State: Assam | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
State:	Assam
District:	All

Number of People Groups

360

Unreached People Groups

266

Total Population

32,173,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

3.5 %

Hindu

62.6 %

Muslim

33.3 %

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	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	50	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	1,237,000	Assamese	1 ●	1,181,000	40	3,900	53,000	-1 -	-1 -
Aiton	4,000	Aiton	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	200
Aka	2,200	Hruso	2 ●	2,000	-1 -	80	90	-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	4,800	Naga, Ao	3 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	483,000	Karbi	2 ●	392,000	1,100	300	87,000	-1 -	1,900
Arora (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	2,687,000	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	2,687,000	-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)	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	1,071,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,052,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	18,000
Bania Agarwal	139,000	Hindi	1 ●	137,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Bania Agrahari	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	7,700	Hindi	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	5,700	Hindi	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	68,000	Assamese	1 ●	68,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	8,200	Hindi	1 ●	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bania Gandha Banik	17,000	Bengali	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Jaiswal	500	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Kasarwani	9,600	Hindi	1 ●	9,600	-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	9,800	Hindi	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Porwal	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bania Rauniar	5,700	Hindi	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	300	Lambadi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Barman	6,900	Dimasa	1 ●	6,800	-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	3,000	Odia	1 ●	3,000	-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)	4,100	Hindi	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	3,200	Sikkimese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-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	81,000	Bengali	1 ●	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	200
Bhumij	232,000	Bengali	1 ●	223,000	30	30	9,300	-1 -	200
Biate	11,000	Biate	2 ●	8,700	-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	3,300	Birhor	2 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Birjia	400	Bijori	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	12,000	Bishnupuriya	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	1,521,000	Boro	2 ●	1,378,000	-1 -	300	139,000	100	3,100
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	2,700	Boro	1 ●	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boria Assam	184,000	Assamese	1 ●	184,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	1,239,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,234,000	-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	41,000	Hindi	1 ●	41,000	-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	48,000	Hindi	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	33,000	Bengali	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Rikhisur	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	4,300	Hindi	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	7,300	Hindi	1 ●	7,300	-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	2,800	Bengali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	3,000	Bengali	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	6,700	Bengali	1 ●	6,700	-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 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	19,000	Chakma	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	3,000	1,100	-1 -	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chang	400	Naga, Chang	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	900	Nepali	1 ●	700	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	213,000	Nepali	1 ●	211,000	-1 -	1,200	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	82,000	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	82,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	12,000	Nepali	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	400	90	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	47,000	Deori	1 ●	47,000	60	-1 -	200	-1 -	60
Dhanwar	-1 Unknown	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Hindi	1 ●	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dowaniya	2,900	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	2,000	Dzongkha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	1,000	Odia	1 ●	700	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	3,900	Odia	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	1,300	Nepali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangte	300	Gangte	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Garo	159,000	Garo	3 ●	5,800	600	200	152,000	20	500
Gauda	5,100	Odia	1 ●	5,100	-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	600	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha (Hindu traditions)	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	665,000	Hindi	1 ●	608,000	30	300	52,000	-1 -	3,700
Gond Maria	39,000	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	40
Gonrhi	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	3,000	Odia	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	17,000	Nepali	2 ●	12,000	-1 -	4,800	300	-1 -	400
Hadi	2,200	Bengali	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	2,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	28,000	Bengali	1 ●	28,000	80	-1 -	200	-1 -	70
Hajang Banai	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-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	60	Chin, Falam	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Halam Molsom	-1 Unknown	Kok Borok	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	90	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	66,000	Assamese	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	20	70	-1 -	-1 -
Hmar	17,000	Hmar	3 ●	100	30	30	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	42,000	Ho	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	40
Hojai	4,200	Assamese	2 ●	3,200	-1 -	80	900	-1 -	-1 -
Hrangkhol	6,500	Hrangkhol	2 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	200	Malayalam	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Illemei	400	Naga, Mao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	49,000	Assamese	1 ●	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	13,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -
Jatapu	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	101,000	Bengali	1 ●	100,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100,000	Bengali	1 ●	100,000	-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	124,000	Deori	2 ●	123,000	100	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	100
Kachari Sonwal	262,000	Assamese	1 ●	260,000	600	100	1,500	20	300
Kachin	5,100	Jingpho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	5,100	-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	762,000	Bengali	1 ●	762,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	72,000	Bengali	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-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)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Kami	20,000	Nepali	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	900	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)	100	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	686,000	Hindi	1 ●	686,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	97,000	Bengali	1 ●	97,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	93,000	Bengali	1 ●	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Khamiyang	400	Khamyang	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	1,400	Adi	1 ●	500	-1 -	900	20	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	11,000	Odia	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	205,000	Kharia	2 ●	201,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	60
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	40	Gujarati	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	42,000	Khasi	3 ●	4,100	200	70	38,000	-1 -	20
