Joshua Project - Ethnic Peoples of Assam, India

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People Name	Primary Language	Country Population	State Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi	Adi	69,000	1,300	N	2.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	-
Adi Andhra	Telugu	1,242,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	10	-	-
Adi Dravida	Tamil	9,801,000	300	N	2.0	300	-	-	20	-	-
Ahom	Assamese	1,323,000	1,216,000	Y	1.0	1,160,000	40	3,800	52,000	-	-
Aiton	Aiton	4,000	4,000	Y	1.0	1,500	-	2,300	-	-	200
Aka	Hruso	11,000	2,200	N	2.0	1,900	-	80	80	-	80
Angami	Naga, Angami	157,000	13,000	N	3.0	100	-	-	13,000	-	-
Ansari	Bengali	10,533,000	4,100	Y	1.0	-	4,100	-	-	-	-
Ao	Naga, Ao	231,000	4,700	N	3.0	60	-	-	4,600	-	-
Arleng	Karbi	495,000	475,000	N	2.0	386,000	1,100	300	86,000	10	1,900
Arora (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	467,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Assamese (Muslim traditio	Assamese	2,692,000	2,640,000	Y	1.0	-	2,640,000	-	-	-	-
Assamese (Sikh traditions	Assamese	1,100	1,100	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	1,100	-
Asur	Assamese	31,000	800	N	2.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	6,442,000	5,000	Y	1.0	5,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	3,265,000	60	Y	1.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
Baloch	Urdu	58,000	90	Y	1.0	-	90	-	-	-	-
Bania	Hindi	28,851,000	1,052,000	Y	1.0	1,035,000	-	-	-	-	18,000
Bania Agarwal	Hindi	4,767,000	137,000	Y	1.0	134,000	-	-	-	-	2,400
Bania Agrahari	Assamese	315,000	13,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Bais	Assamese	125,000	7,700	Y	1.0	7,700	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Barnawar	Assamese	63,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,700	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Brittal	Assamese	69,000	67,000	Y	1.0	67,000	-	20	-	-	-
Bania Gahoi	Assamese	337,000	8,100	Y	1.0	8,000	-	-	-	-	200
Bania Gandha Banik	Assamese	282,000	16,000	Y	1.0	16,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Jaiswal	Hindi	120,000	500	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	100
Bania Kasarwani	Assamese	405,000	9,500	Y	1.0	9,500	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Kasaundhan	Assamese	487,000	11,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Khandelwal	Hindi	92,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	50
Bania Khatri	Hindi	198,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Mahajan	Assamese	183,000	9,700	Y	1.0	9,700	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Mahesri	Assamese	358,000	14,000	Y	1.0	14,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bania Oswal	Hindi	416,000	9,900	Y	1.0	9,400	-	-	-	-	600
Bania Porwal	Hindi	322,000	14,000	Y	1.0	13,000	-	-	-	-	1,100
Bania Rauniar	Assamese	124,000	5,700	Y	1.0	5,700	-	-	-	-	-
Banjara (Hindu traditions	Hindi	5,979,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Bansphor (Hindu tradition	Assamese	143,000	23,000	Y	1.0	23,000	-	-	-	-	-
Barman	Dimasa	6,700	6,700	Y	1.0	6,700	10	-	20	-	20
Bauri	Assamese	2,130,000	5,200	Y	1.0	5,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	103,000	10	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	10	-
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	542,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	1,879,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bhandari	Assamese	633,000	2,900	Y	1.0	2,900	-	-	-	-	-
Bhattra	Bhatri	309,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Bhil	Bhili	16,812,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	6,370,000	4,100	Y	1.0	4,100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhotia Tibetan	Sikkimese	3,600	3,200	Y	1.0	-	-	3,200	-	-	-
