| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu % | Muslim % | Buddhist % | Christian % | Sikh % | Other % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adi | 300 | Adi |
2
|
50-100% | - | 2-5% | 5-10% | - | - |
|
Adi Dravida | 20 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Aguri | 30 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ahom | 7,800 | Assamese |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Angami | 900 | Naga, Angami |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Anglo | 200 | English |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Arleng | 18,000 | Karbi |
2
|
10-50% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | - | 10-50% |
|
Assamese (Christian traditions) | 3,300 | Assamese |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | 6,500 | Assamese |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Badaik | 500 | Sadri |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | 5,800 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bania Agarwal | 800 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | 10-50% |
|
Bania Brittal | 300 | Assamese |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bania Gandha Banik | 40 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bania Khatri | 200 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bania unspecified | 3,800 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | 10-50% |
|
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bauri | 2,100 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | 300 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Bhar | 100 | Bhojpuri |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | 90 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bhotia Tibetan | 100 | Sikkimese |
0
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Bhuinmali | 400 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bhumij | 100 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Biate | 1,000 | Biate |
2
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | 2,500 | Boro (India) |
2
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | 10-50% | - | 2-5% |
|
Brahmin Bengali | 2,800 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Gaur | 300 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Kanaujia | 90 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Radhi | 1,200 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin unspecified | 14,000 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Buna (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Burmese | 200 | Burmese |
1
|
- | - | 50-100% | 5-10% | - | - |
|
Chain | 700 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Chakma | 1,000 | Chakma |
1
|
5-10% | - | 10-50% | 50-100% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Chhetri | 700 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Christian | 30,000 | Hindi |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Dai (Muslim traditions) | 300 | Bengali |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Dalu | 600 | Bengali |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Darjee | 50 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Deori | 400 | Deori |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Dholi (Hindu traditions) | 70 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Drukpa | 100 | Dzongkha |
0
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Dulia | 600 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Dura | 900 | Odia |
1
|
50-100% | - | 10-50% | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Gangai | 20 | Nepali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | 923,000 | Garo |
3
|
0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | 0-0.1% | 2-5% |
|
Gharti | 20 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Goanese | 300 | Konkani, Goan |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Gosain unspecified | 80 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Gurung Ghaleg | 800 | Nepali |
2
|
10-50% | - | 50-100% | 10-50% | - | - |
|
Hadi | 1,400 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Hajang Banai | 4,600 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Hajong | 46,000 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | - | 0-0.1% |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Halwai Maira | 40 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | Chinese, Mandarin |
2
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Hira | 50 | Assamese |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Hmar | 1,900 | Hmar |
3
|
0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Ilavan | 100 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Illemei | 300 | Naga, Mao |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Jalkeot | 60 | Assamese |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Jat (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 2,100 | Punjabi, Eastern |
0
|
- | - | - | - | 50-100% | - |
|
Jhalo Malo | 1,900 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Jimdar | 100 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | 5,600 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kachari Dimasa | 4,500 | Dimasa |
2
|
5-10% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | - | 10-50% |
|
Kachari Sonwal | 2,200 | Assamese |
1
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 10-50% | - | - |
|
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kaibartta Jalia | 60 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kaibartta unspecified | 500 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kalu | 600 | Bengali |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kalwar Sunri | 30 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kami | 90 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kandra | 100 | Odia |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kandu | 60 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kaora | 500 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kapali | 400 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | -1 Unknown | Kashmiri |
0
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 7,000 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Kayastha Karan | 90 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Khairwar | 200 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 5-10% | - | - |
|
Khambu | 400 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Khampti | 30 | Adi |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Khandait | 400 | Odia |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kharia | 200 | Kharia |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Khasi | 1,203,000 | Khasi |
3
|
0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | 0-0.1% | 10-50% |
|
Koch (Hindu traditions) | 28,000 | Koch |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0-0.1% | 0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Konai | 60 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Korwa | 100 | Telugu |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Koya unspecified | 30 | Telugu |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kuki Chin | 13,000 | Chin, Thado |
3
|
2-5% | 0.1-2% | 0-0.1% | 50-100% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Kumal | 30 | Nepali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | 50 | Gujarati |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kusiari | 200 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Lingayat | 30 | Kannada |
0
|
- | - | - | - | - | 50-100% |
|
Loi | -1 Unknown | Meitei |
0
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Lotha | 200 | Naga, Lotha |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Telugu |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Magar | 20,000 | Nepali |
