Country:

India

Province / State: West Bengal
District: South 24 Parganas

Number of People Groups

455

Unreached People Groups

412

Total Population

10,192,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.8 %

Hindu

60.8 %

Muslim

38.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Adi Andhra 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Aguri 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
 Angami 300 Naga, Angami - - - 300 - -
Anglo 1,700 English - - - 1,700 - -
 Ansari 31,000 Urdu - 31,000 - - - -
 Ao 80 Naga, Ao - - - 80 - -
 Arab 200 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken - 200 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
Asur Unknown Asuri - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 217,000 Bengali 216,000 - 200 100 30 -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Baiga 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 73,000 Hindi 73,000 - - - - -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Baiti 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 6,500 Hindi 6,400 - - - - 70
 Bania Agrahari 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 1,800 Hindi 1,700 - - - - 70
 Bania Kasarwani 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 9,000 Hindi 9,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 1,200 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 60
 Bania Rauniar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 53,000 Hindi 52,000 - - - - 400
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Barua 100 Bengali 30 - 70 - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bauri 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 8,200 - - - - 1,800
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali - 800 - - - -
 Bhandari 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Bhar 3,900 Bhojpuri 3,900 - - - - -
Bhaskar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhogta 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhotia 90 Nepali 80 - - - - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi 60 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 700 Hindi 700 - - 20 - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - 40 - -
 Bhumij 26,000 Bengali 24,000 300 - - - 1,800
 Bind 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
Birhor 20 Birhor - - - - - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali - 2,800 - - - -
 Boya 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 3,100 Bengali 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Dakshini Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Brahmin Purohit Unknown Marwari - - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 30 Marwari 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 129,000 Bengali 129,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 192,000 Hindi 191,000 - - - - 300
 Brahmin Utkal 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Vyas Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Burmese 20 Burmese - - 20 - - -
 Chain 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - -
 Chakhesang 100 Naga, Chokri - - - 100 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Chakma Unknown Chakma - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - 90 200 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chang 30 Naga, Chang - - - 30 - -
Chasadhobi 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 4,700 Bengali 4,700 - - - - -
 Chaupal 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Chero 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Chhetri 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Chik Baraik 100 Hindi - - - - - 100
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - 20 - -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Bengali - 3,400 - - - -
 Christian 31,000 Hindi - - - 31,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali - 600 - - - -
 Dalu 12,000 Bengali - 12,000 - - - -
 Darjee 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi 40,000 - 90 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
Doai 5,300 Bengali 5,300 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - 30 - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,000 Odia 1,000 - - - - -
Dulia 24,000 Bengali 24,000 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali - 2,800 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Faqir 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Ganda 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 50 Garo 50 - - - - -
 Gauda 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Ghazi 900 Bengali - 900 - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Gokha 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 400 Hindi 200 - - - - 100
 Gonrhi Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gorait 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Guria 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 100 Nepali - - 90 - - -
 Hadi 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - 70 - - -
 Hajam 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
 Hajang Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin - - 90 - - 50
 Hela Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Ho 40 Ho 40 - - - - -
 Ilavan 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali 2,200 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 23,000 Urdu - 23,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,000 -
 Jat Atra 14,000 Bengali - 14,000 - - - -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - 500 - - - -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 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 Varaich (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 4,400 Bengali 4,400 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Jimdar 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Bengali 138,000 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Kachari Dimasa 1,100 Deori 1,100 - - - - -
Kadar 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 21,000 Bengali 21,000 - - 100 - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 59,000 Bengali 58,000 - - 400 - -
 Kaikolan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kalingi 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kalu 78,000 Bengali - 78,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi 7,800 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Kami 90 Nepali 90 - - - - -
Kandra 23,000 Odia 23,000 - - 200 - -
 Kandu 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kaora 155,000 Bengali 153,000 - 300 1,900 - -
 Kapali 52,000 Bengali 52,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Karenga 4,300 Bengali 4,200 - - 70 - -
 Karmali 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Marathi 9,800 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 100 Kashmiri - 100 - - - -
 Kawar 1,700 Hindi 1,600 - - 50 20 -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 147,000 Hindi 145,000 - - 1,700 - -
 Kayastha Karan 49,000 Bengali 49,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Khambu 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Khandait 43,000 Odia 43,000 - - - - -
 Kharia 20 Kharia 20 - - - - -
