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Country:

India
Province / State: Assam
District: Hojai

Number of People Groups

194

Unreached People Groups

156

Total Population

1,026,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

48.8 %

Muslim

50.3 %

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
Ahom 28,000 Assamese ● 28,000 - - 50 - -
Aka 90 Hruso ● 90 - - - - -
Angami 20 Naga, Angami ● - - - - - -
Ao 20 Naga, Ao ● - - - 20 - -
Arleng 8,500 Karbi ● 7,200 - - 1,100 - 200
Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 196,000 Assamese ☀︎ - 196,000 - - - -
Assamese (Sikh traditions) 200 Assamese ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 2,400 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - 90
Bania Agrahari 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bania Bais 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 2,000 Assamese ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal 50 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - 20
Bania Kasarwani 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bania Porwal 500 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - 70
Bania Rauniar 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - 200
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Barman 60 Dimasa ● 60 - - - - -
Bauri Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi ● - - - - - -
Bhuinhar 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 2,500 Bengali ● 2,500 - - - - -
Bhumij 900 Bengali ● 900 - - 20 - -
Bilaspuri 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Bishnupriya Manipuri 300 Bishnupuriya ● 300 - - - - -
Bodo (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Boro (India) ● 6,600 20 - 100 - -
Boria Assam 8,700 Assamese ☀︎ 8,700 - - - - -
Boya Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Brahmin Ganak 900 Assamese ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 9,300 Hindi ☀︎ 9,300 - - - - 30
Brahmin Utkal 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Chepang Unknown Nepali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chhetri 1,400 Nepali ● 1,400 - 40 - - -
Christian 100 Hindi ● - - - 100 - -
Darjee 60 Nepali ● 60 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Deori 100 Deori ● 100 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Dholi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Drukpa 50 Dzongkha ☀︎ - - 50 - - -
Ganda 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Gangai 20 Nepali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 2,700 Garo ● 200 40 - 2,500 - -
Gauda 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gharti 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Gond Maria 100 Gondi, Northern ● 100 - - - - -
Gond unspecified 1,500 Hindi ● 1,300 - - 80 - 100
Guria Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 80 Nepali ● 30 - 60 - - -
Hajang 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin ● - - - - - -
Hira 2,400 Assamese ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Ho 70 Ho ● 60 - - - - -
Hojai Unknown Assamese ● - - - - - -
Illemei Unknown Naga, Mao ● - - - - - -
Jalkeot 300 Assamese ● 300 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 400 -
Jhalo Malo 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Kabirpanthi Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Kachari Dimasa 3,300 Dimasa ● 3,300 - - - - -
Kachari Sonwal 3,300 Assamese ● 3,300 - - 40 - -
Kaibartta Jalia 8,100 Bengali ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 38,000 Bengali ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Kami 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Kandra Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Khairwar 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Khandait 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kharia 2,400 Kharia ● 2,300 - - 20 - -
Khasi 40 Khasi ● - - - 40 - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 300 Koch ● 200 - - - - -
Kol 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kolta 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Korku 2,000 Korku ● 2,000 - - 20 - -
Korwa 900 Telugu ● 900 - - - - -
Kui Khond 1,100 Odia ● 1,100 - - 30 - -
Kuki Chin 400 Chin, Thado ● 100 - - 300 - -
Kumal 30 Nepali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
Lotha 20 Naga, Lotha ● - - - 20 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu ● 20 - - - - -
Magar 1,300 Nepali ● 1,200 - 30 - - -
Mahara 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mahishya 114,000 Bengali ● 114,000 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Maimal 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Malto 900 Mal Paharia ● 900 - - 20 - -
Mech 60 Boro (India) ● 60 - - - - -
Meitei Kshatriya 1,800 Meitei ● 1,800 - - - - -
Meitei Panan 1,100 Meitei ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Meitei Thanga 1,100 Meitei ● 1,100 - - - - -
Meitei unspecified 9,300 Meitei ● 9,300 - - - - -
Miri 70 Mising ● 70 - - - - -
Mizo 60 Mizo ● - - - 40 - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Munda 13,000 Mundari ● 13,000 - - 200 - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ● 1,400 - - - - -
Naga 40 Nagamese ● - - - 40 - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali ● 34,000 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 18,000 Bengali ● 18,000 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Newah 500 Nepali ● 500 - 20 - - -
Oraon 6,000 Kurux ● 5,800 - - 200 - -
Pan 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Bengali ☀︎ 6,800 - - - - -
Poundra 21,000 Bengali ● 21,000 - - - - -
Rabha 900 Assamese ● 900 - - - - -
Rai 1,000 Nepali ● 900 - - 30 - 60
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - 300 - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - 20
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput Nagbansi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Sisodia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Ranabhat 40 Assamese ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Rengma 20 Naga, Southern Rengma ● - - - - - -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 6,700 Santhali ● 6,100 - - 200 - 400
Saora unspecified 70 Odia ● 70 - - - - -
Sarki 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Sayyid 4,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,500 - - - -
Sema 20 Naga, Sumi ● - - - - - -
Shabar 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 314,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 314,000 - - - -
Shan 200 Shan ● - - 200 - - -
Sherpa 40 Nepali ● - - 40 - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● 2,700 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Sunuwar 300 Nepali ● 300 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
Tai Man 200 Phake ● - - 200 - - -
Tamang 800 Nepali ● 700 - 90 20 - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Bengali ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Thakali Unknown Nepali ● - - - - - -
Thakuri 500 Nepali ● 500 - - - - -
Thami 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Tharu 700 Bhojpuri ● 700 - - 20 - -
Tibetan 20 Tibetan, Central ● - - 20 - - -
Tili 5,500 Bengali ☀︎ 5,500 - - - - -
Tipera 100 Kok Borok ● 100 - - - - -
Tiwa 23,000 Assamese ● 23,000 40 - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Vaiphei Unknown Vaiphei ● - - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Unknown Tamil ● - - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
Yakthumba, Limbu 500 Nepali ● 400 - - - - 60
Zeliang 20 Naga, Zeme ● - - - - - -
  Totals:  194 1,026,000   156 ● 501,000 516,000 700 5,600 900 1,300
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