Bhottada	Odia	455,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Bhuinhar	Assamese	942,000	100	Y	1.0	100	-	-	-	-	-
Bhuinmali	Assamese	180,000	79,000	Y	1.0	79,000	-	-	40	-	200
Bhumij	Assamese	1,116,000	228,000	Y	1.0	219,000	20	30	9,200	-	200
Bilaspuri	Bilaspuri	1,100	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Binjhia	Bengali	178,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Birhor	Assamese	20,000	3,300	N	2.0	3,100	-	-	200	-	-
Birjia	Assamese	13,000	400	N	2.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bishnupuriya	86,000	11,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	-	-	-	-
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Boro	1,577,000	1,496,000	N	2.0	1,355,000	-	300	137,000	100	3,100
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	Boro	2,700	2,700	Y	1.0	-	2,700	-	-	-	-
Boria Assam	Assamese	182,000	181,000	Y	1.0	181,000	-	-	-	-	-
Boya	Telugu	3,976,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin	Assamese	58,777,000	1,218,000	Y	1.0	1,214,000	-	-	-	-	4,500
Brahmin Bengali	Bengali	209,000	70	Y	1.0	70	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Ganak	Assamese	48,000	48,000	Y	1.0	48,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Gaur	Assamese	2,946,000	41,000	Y	1.0	41,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Joshi	Assamese	352,000	3,600	Y	1.0	3,600	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Jyoti	Bengali	121,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Kanaujia	Assamese	4,161,000	47,000	Y	1.0	47,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Radhi	Assamese	1,481,000	33,000	Y	1.0	33,000	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Rikhisur	Hindi	49,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	Assamese	457,000	4,300	Y	1.0	4,300	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Saraswat	Assamese	564,000	7,200	Y	1.0	7,200	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Tamil	Tamil	506,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Telugu	Telugu	1,027,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Utkal	Bengali	170,000	2,700	Y	1.0	2,700	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Vaidik	Bengali	178,000	2,900	Y	1.0	2,900	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin Varendra	Assamese	243,000	6,600	Y	1.0	6,600	-	-	-	-	-
Bru	Riang	203,000	12,000	N	2.0	11,000	-	60	500	-	200
Burmese	Burmese	14,000	800	Y	1.0	-	-	800	60	-	-
Chakhesang	Naga, Chokri	156,000	2,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	2,000	-	-
Chakma	Chakma	217,000	18,000	Y	1.0	14,000	10	2,900	1,100	-	300
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	51,315,000	30,000	Y	1.0	29,000	-	-	400	-	-
Chang	Naga, Chang	64,000	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Chepang	Nepali	1,000	900	Y	1.0	600	-	200	-	-	-
Chero	Assamese	191,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Chhetri	Nepali	261,000	209,000	Y	1.0	208,000	-	1,200	200	-	-
Chik Baraik	Hindi	117,000	2,700	Y	1.0	2,700	-	-	-	-	-
Chin Mara	Chin, Mara	43,000	500	N	3.0	20	-	-	500	-	-
Chirr	Naga, Yimchungru	200	30	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Chiru	Chiru	9,100	200	N	3.0	40	-	-	100	-	-
Christian	Assamese	953,000	80,000	N	3.0	-	-	-	80,000	-	-
Darjee	Nepali	68,000	12,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	400	90	-	-
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,880,000	9,900	Y	1.0	9,900	-	-	-	-	-
Deori	Deori	52,000	46,000	Y	1.0	46,000	60	-	200	-	60
Dhanwar	Bengali	65,000	10	Y	1.0	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	12,203,000	77,000	Y	1.0	77,000	-	-	-	-	-
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	227,000	10,000	Y	1.0	10,000	-	-	-	-	-
Dowaniya	Assamese	2,900	2,900	Y	1.0	-	-	2,900	-	-	-
