State: Assam | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
State:	Assam
District:	All

Number of People Groups

360

Unreached People Groups

267

Total Population

31,384,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

3.6 %

Hindu

62.3 %

Muslim

33.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	1,300	Adi	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Andhra	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	1,227,000	Assamese	1 ●	1,172,000	40	3,800	52,000	-1 -	-1 -
Aiton	3,600	Aiton	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	200
Aka	2,200	Hruso	2 ●	1,900	-1 -	100	80	-1 -	80
Angami	13,000	Naga, Angami	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	4,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	4,600	Naga, Ao	3 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	477,000	Karbi	2 ●	387,000	1,100	300	87,000	-1 -	1,900
Arora (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	2,640,000	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	2,640,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Asur	800	Asuri	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	70	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	1,049,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,031,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	18,000
Bania Agarwal	140,000	Hindi	1 ●	138,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Bania Agrahari	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	7,800	Hindi	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	5,800	Hindi	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	51,000	Assamese	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	8,100	Hindi	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Gandha Banik	16,000	Bengali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Jaiswal	500	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Kasarwani	9,700	Hindi	1 ●	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khandelwal	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Khatri	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	9,700	Hindi	1 ●	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	9,900	Hindi	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Porwal	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bania Rauniar	5,800	Hindi	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	300	Lambadi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	6,700	Dimasa	1 ●	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	20
Bauri	5,200	Bengali	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	30	Kannada	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	2,900	Odia	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhattra	40	Bhatri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Hindi	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	3,000	Sikkimese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	1,200	Kuvi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	72,000	Bengali	1 ●	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
Bhumij	228,000	Bengali	1 ●	219,000	20	30	9,400	-1 -	200
Biate	10,000	Biate	2 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Bilaspuri	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	3,200	Birhor	2 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Birjia	400	Bijori	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	11,000	Bishnupuriya	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	1,496,000	Boro	2 ●	1,355,000	-1 -	300	138,000	100	3,100
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	2,700	Boro	1 ●	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boria Assam	181,000	Assamese	1 ●	181,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	1,213,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,209,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500
Brahmin Bengali	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	48,000	Assamese	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	42,000	Hindi	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	3,600	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	47,000	Hindi	1 ●	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	34,000	Bengali	1 ●	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Rikhisur	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	4,500	Hindi	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	7,200	Hindi	1 ●	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Utkal	2,900	Bengali	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	3,200	Bengali	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	7,000	Bengali	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bru	12,000	Kok Borok	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	60	500	-1 -	200
Burmese	800	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	2,000	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	18,000	Chakma	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	2,900	1,200	-1 -	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	400	Naga, Chang	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	900	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	196,000	Nepali	1 ●	195,000	-1 -	900	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chin Mara	500	Chin, Mara	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chirr	30	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Chiru	200	Chiru	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	88,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	88,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	300	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	46,000	Deori	1 ●	46,000	60	-1 -	200	-1 -	60
Dhanwar	-1 Unknown	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Hindi	1 ●	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dowaniya	2,900	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	1,900	Dzongkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	1,000	Odia	1 ●	700	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	3,800	Odia	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	1,300	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	300	Gangte	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Garo	157,000	Garo	3 ●	5,700	600	200	150,000	20	400
Gauda	5,000	Odia	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	3,200	Bengali	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	500	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	654,000	Hindi	1 ●	598,000	30	300	52,000	-1 -	3,500
Gond Maria	39,000	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	40
Gonrhi	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	2,900	Odia	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	17,000	Nepali	2 ●	12,000	-1 -	4,100	200	-1 -	400
Hadi	2,100	Bengali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	2,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	28,000	Bengali	1 ●	27,000	70	-1 -	100	-1 -	70
Hajang Banai	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halam	900	Kok Borok	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Chorei	300	Chin, Falam	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Kaipeng	50	Chin, Falam	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	40	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	54,000	Assamese	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	17,000	Hmar	3 ●	100	30	30	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	41,000	Ho	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	40
Hojai	4,100	Assamese	2 ●	3,200	-1 -	80	800	-1 -	-1 -
Hrangkhol	6,400	Hrangkhol	2 ●	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	200	Malayalam	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	300	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	25,000	Assamese	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	12,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -
Jatapu	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	80,000	Bengali	1 ●	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	103,000	Bengali	1 ●	103,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kachari (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Marathi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	122,000	Deori	2 ●	121,000	100	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	100
Kachari Sonwal	258,000	Assamese	1 ●	255,000	600	90	1,400	20	300
Kachin	5,000	Jingpho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahha	700	Naga, Phom	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	692,000	Bengali	1 ●	691,000	-1 -	50	400	50	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	119,000	Bengali	1 ●	119,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Telugu	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	1,000	Odia	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Kami	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	2,900	Odia	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	800	Telugu	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	1,800	Odia	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	60	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	683,000	Hindi	1 ●	683,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	97,000	Bengali	1 ●	97,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	92,000	Bengali	1 ●	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	400	Khamyang	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	1,400	Adi	1 ●	400	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	11,000	Odia	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	202,000	Kharia	2 ●	198,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	60
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	40	Gujarati	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	42,000	Khasi	3 ●	4,100	200	50	37,000	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Khiamniungan	400	Naga, Khiamniungan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	5,600	Hindi	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Koch	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	3,700	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	40	Marathi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	30	Marathi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	1,900	Odia	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	1,500	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	43,000	Korku	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	40	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	50,000	Telugu	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Koya	5,600	Telugu	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	68,000	Odia	2 ●	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	50
