Country:

India

Province / State: Assam
District: Chirang

Number of People Groups

111

Unreached People Groups

87

Total Population

557,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

10.1 %

Hindu

69.2 %

Muslim

20.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahom 3,800 Assamese 3,700 - - 50 - -
 Angami 50 Naga, Angami - - - 50 - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 23,000 Assamese - 23,000 - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - 30
 Bania Agrahari 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 500 Assamese 500 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - 80
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,100 Bengali 900 - - 100 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 197,000 Boro 155,000 - 40 41,000 30 500
Bodo (Muslim traditions) 500 Boro - 500 - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 30 Burmese - - 30 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 600 - - 20 - -
 Chhetri 1,800 Nepali 1,700 - - 50 - -
 Chik Baraik 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Christian 2,300 Hindi - - - 2,300 - -
 Darjee 400 Nepali 300 - - 50 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Drukpa 40 Dzongkha - - 40 - - -
 Dura 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Gangai 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 500 Garo 100 - - 400 - -
 Gharti 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 300 Gondi, Northern 200 - - 30 - -
 Gond unspecified 12,000 Hindi 10,000 - - 1,300 - 300
 Gonrhi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gorait 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 100 Nepali 30 - 90 - - -
 Hajang 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Hira 100 Assamese 100 - - - - -
Hojai 100 Assamese 60 - - 60 - -
 Jalkeot 30 Assamese 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Jhalo Malo 700 Bengali 600 - - 20 - -
 Kachari Dimasa Unknown Deori - - - - - -
 Kachari Sonwal 300 Assamese 300 - - 30 - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 3,100 Bengali 3,000 - - 60 - -
 Kami 400 Nepali 400 - - 30 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi 9,400 - - 80 - -
 Kayastha Karan 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Khairwar 2,200 Bengali 2,100 - - 70 - -
 Khandait 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Kharia 300 Kharia 300 - - 20 - -
 Khasi 100 Khasi - - - 100 - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kol 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 700 Odia 700 - - 60 - -
 Kumal 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Magar 3,400 Nepali 3,000 - 60 300 - -
 Mahishya 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - - 400 - -
 Meitei unspecified 70 Meitei 70 - - - - -
 Mishmi 60 Digaro-Mishmi 40 - - 20 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Munda 13,000 Mundari 11,000 - - 1,500 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - 50 - -
 Naga 30 Nagamese - - - 30 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - - 60 - -
 Namassej Chandel 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - 20 - -
 Newah 500 Nepali 500 - 50 - - -
 Oraon 14,000 Kurux 12,000 - - 2,400 - -
 Pan 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pod 5,700 Bengali 5,700 - - 70 - -
 Rabha 2,400 Assamese 2,300 - - 60 - -
 Rai 500 Nepali 300 - - 70 - 100
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Bengali 4,600 - - 300 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi 7,900 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Ranabhat 400 Assamese 400 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 26,000 Santhali 20,000 - - 4,600 - 900
 Saora unspecified 1,200 Odia 1,000 - - 200 - -
 Sarki 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,700 Urdu - 3,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 84,000 Urdu - 84,000 - - - -
 Sherpa 40 Nepali - - 40 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 700 Nepali 600 - - 50 - 30
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Bengali 5,600 - - - - -
 Tamang 600 Nepali 400 - 100 50 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Thakali 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Thakuri 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
 Thami 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Tharu 600 Hindi 600 - - 50 - -
 Tili 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Tiwa Unknown Assamese - - - - - -
 Vaiphei 70 Vaiphei - - - 70 - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 600 Nepali 300 - - 70 - 200
  Totals:  111 557,000   87 385,000 113,000 500 56,000 90 2,100
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