Drukpa	Dzongkha	12,000	1,900	Y	1.0	-	-	1,900	-	-	-
Dura	Odia	3,100	1,000	Y	1.0	700	-	300	-	-	-
Faqir	Bengali	91,000	30	Y	1.0	10	20	-	-	-	-
Ganda	Assamese	1,277,000	3,800	Y	1.0	3,800	-	-	-	-	-
Gangai	Nepali	4,600	1,300	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	-
Gangte	Gangte	22,000	300	N	3.0	200	-	-	20	-	-
Garo	Assamese	1,094,000	157,000	N	5.0	5,700	600	200	150,000	20	400
Gauda	Assamese	1,988,000	5,000	Y	1.0	5,000	-	-	-	-	-
Gharti	Nepali	22,000	3,200	Y	1.0	3,200	-	-	-	-	-
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	284,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Goanese	Konkani, Goan	564,000	600	N	3.0	-	-	-	600	-	-
Gokha (Hindu traditions)	Odia	234,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Gond	Assamese	14,230,000	654,000	Y	1.0	598,000	30	300	52,000	-	3,600
Gond Maria	Maria	1,562,000	38,000	Y	1.0	36,000	-	-	2,700	-	40
Gonrhi	Angika	836,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Gorait	Assamese	11,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Guria	Assamese	719,000	2,900	Y	1.0	2,900	-	-	-	-	-
Gurung	Nepali	108,000	17,000	N	2.0	11,000	-	4,700	200	-	400
Hadi	Assamese	1,222,000	2,100	Y	1.0	2,100	-	-	-	-	-
Hajam	Bengali	1,974,000	2,400	Y	1.0	-	2,400	-	-	-	-
Hajang	Hajong	74,000	28,000	Y	1.0	27,000	70	-	100	-	70
Hajang Banai	Assamese	4,900	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Halam	Chin, Falam	42,000	900	N	2.0	500	-	-	400	-	-
Halam Chorei	Chin, Falam	3,300	300	N	3.0	200	-	-	100	-	-
Halam Kaipeng	Chin, Falam	5,700	50	N	2.0	10	-	-	40	-	-
Han Chinese, Mandarin	Chinese, Mandarin	9,100	50	N	2.0	-	-	50	-	-	-
Hira	Assamese	67,000	64,000	Y	1.0	64,000	-	20	70	-	-
Hmar	Hmar	98,000	17,000	N	3.0	100	30	30	17,000	-	10
Ho	Assamese	1,071,000	41,000	Y	1.0	38,000	-	-	2,700	-	40
Hojai	Assamese	4,200	4,100	N	2.0	3,200	-	80	800	-	-
Hrangkhol	Hrangkhol	6,900	6,400	N	2.0	6,400	-	-	-	-	-
Ilavan	Tamil	5,836,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Illemei	Naga, Mao	96,000	300	N	3.0	-	-	-	300	-	-
Jalkeot	Assamese	48,000	48,000	Y	1.0	48,000	-	-	100	-	-
Jat (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	19,192,000	2,800	Y	1.0	2,700	-	-	-	90	-
Jat (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	9,285,000	12,000	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	12,000	-
Jatapu	Telugu	142,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Jhalo Malo	Assamese	445,000	99,000	Y	1.0	99,000	-	-	80	-	-
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	410,000	80	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	80	-
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	3,130,000	99,000	Y	1.0	99,000	-	-	-	-	-
Julaha	Punjabi, Eastern	889,000	100	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	100	-
Kachari (Hindu traditions	Assamese	80,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kachari Dimasa	Deori	145,000	122,000	N	2.0	121,000	100	10	1,300	10	100
Kachari Sonwal	Assamese	277,000	258,000	Y	1.0	256,000	600	90	1,400	20	300
Kachin	Jingpho	36,000	5,000	Y	1.0	-	-	5,000	-	-	-
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,062,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kahha	Naga, Phom	53,000	700	N	3.0	-	-	-	700	-	-
Kaibartta	Assamese	1,932,000	750,000	Y	1.0	749,000	-	-	400	-	-
Kaibartta Jalia	Assamese	528,000	71,000	Y	1.0	71,000	-	-	50	-	-
Kaikolan	Tamil	2,411,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	Telugu	3,898,000	1,300	Y	1.0	1,300	-	-	-	-	-
Kalal Idiga	Telugu	1,754,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Kalingi	Assamese	268,000	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	503,000	70	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	70	-
Kami	Nepali	137,000	20,000	Y	1.0	19,000	-	900	200	-	-
Kandra	Assamese	706,000	2,900	Y	1.0	2,900	-	-	-	-	-
