Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Sylhet
District: All

Number of People Groups

159

Unreached People Groups

148

Total Population

54,497,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

12.2 %

Muslim

87.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 6,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,800 - - - -
 Ansari 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
 Arleng 7,200 Karbi ☀︎ 7,200 - - - - -
Asur 7,200 Sylheti 7,100 - - - - 60
 Baiga 24,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - 200
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Barman 58,000 Bengali 52,000 100 - 200 - 5,400
 Bauri 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 29,000 - - - -
 Behara 5,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,500 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Bengali ☀︎ 7,900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 7,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,200 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 9,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,100 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 4,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,700 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,500 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 135,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 135,000 - - - -
 Bhumij 130,000 Sylheti 126,000 800 100 1,800 - 1,600
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) 17,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
 Binjhia 31,000 Sylheti 31,000 - - 700 - 60
Birhor 5,200 Sylheti 5,100 - - 100 - -
 Bishnupriya Manipuri 78,000 Bishnupuriya 74,000 2,500 - 200 - 1,100
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 64,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 3,400 Bengali ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 32,000 Bengali ☀︎ 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 4,600 Bengali ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 7,000 Bengali ☀︎ 7,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 46,000 Bengali ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 6,000 Bengali ☀︎ 6,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 4,000 Burmese ☀︎ - - 4,000 - - -
 Chakma 51,000 Chakma 2,500 60 42,000 6,500 - 50
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Bengali 8,600 - - - - -
 Chero 42,000 Sylheti 42,000 - - 400 - 200
 Chik Baraik 39,000 Sylheti 38,000 - - 600 - 400
 Christian 4,800 Bengali - - - 4,800 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 7,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,700 - - - -
 Dalu 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,200 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 7,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,600 - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Bengali ☀︎ 106,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,100 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 204,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 204,000 - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Faqir 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
Gain 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
Ganak 4,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,600 - - - -
Gandpal 10,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 23,000 Garo 60 100 - 23,000 - 50
Ghazi 32,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 32,000 - - - -
 Ghulam 1,400 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Gond 49,000 Gondi, Northern 49,000 - - 200 - 200
 Gurung Ghaleg 700 Gurung ☀︎ 600 - 90 - - -
 Hajam 170,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 170,000 - - - -
 Hajang 21,000 Hajong ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 400 Chinese, Mandarin ☀︎ - - 400 - - -
 Ho 436,000 Sylheti 412,000 1,800 200 9,600 - 12,000
 Jamatia 6,300 War-Jaintia 5,600 200 - 500 - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - 1,000 -
 Jhalo Malo 111,000 Bengali ☀︎ 111,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 828,000 Bengali ☀︎ 828,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
 Jola 187,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 187,000 - - - -
Kaghazi 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 77,000 Bengali ☀︎ 77,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 91,000 Bengali ☀︎ 91,000 - - - - -
Karadar 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Karmali 25,000 Sylheti 24,000 - - 700 - 60
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 209,000 Bengali ☀︎ 209,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 153,000 Bengali ☀︎ 153,000 - - - - -
Khadala 21,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Khandait 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Kharia 75,000 Sylheti 72,000 200 - 1,300 - 1,400
 Kharwar 85,000 Sylheti 84,000 300 - 800 - 400
 Khasi 84,000 War-Jaintia 500 200 90 83,000 - 700
 Kisan 31,000 Sylheti 30,000 - - 500 - 400
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Koch 15,000 - - - - 200
 Kori 15,000 Bengali 15,000 - - 60 - 100
 Korku 29,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Korwa 19,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - 600
 Kui, Kuvi Khond 37,000 Kuvi 35,000 - - 1,200 - 300
 Kuki Chin 3,400 Chittagonian 400 - 2,100 500 - 400
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Bengali ☀︎ 62,000 - - - - -
Kusiari 34,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
Laleng (Patra) 20,000 Tiwa 18,000 - - 2,200 - -
Lohait Kuri 7,900 Sylheti ☀︎ 7,900 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
Lohra 141,000 Sylheti 139,000 - - 900 - 400
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Magar 4,100 Bengali ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
Mahara 77,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 77,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 88,000 Mahali 86,000 - - 900 - 900
 Maimal 710,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 710,000 - - - -
 Majhwar 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,700 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 475,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 475,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 19,000 - - - -
 Malto 48,000 Bengali 46,000 80 - 1,600 - 70
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 9,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,400 - - - -
Masalchi 500 Bengali ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Meitei 131,000 Meitei 126,000 2,800 - 200 - 2,200
Mirzakhani 20,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 20,000 - - - -
 Mizo Bawm 1,500 Chin, Bawm - - - 1,500 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Bengali ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
 Munda 115,000 Mundari 69,000 300 100 4,800 - 41,000
Murasing 400 War-Jaintia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 319,000 Bengali 318,000 - - 800 - -
 Namassej Chandel 854,000 Bengali 851,000 - - 2,900 - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 57,000 Kurux 34,000 70 70 8,800 - 14,000
 Pan 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Parhaiya 30,000 Sylheti 29,000 - - 500 - 70
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 446,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 446,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,700 - - - -
 Pinjara 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
 Pnar 91,000 Pnar 1,000 300 70 67,000 - 23,000
 Poundra 46,000 Bengali ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
 Qassab 4,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,400 - - - -
 Qazi 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
 Rai 1,100 Bengali 600 - - - - 500
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Bengali 57,000 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 10,000 - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,800 - - - -
 Raute 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Rautia 4,300 Sadri, Oraon ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 28,000 - - - -
 Rohingya 207,000 Rohingya - 207,000 - - - -
Sankara 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 91,000 Bengali 67,000 2,900 - 6,800 - 15,000
 Saora 11,000 Sora 11,000 - - 30 - 30
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
Sauria Paharia 38,000 Sylheti 37,000 - - 1,300 - 200
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,800 - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 171,000 Bengali ☀︎ 171,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 4,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,800 - - - -
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) 45,467,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 45,467,000 - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 222,000 Bengali ☀︎ 222,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 22,000 Kok Borok 20,000 400 - 1,700 - -
 Turaiha 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  159 54,497,000   148 6,645,000 47,441,000 49,000 238,000 1,000 123,000



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