People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 8,683,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahom | Assamese | 1,600,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0  | 6,100 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Aka | Hruso | 13,000 | 20 | N | 2.0  | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Anal | Anal | 27,000 | 30 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Angami | Naga, Angami | 186,000 | 166,000 | N | 3.0  | 600 | 400 | 800 | 164,000 | 20 | 500 |
Anglo Indian | English | 157,000 | 100 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Ao | Naga, Ao | 275,000 | 266,000 | N | 3.0  | 700 | 800 | 500 | 265,000 | 30 | 400 |
Arleng | Karbi | 595,000 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 90 | - | - | 300 | - | - |
Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 4,830,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 547,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Assamese (Muslim traditio | Assamese | 3,172,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 22,000 | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,428,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0  | 5,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 335,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 5,775,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | 400 |
Bania Brittal | Assamese | 60,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 90,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | 300 |
Bania unspecified | Hindi | 16,927,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0  | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | 1,700 |
Bauri | Bengali | 2,345,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0  | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,992,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Bengali | 766,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 4,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Bhuinmali | Bengali | 187,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 1,869,000 | 17,000 | N | 2.0  | 15,000 | - | 100 | 1,500 | - | 10 |
Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 34,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 245,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0  | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 3,645,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 34,711,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0  | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | 300 |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 476,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 17,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Chain | Bengali | 602,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 187,000 | 183,000 | N | 3.0  | 200 | 500 | 400 | 181,000 | 10 | 200 |
Chakma | Chakma | 260,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Chang | Naga, Chang | 77,000 | 76,000 | N | 3.0  | 200 | 200 | 300 | 75,000 | - | 40 |
Chhetri | Nepali | 293,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Chiru | Chiru | 11,000 | 600 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Christian | Naga, Angami | 1,492,000 | 13,000 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 13,000 | - | - |
Drukpa | Dzongkha | 14,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 400 | - | - | - |
Dulia | Bengali | 455,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Galong | Adi, Galo | 96,000 | 10 | N | 2.0  | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 1,496,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangte | Gangte | 26,000 | 2,400 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 2,400 | - | - |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 1,299,000 | 2,800 | N | 3.0  | 600 | - | - | 2,200 | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 2,410,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Bengali | 10,109,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Guria | Bengali | 871,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 127,000 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 90 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
Hadi | Bengali | 1,161,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,665,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 11,000 | 30 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 6,700,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Illemei | Naga, Mao | 114,000 | 600 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 16,034,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 551,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 8,724,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 478,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,785,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0  | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kachari Dimasa | Boro | 172,000 | 15,000 | N | 2.0  | 11,000 | 60 | - | 4,600 | - | 10 |
Kahha | Naga, Phom | 63,000 | 62,000 | N | 3.0  | 100 | 200 | 80 | 61,000 | - | 50 |
Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 536,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,644,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0  | 6,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalu | Bengali | 306,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Bengali | 787,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaora | Bengali | 347,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapali | Bengali | 355,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 13,932,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 7,944,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 7,090,000 | 7,700 | Y | 1.0  | 7,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khairwar | Bengali | 497,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Bengali | 2,050,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Kharia | 895,000 | 800 | N | 2.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khasi (War-Khasi) | Khasi | 1,479,000 | 1,300 | N | 3.0  | 80 | - | 40 | 1,200 | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,780,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 356,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Khiamniungan | Naga, Khiamniungan | 74,000 | 73,000 | N | 3.0  | 100 | 200 | 100 | 72,000 | - | 40 |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,654,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konai | Bengali | 151,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konyak | Naga, Konyak | 284,000 | 280,000 | N | 3.0  | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,300 | 274,000 | 70 | 900 |
Kori | Bengali | 3,062,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korku | Bengali | 1,200,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korwa | Bengali | 531,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Koya | 777,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 160,000 | 15,000 | N | 3.0  | 50 | 40 | 40 | 14,000 | - | 100 |
Kuki Chin Chongthir | Unknown | 3,600 | 1,100 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 1,100 | - | - |
Kuki Chin Khelma | Unknown | 3,200 | 600 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Kuki Chin Kholhang | Unknown | 12,000 | 80 | N | 2.0  | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
Kuki Chin Lnykin | Unknown | 2,200 | 1,000 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