Kapu	Telugu	15,027,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Kapu Reddi	Telugu	3,664,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Karan	Odia	520,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,800	-	-	-	-	-
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio	Urdu	6,668,000	60	Y	1.0	-	60	-	-	-	-
Kawar	Bengali	1,003,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Kayastha (Hindu tradition	Assamese	7,620,000	675,000	Y	1.0	674,000	-	-	500	-	-
Kayastha Karan	Assamese	472,000	95,000	Y	1.0	95,000	-	-	-	-	-
Khairwar	Assamese	423,000	92,000	Y	1.0	91,000	-	-	800	-	-
Khamiyang	Khamyang	1,300	400	Y	1.0	-	-	400	-	-	-
Khampti	Khamti	17,000	1,400	Y	1.0	400	-	900	10	-	-
Khandait	Assamese	1,721,000	11,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	-	-	-	-
Kharia	Assamese	744,000	202,000	N	2.0	198,000	-	-	3,700	-	60
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	Marathi	398,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Khasi	Khasi	1,518,000	42,000	N	3.0	4,100	200	50	37,000	-	-
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	Hindi	2,322,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	303,000	400	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	400	-
Khiamniungan	Naga, Khiamniungan	62,000	400	N	3.0	-	-	-	400	-	-
Kisan	Sadri	1,612,000	5,600	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	80	-	-
Koch (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	66,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	10
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	8,123,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Kol	Assamese	1,754,000	3,700	Y	1.0	3,600	-	-	60	-	-
Koli (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	5,025,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Koli Mahadev	Marathi	1,669,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Koli Malhar	Marathi	311,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Kolta	Odia	661,000	1,900	Y	1.0	1,900	-	-	-	-	-
Konyak	Naga, Konyak	239,000	1,500	N	3.0	100	-	-	1,400	-	-
Korku	Assamese	1,036,000	43,000	Y	1.0	41,000	-	40	2,300	-	-
Korwa	Assamese	452,000	49,000	Y	1.0	47,000	-	-	1,200	-	-
Koya	Koya	781,000	5,600	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	90	-	-
Kui Khond	Assamese	1,832,000	68,000	N	2.0	62,000	-	-	5,300	-	90
Kuki Chin	Chin, Thado	149,000	47,000	N	3.0	7,900	60	80	38,000	-	50
Kuki Chin Biete	Biete	16,000	10,000	N	2.0	8,600	-	-	2,000	-	-
Kuki Chin Changsen	Chin, Thado	2,400	2,400	N	2.0	1,900	-	-	600	-	-
Kuki Chin Chongthir	Chin, Thado	3,100	1,100	N	3.0	40	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kuki Chin Khelma	Sakachep	2,700	2,200	N	3.0	1,100	-	-	1,100	-	-
Kuki Chin Kholhang	Chin, Thado	10,000	9,900	N	2.0	7,300	-	-	2,600	-	-
Kuki Chin Khongsai	Chin, Thado	1,100	1,100	N	3.0	60	-	-	1,000	-	-
Kumal	Nepali	3,600	3,200	Y	1.0	3,200	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	15,352,000	140,000	Y	1.0	140,000	-	-	-	-	-
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	18,738,000	308,000	Y	1.0	308,000	-	-	400	-	-
Kurmi Mahato	Assamese	241,000	5,000	Y	1.0	5,000	-	-	-	-	-
Kusiari	Bengali	1,800	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Labana (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	337,000	40	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	40	-
Lama	Tibetan, Central	600	200	Y	1.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Lamkang	Lamkang	7,900	50	N	3.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Lingayat	Kannada	3,378,000	40	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	40
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	6,719,000	5,500	Y	1.0	5,500	-	-	-	-	-
Loi	Meitei	42,000	40	Y	1.0	40	-	-	-	-	-
Lotha	Naga, Lotha	177,000	2,800	N	3.0	40	-	-	2,800	-	-