Kuki Chin	35,000	Chin, Thado	3 ●	6,300	60	80	29,000	-1 -	50
Kuki Chin Changsen	2,400	Chin, Thado	2 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Chongthir	1,100	Chin, Thado	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khelma	2,200	Bengali	3 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Kholhang	9,900	Chin, Thado	2 ●	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khongsai	1,100	Chin, Thado	3 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	3,200	Nepali	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	140,000	Hindi	1 ●	140,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	309,000	Hindi	1 ●	308,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	5,000	Bengali	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	1,600	Bengali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Lama	200	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lamkang	50	Lamkang	3 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	40	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	5,500	Bengali	2 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	40	Meitei	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	2,800	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	200	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	157,000	Nepali	2 ●	151,000	-1 -	2,600	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Hindu traditions)	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	1,700	Odia	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	815,000	Bengali	1 ●	814,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	1,000	Marathi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta	1,400	Marathi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Majhwar	4,900	Hindi	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	30	60	-1 -	-1 -
Makwara	-1 Unknown	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	30	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	600	Telugu	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	700	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	92,000	Hindi	1 ●	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	6,100	Santhali	2 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	60	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marma	20	Rakhine	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matak	600	Assamese	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	90	Marathi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	11,000	Boro	2 ●	10,000	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	171,000	Meitei	1 ●	170,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	100
Meitei Bishnupriya	600	Meitei	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Kshatriya	17,000	Meitei	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Panan	12,000	Meitei	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei Thanga	12,000	Meitei	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	676,000	Mising	1 ●	661,000	1,800	30	6,900	50	7,000
Mishmi	3,100	Digaro-Mishmi	2 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	4,400	Mizo	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	200	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	4,200	Mizo	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	79,000	Bengali	1 ●	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	25,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mon (Buddhist traditions)	300	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	1,200	Telugu	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,432,000	Mundari	2 ●	1,297,000	40	200	136,000	-1 -	1,700
Munnur	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	65,000	Hindi	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	3,300	Naga Pidgin	3 ●	400	100	20	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	115,000	Hindi	1 ●	115,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Nair	80	Malayalam	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	631,000	Bengali	1 ●	630,000	-1 -	50	800	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	301,000	Bengali	1 ●	300,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	36,000	Nepali	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	1,200	100	-1 -	40
Nissi	7,800	Nyishi	3 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Nocte	500	Naga, Nocte	3 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	716,000	Kurux	2 ●	643,000	-1 -	70	71,000	-1 -	1,500
Paik	1,200	Odia	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	100	Chin, Paite	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	90	Tamil	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	8,600	Odia	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	70	Tamil	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja	4,500	Odia	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	30,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	182,000	Assamese	1 ●	181,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Pawi	100	Chin, Hakha	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	200	Pnar	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	800	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	246,000	Bengali	1 ●	245,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	500	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	296,000	Assamese	2 ●	286,000	600	20	10,000	-1 -	300
Rai	43,000	Nepali	2 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	9,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	223,000	Bengali	1 ●	215,000	-1 -	70	6,100	-1 -	2,400
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Bengali	1 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	325,000	Hindi	1 ●	322,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandrabansi	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	1 ●	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	5,000	Hindi	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sisodia	4,900	Hindi	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	400	Mizo	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Ranabhat	9,800	Assamese	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Relli	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	5,300	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	5,200	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	900	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	900	Odia	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Sakachep	12,000	Sakachep	3 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Saloi	3,900	Assamese	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	900	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Santal	881,000	Santhali	2 ●	771,000	60	-1 -	79,000	-1 -	30,000
Saora	118,000	Odia	2 ●	112,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	20
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sarki	8,800	Nepali	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	136,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	136,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	7,500	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	2,000	Odia	2 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	7,674,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	7,674,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	1,600	Shan	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	20	-1 -	300
Sherdukpen	60	Sherdukpen	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	2,800	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	2,200	50	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	2,600	Singpho	2 ●	50	-1 -	2,400	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Hindi	1 ●	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Bengali	1 ●	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	36,000	Nepali	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	100
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	66,000	Bengali	1 ●	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	700	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Darai	400	Khamyang	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	3,000	Phake	2 ●	40	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Taroi	2,100	Singpho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	38,000	Nepali	2 ●	31,000	-1 -	5,100	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	50	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	168,000	Bengali	1 ●	167,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tanu	90	Apatani	2 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	204,000	Hindi	1 ●	204,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thadou	500	Chin, Thado	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	1,000	Nepali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	30,000	Nepali	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	1,600	Nepali	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	51,000	Hindi	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	600	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tikhir	40	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	88,000	Bengali	1 ●	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	19,000	Kok Borok	2 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	213,000	Assamese	1 ●	209,000	400	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	200
Turi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turkmen	20	Turkmen	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaiphei	1,000	Vaiphei	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	8,900	Hindi	1 ●	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	200	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	800	Tamil	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	40	Tamil	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	420,000	Hindi	1 ●	420,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	4,400	Hindi	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	1,900	Hindi	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,600	Hindi	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	63,000	Bengali	1 ●	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	29,000	Nepali	2 ●	16,000	-1 -	30	2,000	-1 -	11,000
Yenadi	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yerukula	80	Yerukula	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yimchungra	900	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	18,000	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 360	31,384,000		267 ●	19,562,000	10,531,000	54,000	1,117,000	20,000	105,000

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