Kuki Chin Singjit | Unknown | 2,200 | 1,000 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,593,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 210,000 | 203,000 | N | 3.0  | 500 | 600 | 400 | 202,000 | 10 | 100 |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,122,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Magar | Bengali | 409,000 | 3,000 | N | 2.0  | 2,900 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 11,773,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0  | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 31,321,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,090,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,709,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 3,169,000 | 200 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
Matia | Bengali | 241,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 1,423,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0  | 20,000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Miri | Mising | 815,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mizo | Mizo | 171,000 | 300 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 670,000 | 400 | N | 3.0  | 10 | - | - | 400 | - | - |
Munda | Bengali | 4,367,000 | 800 | N | 2.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 1,440,000 | 60 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,362,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naga | Naga, Zeme | 22,000 | 5,000 | N | 3.0  | 40 | - | 20 | 4,900 | - | - |
Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul | 236,000 | 22,000 | N | 3.0  | 400 | - | - | 21,000 | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 14,026,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 7,717,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 3,840,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0  | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,702,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nissi | Nyishi | 47,000 | 40 | N | 3.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Oraon | Bengali | 5,310,000 | 800 | N | 2.0  | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 144,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Bengali | 1,609,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 2,470,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 9,141,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
Pnar | Pnar | 330,000 | 600 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 27,000 | 26,000 | N | 3.0  | 70 | 50 | 40 | 26,000 | - | 100 |
Pod | Bengali | 3,541,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0  | 8,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Poi | Mizo | 58,000 | 400 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
Pundari | Bengali | 311,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabha | Rabha | 437,000 | 3,300 | N | 2.0  | 2,800 | - | 80 | 400 | - | - |
Rai | Nepali | 144,000 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | - | 40 | - | 200 |
Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Rangpuri | 5,005,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0  | 11,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 27,490,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Rajput (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 1,950,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,250,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
Raju | Bengali | 703,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajwar | Bengali | 721,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralte | Mizo | 21,000 | 700 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 700 | - | - |
Ranabhat | Assamese | 14,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0  | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rautia | Bengali | 137,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rengma | Naga, Southern Rengma | 81,000 | 74,000 | N | 3.0  | 200 | 200 | 300 | 73,000 | 10 | 80 |
Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 117,000 | 2,600 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 2,600 | - | - |
Sakachep | Sakachep | 24,000 | 2,500 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 2,400 | - | 20 |
Saloi | Assamese | 5,200 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 90,000 | 88,000 | N | 3.0  | 200 | 200 | 200 | 88,000 | - | 30 |
Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 9,023,000 | 800 | N | 2.0  | 700 | - | - | 60 | - | 60 |
Sarki | Nepali | 32,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | 50 | 50 | - | - |
Sayyid | Bengali | 9,222,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Sema | Naga, Sumi | 290,000 | 278,000 | N | 3.0  | 500 | 800 | 500 | 277,000 | 20 | 90 |
Shabar | Odia | 629,000 | 40 | N | 2.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 9,649,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 71,641,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 26,000 | - | - | - | - |
Sirte | Naga, Monsang | 3,200 | 400 | N | 3.0  | 300 | - | 10 | 50 | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 8,255,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0  | 700 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 643,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunuwar | Nepali | 97,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | 20 | - | 10 |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 501,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 4,405,000 | 500 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 2,208,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,759,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0  | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,237,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Thakuri | Nepali | 39,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 118,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Tikhir | Naga, Yimchungru | 9,100 | 8,900 | N | 3.0  | - | 20 | 50 | 8,800 | - | 10 |
Tili | Bengali | 1,277,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tipera | Kok Borok | 814,000 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 400 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Tiyar | Bengali | 584,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaiphei | Vaiphei | 54,000 | 100 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 13,624,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 7,599,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswerna | Naga, Sumi | 4,400 | 4,300 | N | 3.0  | 100 | 20 | - | 4,100 | - | 10 |
Wancho | Naga, Wancho | 77,000 | 1,800 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 1,800 | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40,856,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0  | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 3,080,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0  | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 151,000 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 50 | - | - | 20 | - | 50 |
Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 81,000 | 79,000 | N | 3.0  | 200 | 200 | 200 | 78,000 | - | 30 |
Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 123,000 | 88,000 | N | 3.0  | 500 | 200 | 300 | 84,000 | - | 3,100 |
State Totals: 169 People Groups |
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2,291,000 |
106 |
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204,000 |
55,000 |
7,700 |
2,014,000 |
1,800 |
9,000 |