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	3,165,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Madari	Bengali	56,000	60	Y	1.0	-	60	-	-	-	-
Madiga (Christian traditi	Telugu	632,000	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	Telugu	7,395,000	1,100	Y	1.0	1,100	-	-	-	-	-
Magar	Assamese	343,000	155,000	N	2.0	149,000	-	2,500	3,800	-	-
Magh	Assamese	46,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Mahar (Hindu traditions)	Marathi	10,381,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Mahara	Assamese	7,200	4,200	Y	1.0	4,200	-	10	-	-	-
Mahishya	Assamese	9,633,000	802,000	Y	1.0	801,000	-	-	900	-	-
Mahli	Mahali	403,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta	Marathi	30,244,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Mahratta Kunbi	Hindi	7,640,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	624,000	100	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	100	-
Majhwar	Assamese	188,000	4,900	Y	1.0	4,800	-	-	60	-	-
Makware	Naga, Yimchungru	700	10	N	3.0	-	-	-	10	-	-
Mala (Christian tradition	Telugu	437,000	30	N	3.0	-	-	-	30	-	-
Mala (Hindu traditions)	Telugu	5,517,000	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Malabar Catholic	Malayalam	2,648,000	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	9,771,000	93,000	Y	1.0	92,000	-	-	80	-	-
Malto	Bengali	189,000	6,100	N	2.0	5,800	-	-	300	-	-
Mangala	Telugu	1,877,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Mappila	Malayalam	9,105,000	70	Y	1.0	-	70	-	-	-	-
Maravan	Tamil	3,122,000	20	Y	1.0	20	-	-	-	-	-
Matak	Assamese	600	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Matang (Hindu traditions)	Marathi	2,634,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Mech	Assamese	54,000	11,000	N	2.0	10,000	30	-	100	-	-
Meitei	Meitei	1,438,000	171,000	Y	1.0	170,000	-	-	70	-	100
Meitei Bishnupriya	Meitei	1,300	600	Y	1.0	600	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei Kshatriya	Meitei	119,000	17,000	Y	1.0	17,000	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei Panan	Meitei	12,000	12,000	Y	1.0	12,000	-	-	-	-	-
Meitei Thanga	Meitei	118,000	12,000	Y	1.0	12,000	-	-	-	-	-
Miri	Mising	685,000	677,000	Y	1.0	661,000	1,800	30	6,800	50	7,000
Mishmi	Digaro-Mishmi	3,300	3,100	N	2.0	2,800	-	-	300	-	-
Mizo	Mizo	144,000	4,400	N	5.0	100	-	-	4,300	-	-
Mizo Fanai	Mizo	14,000	200	N	5.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Mizo Lushai	Mizo	563,000	4,300	N	5.0	200	-	10	4,100	-	-
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	2,067,000	97,000	Y	1.0	97,000	-	-	-	-	-
Moghal	Bengali	1,737,000	25,000	Y	1.0	-	25,000	-	-	-	-
Mon (Buddhist traditions)	Assamese	200	200	Y	1.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Mukha Dhora	Assamese	44,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Munda	Assamese	3,661,000	1,429,000	N	2.0	1,295,000	40	100	134,000	-	1,700
Munnur	Telugu	854,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Musahar (Hindu traditions	Assamese	3,167,000	64,000	Y	1.0	64,000	-	-	40	-	-
Mutrasi	Telugu	1,037,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Nadar (Christian traditio	Tamil	1,263,000	60	N	3.0	-	-	-	60	-	-
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	Tamil	2,963,000	50	Y	1.0	50	-	-	-	-	-
Naga	Naga, Southern Rengma	19,000	3,300	N	3.0	400	100	20	2,800	-	-
Nai (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	11,688,000	115,000	Y	1.0	115,000	-	-	-	-	-
Nai (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	330,000	100	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	100	-
Nair	Malayalam	6,637,000	90	Y	1.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Namassej	Assamese	5,029,000	752,000	Y	1.0	751,000	-	-	800	-	-
Namassej Chandel	Assamese	1,495,000	310,000	Y	1.0	309,000	-	-	300	-	-
