
Hadi Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Hajang Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Hira 80 Assamese ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Ho 5,700 Ho ● 5,600 - - 100 - -
Ilavan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Jalkeot 200 Assamese ● 200 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
Jhalo Malo 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kachari Dimasa Unknown Dimasa ● - - - - - -
Kachari Sonwal 5,800 Assamese ● 5,800 30 - 40 - -
Kachin Unknown Jingpho ● - - - - - -
Kahha Unknown Naga, Phom ● - - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 3,800 Bengali ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kalingi 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kami 1,300 Nepali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Kandra 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Karan 60 Odia ● 60 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi ☀︎ 32,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 5,400 Bengali ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
Khairwar 6,700 Bengali ● 6,700 - - - - -
Khampti 20 Adi ● - - - - - -
Khandait 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kharia 15,000 Kharia ● 15,000 - - 100 - -
Khasi 100 Khasi ● 30 - - 90 - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 200 Koch ● 200 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Kolta 70 Odia ● 70 - - - - -
Konyak 200 Naga, Konyak ● 20 - - 200 - -
Korku 2,600 Korku ● 2,500 - - 60 - -
Koya unspecified 600 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Kui Khond 3,000 Odia ● 2,800 - - 100 - -
Kuki Chin 500 Chin, Thado ● 400 - - 100 - -
Kumal 100 Nepali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
Lotha 20 Naga, Lotha ● - - - 20 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu ● 50 - - - - -
Magar 6,900 Nepali ● 6,800 - - 30 - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 50 Marathi ● 50 - - - - -
Mahara 60 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Mahishya 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Majhwar 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu ● 40 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Mangala 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mech 1,000 Boro (India) ● 1,000 - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 2,300 Meitei ● 2,300 - - - - -
Miri 19,000 Mising ● 19,000 30 - 20 - 30
Mishmi 300 Digaro-Mishmi ● 300 - - 30 - -
Mizo 40 Mizo ● - - - 40 - -
Mizo Lushai 50 Mizo ● - - - 50 - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Munda 109,000 Mundari ● 106,000 - - 2,700 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ● 1,200 - - - - -
Naga Unknown Nagamese ● - - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Newah 2,100 Nepali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Nissi 20 Nyishi ● 20 - - - - -
Nocte 300 Naga, Nocte ● 300 - - 20 - -
Oraon 28,000 Kurux ● 27,000 - - 600 - 200
Paik 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Pan 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Pochury 20 Naga, Pochuri ● - - - 20 - -
Poundra 4,100 Bengali ● 4,100 - - - - -
Rabha 80 Assamese ● 80 - - - - -
Rai 3,100 Nepali ● 2,400 - - 20 - 700
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Bengali ● 5,900 - - 40 - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - 20
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 90 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput Nagbansi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Sisodia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Ranabhat 70 Assamese ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Rengma Unknown Naga, Southern Rengma ● - - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 70 Odia ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Sangtam Unknown Naga, Sangtam ● - - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 69,000 Santhali ● 65,000 - - 2,100 - 2,800
Saora unspecified 2,800 Odia ● 2,700 - - 80 - -
Sarki 500 Nepali ● 500 - - - - -
Sayyid 1,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
Sema 60 Naga, Sumi ● - - - 60 - -
Shabar 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 43,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 43,000 - - - -
Shan Unknown Shan ● - - - - - -
Sherpa 30 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Singpho 200 Singpho ● - - 200 - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Sunuwar 700 Nepali ● 700 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Tamang 2,100 Nepali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Thadou 20 Chin, Thado ● - - - 20 - -
Thakali 30 Nepali ● 30 - - - - -
Thakuri 1,000 Nepali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Thami 50 Nepali ● 50 - - - - -
Tharu 2,200 Bhojpuri ● 2,200 - - - - -
Tili 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Tipera 30 Kok Borok ● 30 - - - - -
Tiwa 40 Assamese ● 40 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Vanniyan 50 Tamil ● 50 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 20 Tamil ● 20 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi ☀︎ 6,900 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 700 Nepali ● 300 - - - - 400
Yenadi 40 Telugu ● 40 - - - - -
Yerukula 20 Telugu ● 20 - - - - -
Yimchungra Unknown Naga, Yimchungru ● - - - - - -
Zeliang Unknown Naga, Zeme ● - - - - - -
  Totals:  215 777,000   169 ● 685,000 76,000 600 9,800 500 5,000
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