Country:

India

Province / State: West Bengal
District: North 24 Parganas

Number of People Groups

454

Unreached People Groups

419

Total Population

12,122,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

68.9 %

Muslim

30.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Adi Andhra 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Aguri 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
Anglo Indian 1,400 English - - - 1,400 - -
 Ansari 40,000 Urdu - 40,000 - - - -
 Arab 20 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken - 20 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 500 Assamese - 500 - - - -
Asur Unknown Asuri - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 105,000 Bengali 105,000 - 80 300 - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali 18,000 - - - - -
 Baiga 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 117,000 Hindi 117,000 - - - - -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Baiti 1,100 Marathi 1,100 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 19,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 1,900
 Bania Agrahari 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 400 Hindi - - - - - 400
 Bania Porwal 1,900 Hindi 1,700 - - - - 200
 Bania Rauniar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 79,000 Hindi 76,000 - - - - 2,600
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bantar 50 Maithili 50 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Barua 200 Bengali 50 - 200 - - -
 Bauri 1,100 Bengali 1,000 - - 50 - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - 20 - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Bhandari 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Bhar 5,800 Bhojpuri 5,800 - - - - -
Bhaskar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhogta 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bhotia 300 Nepali 300 - - 30 - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi 60 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 4,000 Bengali 3,900 - - 30 - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 700 Hindi 600 - - 20 - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,100 - - 50 - -
 Bhumij 46,000 Bengali 45,000 20 - - - 100
 Bind 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
Birhor 70 Birhor 60 - - - - -
 Birjia 80 Bijori 80 - - - - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali - 2,800 - - - -
 Boya 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Dakshini 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Brahmin Purohit Unknown Marwari - - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna Unknown Marwari - - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 79,000 Bengali 79,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 467,000 Hindi 466,000 - 200 - - 1,100
 Brahmin Utkal 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 7,400 Bengali 7,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Vyas Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 100 Burmese - - 100 - - -
 Chain 26,000 Bengali 26,000 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Chakma 200 Chakma 70 - 90 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 204,000 Hindi 200,000 - 600 3,700 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Chasadhobi 25,000 Bengali 25,000 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 7,100 Bengali 7,100 - - - - -
 Chaupal 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chero 2,600 Hindi 2,500 100 - 40 - 20
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Chik Baraik 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - 20 - -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali - 3,300 - - - -
 Christian 1,800 Hindi - - - 1,800 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Dalu 8,500 Bengali - 8,500 - - - -
 Darjee 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi 36,000 - 80 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
Doai 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Domar (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Odia 6,400 - - 100 - -
Dulia 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi 4,900 - - 100 - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali - 2,900 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Faqir 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Ganda 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 20 Garo 20 - - - - -
 Gauda 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Ghazi 900 Bengali - 900 - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Gokha 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 5,100 Hindi 5,000 80 - - - 50
 Gonrhi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gorait 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Guria 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 200 Nepali 70 - 90 - - -
 Hadi 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Hajang 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin - - 90 - - 50
 Hela 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Ho 100 Ho 100 - - - - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - 20
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Urdu - 22,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,600 -
 Jat Atra 15,000 Bengali - 15,000 - - - -
 Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - 100 - - - -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - 200 - - - -
 Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern 100 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - 300 - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 38,000 Bengali 38,000 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
Jimdar 600 Bengali 600 - 20 - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 334,000 Bengali 334,000 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Kachari Dimasa 1,700 Deori 1,700 - - - - -
Kadar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 30,000 Bengali 30,000 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Kalingi 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Kalu 60,000 Bengali - 60,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Kami 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
Kandra 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Kandu 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kaora 53,000 Bengali 52,000 - 90 700 - -
 Kapali 84,000 Bengali 84,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Karan 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Karenga 2,100 Bengali 2,000 - - 20 - -
 Karmali 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Marathi 15,000 - - - - 20
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 50 Kashmiri - 50 - - - -
 Kawar 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - 20 -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 288,000 Hindi 288,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Khambu 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Khandait 70,000 Odia 70,000 - - - - -
 Kharia 50 Kharia 50 - - - - -
 Kharwar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khasi (War-Khasi) 100 Khasi - - - 100 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Kisan 70 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 30 Koch 30 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Kol 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Kolta 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