Nat (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	456,000	1,500	Y	1.0	1,500	-	-	-	-	-
Newah	Nepali	166,000	37,000	Y	1.0	35,000	-	1,300	100	-	40
Nissi	Nyishi	39,000	7,600	N	3.0	6,500	-	-	1,100	-	-
Nocte	Naga, Nocte	38,000	500	N	3.0	400	-	-	70	-	-
Oraon	Assamese	4,444,000	713,000	N	2.0	639,000	-	40	72,000	-	1,500
Paik	Odia	200,000	1,200	Y	1.0	1,200	-	-	-	-	-
Paite (Christian traditio	Chin, Paite	80,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Pallan	Tamil	3,303,000	90	N	2.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Pan	Sadri	1,578,000	8,600	Y	1.0	8,600	-	-	-	-	-
Paraiyan	Tamil	3,081,000	100	N	2.0	70	-	-	10	-	-
Parja	Assamese	489,000	4,500	Y	1.0	4,500	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	Bengali	11,411,000	30,000	Y	1.0	-	30,000	-	-	-	-
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	Bengali	7,675,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Patial	Assamese	74,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	276,000	221,000	Y	1.0	221,000	-	-	60	-	-
Pawi	Karbi	52,000	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Pnar	Pnar	2,400	200	N	3.0	-	-	-	200	-	-
Pochury	Naga, Pochuri	23,000	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Pod	Assamese	3,106,000	238,000	Y	1.0	238,000	-	-	200	-	-
Poi	Mizo	49,000	500	N	3.0	10	-	-	500	-	-
Rabha	Assamese	369,000	297,000	N	2.0	286,000	600	20	10,000	-	300
Rai	Nepali	125,000	43,000	N	2.0	32,000	-	-	2,800	-	9,000
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition	Bengali	5,190,000	213,000	Y	1.0	205,000	-	70	6,100	-	2,400
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu trad	Bengali	50,000	500	Y	1.0	500	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	45,389,000	322,000	Y	1.0	320,000	-	-	-	-	2,700
Rajput (Muslim traditions	Urdu	2,871,000	11,000	Y	1.0	-	11,000	-	-	-	-
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,064,000	3,300	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	3,300	-
Rajput Bais (Hindu tradit	Hindi	1,277,000	1,800	Y	1.0	1,800	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu trad	Hindi	851,000	1,400	Y	1.0	1,400	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chandrabansi	Assamese	98,000	17,000	Y	1.0	17,000	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu tra	Hindi	2,898,000	7,400	Y	1.0	7,400	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Nagbansi	Assamese	41,000	5,000	Y	1.0	5,000	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu trad	Hindi	1,215,000	2,700	Y	1.0	2,700	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Rathor	Hindi	1,368,000	2,600	Y	1.0	2,600	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Sisodia	Assamese	112,000	4,900	Y	1.0	4,900	-	-	-	-	-
Rajput Surajbansi	Hindi	246,000	17,000	Y	1.0	17,000	-	-	-	-	-
Ralte	Mizo	18,000	600	N	3.0	20	-	-	600	-	-
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions	Punjabi, Eastern	476,000	50	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	50	-
Ranabhat	Assamese	12,000	9,400	Y	1.0	9,400	-	-	-	-	-
Relli	Odia	161,000	30	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Rengma	Naga, Southern Rengma	68,000	5,300	N	3.0	200	-	-	5,200	-	-
Rongmei	Naga, Inpui	99,000	900	N	3.0	200	-	-	700	-	-
Sagarbanshi	Odia	174,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Saini (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	603,000	90	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	90	-
Sakachep	Sakachep	3,900	100	N	3.0	-	-	-	100	-	-
Saloi	Assamese	4,400	3,900	Y	1.0	3,900	-	-	-	-	-
Sangtam	Naga, Sangtam	76,000	900	N	3.0	-	-	-	900	-	-
Santal	Assamese	7,514,000	878,000	Y	1.0	767,000	60	-	79,000	-	32,000
Saora	Assamese	977,000	118,000	N	2.0	111,000	-	-	6,300	-	20
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	87,000	100	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	100	-