2
|
50-100% | - | 5-10% | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | 30 | Marathi |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mahara | 100 | Odia |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mahishya | 17,000 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mahratta unspecified | 100 | Marathi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mal (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mala (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Telugu |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Malabar Catholic | 100 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | 400 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Malto | 100 | Mal Paharia |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mara | 200 | Mara |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Marma (Magh) | -1 Unknown | Rakhine |
1
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Matia | 200 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mech | 1,000 | Boro (India) |
2
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | 10-50% | - | - |
|
Meitei unspecified | 3,500 | Meitei |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Miri | 100 | Mising |
1
|
10-50% | - | 5-10% | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Mizo | 1,100 | Mizo |
3
|
0.1-2% | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Mizo Fanai | 200 | Mizo |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Mizo Lushai | 2,600 | Mizo |
3
|
0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | 1,200 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Munda | 100 | Mundari |
5
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | -1 Unknown | Tamil |
3
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | -1 Unknown | Tamil |
0
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Naga | 1,200 | Nagamese |
3
|
2-5% | 0.1-2% | 2-5% | 50-100% | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% |
|
Naga Tangkhul | 900 | Naga, Tangkhul (India) |
3
|
0.1-2% | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Nair | 40 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | 3,500 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | - | - | - |
|
Namassej Chandel | 1,000 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 2-5% | - | - | - |
|
Newah | 300 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 5-10% | - | - | - |
|
Nissi | 50 | Nyishi |
3
|
50-100% | - | 10-50% | - | - | - |
|
Oraon | 200 | Kurux |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Paite (Christian traditions) | 600 | Chin, Paite |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Paliya | 800 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Pashtun Khan | 100 | Bengali |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 600 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Patni (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Pawi | 1,000 | Chin, Hakha |
3
|
2-5% | 0.1-2% | - | 50-100% | - | 10-50% |
|
Pnar | 278,000 | Khasi |
3
|
0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | 0-0.1% | 50-100% | 0-0.1% | 10-50% |
|
Poi | 800 | Mizo |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Poundra | 6,000 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Pundari | 400 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rabha | 36,000 | Assamese |
2
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | - | 2-5% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Rai | 3,200 | Nepali |
2
|
10-50% | - | 0.1-2% | 5-10% | - | 50-100% |
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rajbansi | -1 Unknown | Bengali |
0
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 12,000 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 700 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | 700 | Punjabi, Eastern |
0
|
- | - | - | - | 50-100% | - |
|
Raju | 700 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rajwar | 300 | Hindi |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ralte | 900 | Mizo |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Ranabhat | 1,100 | Assamese |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rautia | 200 | Hindi |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Rongmei | 100 | Naga, Inpui |
3
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Sakachep | 1,400 | Sakachep |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Sankara | 300 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 200 | Santhali |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | 5-10% | - | 5-10% |
|
Saora unspecified | 600 | Odia |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Sarki | 500 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | 10-50% | 5-10% | - | - |
|
Sayyid | 1,700 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Sema | 400 | Naga, Sumi |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Shaikh Faruqi | 500 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Shaikh Qureshi | 4,300 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Shaikh Siddiqi | 700 | Bengali |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Shaikh unspecified | 109,000 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Shan | 80 | Shan |
1
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Shan, Tai Man | 1,000 | Phake |
2
|
2-5% | - | 50-100% | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Sherpa | 100 | Nepali |
2
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Singpho | 300 | Singpho |
2
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 2,500 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Sunri Sadhubanik | 700 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Sunuwar | 4,800 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | 10-50% |
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Syrian Christian | 100 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Tamang | 700 | Nepali |
2
|
50-100% | - | 10-50% | 5-10% | - | - |
|
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 4,400 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Thadou | 100 | Chin, Thado |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Thakali | 20 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Thakuri | 800 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Thami | 20 | Nepali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Tharu | 700 | Bhojpuri |
1
|
50-100% | - | 2-5% | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Tibetan | 200 | Tibetan, Central |
1
|
- | - | 50-100% | - | - | - |
|
Tili | 2,000 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Tipera | 2,800 | Kok Borok |
2
|
10-50% | - | - | 2-5% | - | - |
|
Tiwa | 39,000 | Assamese |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0-0.1% | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Tiyar | 700 | Bengali |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Turaiha | 60 | Bhojpuri |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vaiphei | 500 | Vaiphei |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | 30 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Valmiki Mehtar | 600 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vanniyan | 30 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Viswakarma unspecified | 20 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 6,900 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Yadav Sadgope | 3,100 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Yakthumba, Limbu | 1,100 | Nepali |
2
|
10-50% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | 50-100% |
|
Zeliang | 600 | Naga, Zeme |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
| Totals: 208 | 2,962,000 | 153 ● | 10-50% | 2-5% | 0.1-2% | 50-100% | 0.1-2% | 5-10% |