Country:

India

Province / State: Assam
District: Kamrup Metropolitan

Number of People Groups

185

Unreached People Groups

142

Total Population

1,485,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

86.4 %

Muslim

10.7 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahom 45,000 Assamese 45,000 - - - - -
 Angami 100 Naga, Angami - - - 100 - -
 Ao 100 Naga, Ao - - - 100 - -
 Arleng 1,900 Karbi 1,400 - - 500 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 55,000 Assamese - 55,000 - - - -
Asur 500 Asuri 500 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 6,100 Hindi 6,000 - - - - 90
 Bania Agrahari 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 4,000 Assamese 4,000 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 2,200 Hindi 2,100 - - - - 40
 Bania Gandha Banik 3,900 Bengali 3,900 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,100 Hindi 900 - - - - 300
 Bania Porwal 1,300 Hindi 1,200 - - - - 60
 Bania Rauniar 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 90,000 Hindi 83,000 - - - - 6,500
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 100 Lambadi 100 - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Barman Unknown Dimasa - - - - - -
 Bauri 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 5,200 Bengali 5,200 - - - - -
 Bhumij 9,200 Bengali 9,000 - - 100 - -
Birhor 2,000 Birhor 2,000 - - 50 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Boro (India) 39,000 200 - 700 - 60
 Boria Assam 1,700 Assamese 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ganak 13,000 Assamese 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 8,500 Hindi 8,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 85,000 Hindi 84,000 - - - - 1,300
 Brahmin Utkal 3,000 Bengali 3,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 2,900 Bengali 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 3,100 Bengali 3,100 - - - - -
 Chakhesang 90 Naga, Chokri - - - 90 - -
 Chakma Unknown Chakma - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Chepang 70 Nepali 20 - 50 - - -
 Chero 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Chhetri 11,000 Nepali 11,000 - 60 - - -
 Chik Baraik 900 Sadri 900 - - - - -
 Christian 7,000 Hindi - - - 7,000 - -
 Darjee 2,000 Nepali 1,900 - 40 - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Deori 1,600 Deori 1,600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Drukpa 40 Dzongkha - - 40 - - -
 Dura 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Gangai 90 Nepali 90 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 6,800 Garo 900 50 - 5,800 - 20
 Gauda 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Goanese 50 Konkani, Goan - - - 50 - -
 Gond Maria 700 Gondi, Northern 700 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 16,000 Hindi 15,000 - - 600 - 500
 Gurung Ghaleg 700 Nepali 200 - 500 - - -
 Hadi 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Hajam 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Hajang 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Hira 4,500 Assamese 4,500 - - - - -
Hojai Unknown Assamese - - - - - -
 Jalkeot 2,200 Assamese 2,200 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,900 -
 Jhalo Malo 5,100 Bengali 5,100 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 700 Dimasa 700 - - 20 - -
 Kachari Sonwal 9,500 Assamese 9,300 40 - 100 - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 5,700 Bengali 5,700 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 25,000 Bengali 25,000 - - - - -
 Kami 500 Nepali 400 - 100 - - -
 Kapu unspecified 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
 Khairwar 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Khampti 20 Adi - - - - - -
 Khandait 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Kharia 700 Kharia 700 - - - - -
 Khasi 1,700 Khasi 200 - - 1,500 - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Kol 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Kumal 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Lingayat 30 Kannada - - - - - 30
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,600 Bengali 1,600 - - - - -
 Lotha 40 Naga, Lotha - - - 40 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Magar 33,000 Nepali 32,000 - 300 100 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Mahara 90 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Mahishya 118,000 Bengali 118,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Majhwar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 50 Malayalam - - - 50 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Malto 100 Mal Paharia 100 - - - - -
 Mech 90 Boro (India) 90 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 2,800 Meitei 2,800 - - - - -
 Miri 2,700 Mising 2,700 - - 40 - -
 Mizo 90 Mizo - - - 90 - -
Mizo Lushai 70 Mizo - - - 70 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Munda 36,000 Mundari 35,000 - - 900 - 400
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi 33,000 - - - - -
 Nair 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali 34,000 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Newah 2,800 Nepali 2,600 - 200 - - -
 Nissi 200 Nyishi 200 - - - - -
 Oraon 37,000 Kurux 35,000 - - 1,300 - 300
 Pan 1,000 Odia 1,000 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Pochury Unknown Naga, Pochuri - - - - - -
 Pod 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - - - - -
 Rabha 7,600 Assamese 7,500 20 - 80 - -
 Rai 2,100 Nepali 1,800 - - 100 - 200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Bengali 31,000 - - 100 - 400
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi 76,000 - - - - 1,300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
Ralte 60 Mizo - - - 60 - -
Ranabhat 1,500 Assamese 1,500 - - - - -
 Rengma 60 Naga, Southern Rengma - - - 60 - -
 Rongmei 50 Naga, Inpui - - - 50 - -
 Saloi 1,600 Assamese 1,600 - - - - -
 Sangtam 70 Naga, Sangtam - - - 70 - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 45,000 Santhali 41,000 - - 1,300 - 2,700
 Saora unspecified 7,400 Odia 7,400 - - 30 - -
 Sarki 500 Nepali 500 - - 20 - -
 Sayyid 6,700 Urdu - 6,700 - - - -
 Sema 50 Naga, Sumi - - - 50 - -
 Shaikh unspecified 96,000 Urdu - 96,000 - - - -
 Sherpa 100 Nepali - - 100 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - 20 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 1,500 Nepali 1,400 - - 40 - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Tamang 1,300 Nepali 800 - 400 90 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Bengali 23,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Thakali 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Thakuri 1,300 Nepali 1,300 - - - - -
 Thami 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
 Tharu 2,700 Bhojpuri 2,600 - - 100 - -
 Tibetan 20 Tibetan, Central - - 20 - - -
 Tili 9,300 Bengali 9,300 - - - - -
 Tipera 200 Kok Borok 200 - - - - -
 Tiwa 8,700 Assamese 8,600 30 - 70 - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 8,000 Bengali 8,000 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,300 Nepali 900 - - 50 - 400
 Zeliang 60 Naga, Zeme - - - 50 - -
  Totals:  185 1,485,000   142 1,284,000 159,000 1,800 22,000 3,800 15,000
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