Sarki	Nepali	39,000	8,800	Y	1.0	8,800	-	-	70	-	-
Sayyid	Bengali	7,802,000	136,000	Y	1.0	-	136,000	-	-	-	-
Sema	Naga, Sumi	245,000	7,500	N	3.0	90	-	-	7,400	-	-
Shabar	Odia	529,000	2,000	N	2.0	2,000	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh	Bengali	85,372,000	7,677,000	Y	1.0	-	7,677,000	-	-	-	-
Shan	Shan	1,600	1,600	Y	1.0	-	-	1,200	20	-	300
Sherdukpen	Sherdukpen	3,500	60	Y	1.0	10	-	50	-	-	-
Sherpa	Nepali	38,000	2,800	N	2.0	500	-	2,200	50	-	-
Singpho	Singpho	8,400	2,600	N	2.0	50	-	2,400	100	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	7,669,000	58,000	Y	1.0	58,000	-	-	-	-	20
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	191,000	20	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	20	-
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	925,000	55,000	Y	1.0	55,000	-	-	20	-	-
Sunri Sadhubanik	Bengali	261,000	11,000	Y	1.0	11,000	-	-	-	-	-
Sunuwar	Assamese	82,000	35,000	Y	1.0	35,000	-	-	300	-	100
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio	Assamese	420,000	86,000	Y	1.0	86,000	-	-	80	-	-
Syrian Christian	Malayalam	3,690,000	800	N	3.0	-	-	-	800	-	-
Tai Man	Phake	5,800	3,000	N	2.0	40	-	2,900	10	-	-
Tai Taroi	Thai, Southern	200	200	Y	1.0	-	-	200	-	-	-
Tamang	Nepali	229,000	38,000	N	2.0	31,000	-	5,100	2,100	-	-
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	Tamil	3,146,000	50	Y	1.0	-	50	-	-	-	-
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	4,697,000	162,000	Y	1.0	162,000	-	-	80	-	-
Tanu	Apatani	44,000	90	N	2.0	90	-	-	-	-	-
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	Punjabi, Eastern	1,065,000	700	Y	1.0	-	-	-	-	700	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	18,518,000	202,000	Y	1.0	202,000	-	-	-	-	-
Thadou	Chin, Thado	216,000	500	N	3.0	-	-	-	500	-	-
Thakali	Nepali	1,500	1,000	Y	1.0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-
Thakuri	Nepali	33,000	30,000	Y	1.0	30,000	-	-	100	-	-
Thami	Nepali	2,400	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	-	-
Tharu	Nepali	512,000	51,000	Y	1.0	48,000	-	-	2,700	-	-
Tibetan	Tibetan, Central	107,000	600	Y	1.0	-	-	600	-	-	-
Tikhir	Naga, Yimchungru	7,600	40	N	3.0	-	-	-	40	-	-
Tili	Assamese	1,016,000	84,000	Y	1.0	84,000	-	-	-	-	-
Tipera	Bengali	629,000	19,000	N	2.0	18,000	-	-	600	-	-
Tiwa	Assamese	254,000	213,000	Y	1.0	209,000	400	-	3,900	-	200
Turi (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	373,000	27,000	Y	1.0	27,000	-	-	-	-	-
Turkmen	Turkmen	500	20	Y	1.0	-	20	-	-	-	-
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	Telugu	3,571,000	400	Y	1.0	400	-	-	-	-	-
Vaiphei	Vaiphei	46,000	1,000	N	3.0	10	-	-	900	-	-
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	Hindi	185,000	300	Y	1.0	300	-	-	-	-	-
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t	Assamese	4,785,000	23,000	Y	1.0	22,000	-	-	100	600	-
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi	Bengali	123,000	1,600	Y	1.0	1,600	-	-	-	10	-
Vanniyan	Tamil	12,499,000	800	Y	1.0	800	-	-	-	-	-
Vellalan	Tamil	2,525,000	40	Y	1.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
Viswakarma	Telugu	7,634,000	900	Y	1.0	900	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	Assamese	58,339,000	421,000	Y	1.0	421,000	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Rawat	Hindi	1,437,000	4,600	Y	1.0	4,600	-	-	-	-	-
Yadav Sadgope	Assamese	2,473,000	64,000	Y	1.0	64,000	-	-	-	-	-
Yakthumba	Nepali	143,000	29,000	N	2.0	16,000	-	30	2,000	-	11,000
Yenadi	Telugu	672,000	200	Y	1.0	200	-	-	-	-	-
Yerukula	Yerukula	537,000	80	Y	1.0	80	-	-	-	-	-
Yimchungra	Naga, Yimchungru	68,000	900	N	3.0	-	-	-	900	-	-
Zeliang	Naga, Zeme	104,000	18,000	N	3.0	3,000	-	-	15,000	-	-
State Totals: 356 People Groups			31,632,000	264		19,812,000	10,535,000	53,000	1,105,000	20,000	106,000