 Kharwar 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Khasi 400 Khasi - - - 400 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Kisan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 20 Koch 20 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Kol 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Kolta 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
Konai 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
Konwar 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kori 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Korwa 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Kotal 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Hindi 75,000 - - 900 - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi 54,000 - - 600 - -
 Kurmi Mahato 8,900 Bengali 8,800 - - 90 - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Lohra 1,400 Hindi 1,300 20 - - - 100
 Lotha 30 Naga, Lotha - - - 30 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 100 Telugu - - - 100 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Magar 200 Nepali 200 - 20 - - -
 Mahali 1,100 Bengali 1,000 - - - - 100
 Mahanta 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Mahishya 1,002,000 Bengali 988,000 - - 15,000 - -
 Mahli Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Majhwar 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Bengali - 4,200 - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 70 Telugu - - - 70 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 200 Malayalam - - - 200 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali - 12,000 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali - 1,400 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Bengali - 5,700 - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali - 1,400 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Gujarati - 2,500 - - - -
 Malto 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 400 Gujarati - 400 - - - -
 Mangala 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Manihar 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Mappila 400 Malayalam - 400 - - - -
 Maravan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 1,100 Rakhine 200 - 900 - - -
 Matia 4,700 Bengali 4,700 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Mech 80 Boro 70 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 40 Meitei 40 - - - - -
Mir 17,000 Bengali - 17,000 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 111,000 Bengali 111,000 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
 Mru 20 Mru 20 - - - - -
 Munda 43,000 Mundari 41,000 300 20 70 - 1,500
 Munnur 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 70 Tamil - - - 70 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Naga 20 Nagamese - - - 20 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 400 20 - - - 30
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Hindi 106,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
Nai Nabasakh 6,500 Bengali 6,500 - - - - -
 Nair 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 150,000 Bengali 149,000 - 20 1,600 30 -
 Namassej Chandel 72,000 Bengali 71,000 - 100 700 20 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Newah Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Bengali - 28,000 - - - -
 Oraon 11,000 Kurux 10,000 20 - 400 - 100
 Paharia 50 Santhali 50 - - - - -
Paik 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Paliya 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Pan 1,200 Odia 1,200 - - - - -
Parhaiya 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 6,800 Urdu - 6,800 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 5,300 Bengali - 5,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 5,300 Bengali - 5,300 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 5,300 Bengali - 5,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 4,700 Urdu - 4,700 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 5,400 Urdu - 5,400 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 5,400 Bengali - 5,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 6,700 Urdu - 6,700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 198,000 Urdu - 198,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Patial 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
Patralu 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Persian 80 Dari - 80 - - - -
Peshakar 600 Bengali - 600 - - - -
 Pinjara 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pochury 50 Naga, Pochuri - - - 50 - -
 Pod 1,803,000 Bengali 1,793,000 - 500 9,400 100 -
 Pundari 50,000 Bengali 50,000 - - - - -
 Qazi 19,000 Urdu - 19,000 - - - -
 Rabha 30 Assamese 30 - - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Rai 500 Nepali 200 - 50 60 - 200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 143,000 Bengali 140,000 - 300 2,700 - 20
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali - 600 - - - -
 Rajbhar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi 56,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Raju 7,100 Bengali 7,100 - - - - -
 Rajwar 2,600 Hindi 2,500 - - 100 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rengma 100 Naga, Southern Rengma - - - 100 - -
 Rongkup 20 Lepcha 20 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Sahariya 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Sangtam 90 Naga, Sangtam - - - 90 - -
Sankara 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 5,100 Santhali 4,900 30 - 100 - 80
 Saora unspecified 1,200 Odia 1,200 - - - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Sarki 80 Nepali 80 - - - - -
Sauria Paharia Unknown Santhali - - - - - -
 Sayyid 83,000 Urdu - 83,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Sema 100 Naga, Sumi - - - 100 - -
Shabar 300 Odia 300 - - 20 - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 24,000 Urdu - 24,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 269,000 Urdu - 269,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 562,000 Urdu - 562,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 2,324,000 Urdu - 2,324,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Sukli 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - 200 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 6,500 Bengali 6,400 - - 80 - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Bengali 7,400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
 Tamang 100 Nepali 90 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 100 Tamil - 100 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 97,000 Bengali 97,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 101,000 Hindi 100,000 - - 500 - -
 Tharu 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Tibetan 20 Tibetan, Central - - 20 - - -
 Tili 20,000 Bengali 20,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 55,000 Bengali 54,000 - - 500 - -
 Turaiha 500 Bhojpuri 500 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Urdu - 4,900 - - - -
 Vanniyan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi 130,000 - - 1,300 - -
 Yadav Ghosi 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 3,400 Hindi 3,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 129,000 Bengali 127,000 - - 2,500 - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Yimchungra 70 Naga, Yimchungru - - - 70 - -
 Zeliang 100 Naga, Zeme - - - 100 - -
  Totals:  455 10,192,000   412 6,193,000 3,909,000 2,900 77,000 3,100 7,200
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