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	5,700	Hindi	1 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Koch	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	3,700	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	70	-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	2,000	Odia	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konyak	1,500	Naga, Konyak	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	44,000	Korku	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	40	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	49,000	Telugu	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Koya	5,700	Telugu	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	69,000	Odia	2 ●	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	90
Kuki Chin	36,000	Chin, Thado	3 ●	6,400	70	80	29,000	-1 -	50
Kuki Chin Changsen	2,500	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	10,000	Chin, Thado	2 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Kuki Chin Khongsai	1,100	Chin, Thado	3 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	3,200	Nepali	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	142,000	Hindi	1 ●	142,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	314,000	Hindi	1 ●	313,000	-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)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Lama	200	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lamkang	50	Lamkang	3 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	50	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	5,500	Bengali	2 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Loi	50	Meitei	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lotha	2,900	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)	1,100	Telugu	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	157,000	Nepali	2 ●	151,000	-1 -	2,600	3,900	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Hindu traditions)	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	4,300	Assamese	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Mahishya	816,000	Bengali	1 ●	815,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	800	Marathi	1 ●	800	-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	5,000	Hindi	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	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	800	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	94,000	Hindi	1 ●	94,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	6,200	Santhali	2 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	80	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	80	-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)	100	Marathi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	11,000	Boro	2 ●	11,000	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	173,000	Meitei	1 ●	173,000	-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	688,000	Mising	1 ●	672,000	1,800	30	7,000	60	7,200
Mishmi	3,200	Digaro-Mishmi	2 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	4,500	Mizo	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	200	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	4,400	Mizo	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	98,000	Bengali	1 ●	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	26,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mon (Buddhist traditions)	200	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	1,200	Telugu	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,453,000	Mundari	2 ●	1,315,000	40	100	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)	80	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	60	Tamil	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	3,400	Naga Pidgin	3 ●	400	100	30	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Hindi	1 ●	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Nair	90	Malayalam	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	765,000	Bengali	1 ●	764,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	315,000	Bengali	1 ●	315,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	37,000	Nepali	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	1,300	100	-1 -	40
Nissi	7,700	Nyishi	3 ●	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Nocte	500	Naga, Nocte	3 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	725,000	Kurux	2 ●	650,000	-1 -	40	73,000	-1 -	1,600
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)	30	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja	4,600	Odia	1 ●	4,600	-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)	225,000	Assamese	1 ●	225,000	-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	900	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	242,000	Bengali	1 ●	242,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Poi	500	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	302,000	Assamese	2 ●	291,000	600	20	10,000	-1 -	300
Rai	44,000	Nepali	2 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	9,100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	217,000	Bengali	1 ●	208,000	-1 -	70	6,200	-1 -	2,500
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	328,000	Hindi	1 ●	325,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	3,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandrabansi	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	7,500	Hindi	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor	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	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	600	Mizo	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Ranabhat	9,600	Assamese	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Relli	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	5,400	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -
Rongmei	900	Naga, Inpui	3 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	900	Odia	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sakachep	12,000	Sakachep	3 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Saloi	4,000	Assamese	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	1,000	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Santal	893,000	Santhali	2 ●	780,000	60	-1 -	80,000	-1 -	32,000
Saora	120,000	Odia	2 ●	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	20
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sarki	9,000	Nepali	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	138,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	138,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	7,600	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	7,500	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	2,100	Odia	2 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	7,808,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	7,808,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shan	1,600	Shan	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	20	-1 -	300
Sherdukpen	70	Sherdukpen	1 ●	20	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	2,800	Nepali	2 ●	500	-1 -	2,300	60	-1 -	-1 -
Singpho	2,700	Singpho	2 ●	50	-1 -	2,400	200	-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)	56,000	Bengali	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	36,000	Nepali	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	100
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	87,000	Bengali	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	800	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Darai	500	Khamyang	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	3,100	Phake	2 ●	40	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Taroi	3,000	Singpho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	38,000	Nepali	2 ●	31,000	-1 -	5,100	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	50	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	164,000	Bengali	1 ●	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	90	-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)	205,000	Hindi	1 ●	205,000	-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	1,700	Nepali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	52,000	Tharu, Madhya-Purbiya	1 ●	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-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	86,000	Bengali	1 ●	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	19,000	Kok Borok	2 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	217,000	Assamese	1 ●	213,000	400	-1 -	4,000	-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	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	600	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Vanniyan	800	Tamil	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	428,000	Hindi	1 ●	428,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	65,000	Bengali	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	30,000	Nepali	2 ●	17,000	-1 -	30	2,100	-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	19,000	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 360	32,173,000		266 ●	20,145,000	10,716,000	57,000	1,125,000	21,000	108,000

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