Konai 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Konwar 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kori 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Korwa 600 Telugu 500 20 - - - -
Kotal 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 122,000 Hindi 122,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
Kurariar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 85,000 Hindi 84,000 - - 700 - -
 Kurmi Mahato 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - 100 - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Lingayat 200 Kannada - - - - - 200
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - 40 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Lohara 4,000 Hindi 3,900 20 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 100 Telugu - - - 100 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Magar 300 Nepali 200 - 70 - - -
 Mahali 8,300 Bengali 8,200 20 - - - -
 Mahanta 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 500 Marathi 400 - 50 - - -
 Mahishya 1,976,000 Bengali 1,970,000 - - 6,000 - -
 Mahli 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Majhwar 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Bengali - 4,200 - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu - - - 30 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi 7,600 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 9,900 Bengali - 9,900 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali - 800 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 8,000 Bengali - 8,000 - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali - 900 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Gujarati - 2,500 - - - -
 Malto 300 Santhali 300 - - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 600 Gujarati - 600 - - - -
 Mangala 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Manihar 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Mappila 400 Malayalam - 400 - - - -
 Marma 2,200 Rakhine 300 - 1,800 - - 20
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Matia 7,000 Bengali 7,000 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Mech 70 Boro 60 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 30 Meitei 30 - - - - -
Mir 11,000 Bengali - 11,000 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 183,000 Bengali 183,000 - - 50 - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Urdu - 3,400 - - - -
 Moghal 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Munda 72,000 Mundari 71,000 400 20 400 - 400
 Munnur 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Naga 1,100 Nagamese - - - 1,100 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 127,000 Hindi 127,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
Nai Nabasakh 5,300 Bengali 5,300 - - - - -
 Nair 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 866,000 Bengali 864,000 - 800 1,700 200 -
 Namassej Chandel 95,000 Bengali 95,000 - 90 200 20 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 18,000 Bengali - 18,000 - - - -
 Oraon 49,000 Kurux 46,000 200 - 1,100 - 1,600
 Paharia 60 Santhali 60 - - - - -
Paik 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Paliya 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Pan 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Parhaiya 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Parsee 200 Gujarati - - - - - 200
 Pashtun Afridi 12,000 Urdu - 12,000 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 11,000 Bengali - 11,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 11,000 Bengali - 11,000 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 11,000 Bengali - 11,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 9,800 Urdu - 9,800 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 36,000 Urdu - 36,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 4,400 Urdu - 4,400 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 4,300 Urdu - 4,300 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 11,000 Bengali - 11,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 12,000 Urdu - 12,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 195,000 Urdu - 195,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi 4,500 - - 80 - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Patial 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
Patralu 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Persian 100 Dari - 100 - - - -
Peshakar 800 Bengali - 800 - - - -
 Pinjara 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Pod 559,000 Bengali 556,000 - 400 2,100 30 -
 Pundari 80,000 Bengali 80,000 - - - - -
 Qazi 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Rabha 500 Assamese 500 - - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Rai 400 Nepali 200 - 100 - - 200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Bengali 111,000 - 200 1,600 - -
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali - 700 - - - -
 Rajbhar 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 102,000 Hindi 101,000 - - - - 500
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Urdu - 2,700 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 6,700 Hindi 6,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Raju 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajwar 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - 70 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,400 - - 70 - -
 Rongkup 30 Lepcha 20 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Sahariya 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
Sankara 5,000 Bengali 5,000 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 12,000 Santhali 11,000 30 - 400 - 80
 Saora unspecified 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Sarki 300 Nepali 300 - - - - -
Sauria Paharia 50 Santhali 40 - - - - -
 Sayyid 76,000 Urdu - 76,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
Shabar 400 Odia 300 - - 30 - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 26,000 Urdu - 26,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 294,000 Urdu - 294,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 590,000 Urdu - 590,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 2,086,000 Urdu - 2,086,000 - 30 - -
 Shaikh Usmani 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - 90
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
Sukli 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - 200 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 7,300 Bengali 7,200 - - 80 - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Tamang 1,200 Nepali 1,000 100 40 20 - 20
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Hindi 56,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 300 Tamil - 300 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 175,000 Bengali 175,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 174,000 Hindi 174,000 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Tibetan 70 Tibetan, Central - - 70 - - -
 Tili 30,000 Bengali 30,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 20 Kok Borok 20 - - - - -
 Tiyar 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 800 Bhojpuri 800 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 493,000 Hindi 493,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 187,000 Bengali 187,000 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 40 Nepali - - - - - 40
 Yenadi 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
  Totals:  454 12,122,000   419 8,358,000 3,713,000 5,300 26,000 11,000 9,900
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