Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adi Dravida | 20 | Tamil | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ahom | 6,100 | Assamese | 1 ● | 5,900 | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Aka | 20 | Hruso | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Anal | 30 | Anal | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Angami | 160,000 | Naga, Angami | 3 ● | 600 | 400 | 800 | 158,000 | 20 | 500 | |
Anglo | 100 | English | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ao | 256,000 | Naga, Ao | 3 ● | 700 | 800 | 500 | 253,000 | 30 | 300 | |
Arleng | 400 | Karbi | 2 ● | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Arora (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | 50 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | |
Assamese (Muslim traditions) | 21,000 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 21,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | 4,900 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 4,900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Baidya (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Bengali | 1 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bania Agarwal | 1,200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | |
Bania Brittal | 600 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bania Saraogi | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | |
Bania unspecified | 6,900 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 5,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,700 | |
Bauri | 2,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 2,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Kannada | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bhandari | 100 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bhotia Tibetan | 200 | Sikkimese | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bhuinmali | 200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | 16,000 | Boro (India) | 2 ● | 14,000 | -1 - | 100 | 1,400 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Brahmin Barna | 500 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Brahmin Bengali | 4,200 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 4,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Brahmin Gaur | 100 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Brahmin unspecified | 18,000 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 17,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | |
Buna (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Burmese | 70 | Burmese | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Chain | 600 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Chakhesang | 175,000 | Naga, Chokri | 3 ● | 200 | 500 | 400 | 174,000 | -1 - | 200 | |
Chakma | 50 | Chakma | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Chang | 73,000 | Naga, Chang | 3 ● | 200 | 200 | 300 | 72,000 | -1 - | 40 | |
Chhetri | 900 | Nepali | 1 ● | 900 | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Chiru | 600 | Chiru | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Christian | 12,000 | Hindi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 12,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Drukpa | 300 | Dzongkha | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Dulia | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Galong | -1 Unknown | Adi, Galo | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ganda | 100 | Odia | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Gangte | 2,300 | Gangte | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 2,300 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Garo (A-chik Mande) | 2,700 | Garo | 3 ● | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | 2,100 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Gauda | 100 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Gond unspecified | 300 | Hindi | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Guria | 200 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Gurung Ghaleg | 400 | Nepali | 2 ● | 90 | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Hadi | 800 | Bengali | 1 ● | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 30 | Chinese, Mandarin | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ilavan | 100 | Malayalam | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Illemei | 600 | Naga, Mao | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | 200 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | 1,100 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,100 | -1 - | |
Jhalo Malo | 200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | 3,400 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 3,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kachari Dimasa | 15,000 | Dimasa | 2 ● | 10,000 | 60 | -1 - | 4,400 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kahha | 59,000 | Naga, Phom | 3 ● | 100 | 200 | 80 | 59,000 | -1 - | 50 | |
Kaibartta Jalia | 800 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kaibartta unspecified | 6,300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 6,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kalu | 70 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kandra | 90 | Odia | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kaora | 200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kapali | 200 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kapu unspecified | 70 | Telugu | 0 ☀︎ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | 30 | Kashmiri | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | 7,600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 7,600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Khairwar | 200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Khandait | 200 | Odia | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kharia | 800 | Kharia | 2 ● | 800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Khasi | 1,300 | Khasi | 3 ● | 80 | -1 - | 40 | 1,100 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | 200 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | 50 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | |
Khiamniungan | 70,000 | Naga, Khiamniungan | 3 ● | 100 | 200 | 100 | 69,000 | -1 - | 40 | |
Koiri (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Konai | 70 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 70 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Konyak | 268,000 | Naga, Konyak | 3 ● | 1,800 | 1,500 | 1,300 | 262,000 | 60 | 900 | |
Kori | 500 | Hindi | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Korku | 100 | Korku | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Korwa | 500 | Telugu | 1 ● | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Koya unspecified | 30 | Telugu | 1 ● | 30 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kuki Chin | 15,000 | Chin, Thado | 3 ● | 50 | 40 | 40 | 14,000 | -1 - | 100 | |
Kuki Chin Chongthir | 1,000 | Chin, Thado | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kuki Chin Khelma | 600 | Bengali | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kuki Chin Kholhang | 80 | Chin, Thado | 2 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 80 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kuki Chin Lnykin | 1,000 | Chin, Thado | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kuki Chin Singjit | 1,000 | Chin, Thado | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Lotha | 195,000 | Naga, Lotha | 3 ● | 500 | 600 | 400 | 194,000 | -1 - | 90 | |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Telugu | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Magar | 2,900 | Nepali | 2 ● | 2,800 | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mahishya | 17,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 17,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mahratta unspecified | 40 | Marathi | 0 ☀︎ | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mal (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | 40 | Telugu | 1 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Malabar Catholic | 200 | Malayalam | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Matia | 100 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Meitei unspecified | 20,000 | Meitei | 1 ● | 20,000 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Miri | 20 | Mising | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mizo | 300 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Mizo Lushai | 400 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Munda | 700 | Mundari | 2 ● | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | 60 | Tamil | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Tamil | 0 ☀︎ | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Naga | 4,800 | Nagamese | 3 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | 4,700 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Naga Tangkhul | 21,000 | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 3 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 20,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Nair | 200 | Malayalam | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | 10,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 10,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Namassej Chandel | 1,200 | Bengali | 1 ● | 1,200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Nissi | 40 | Nyishi | 3 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Oraon | 700 | Kurux | 2 ● | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Paliya | 400 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Pan | 200 | Odia | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | 20 | Tamil | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Pashtun, Pathan | 40 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Pnar | 600 | Khasi | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Pochury | 25,000 | Naga, Pochuri | 3 ● | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24,000 | -1 - | 100 | |
Poi | 300 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Poundra | 8,400 | Bengali | 1 ● | 8,400 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Pundari | 200 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rabha | 3,100 | Assamese | 2 ● | 2,700 | -1 - | 80 | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rai | 400 | Nepali | 2 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | 40 | -1 - | 200 | |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 11,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | 11,000 | -1 - | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 800 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | 500 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | 300 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 300 | -1 - | |
Raju | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rajwar | 200 | Hindi | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ralte | 700 | Mizo | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Ranabhat | 600 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 600 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rautia | 200 | Hindi | 1 ● | 200 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Rengma | 71,000 | Naga, Southern Rengma | 3 ● | 200 | 200 | 300 | 70,000 | -1 - | 80 | |
Rongmei | 2,500 | Naga, Inpui | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 2,500 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sakachep | 2,400 | Sakachep | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 2,400 | -1 - | 20 | |
Saloi | 500 | Assamese | 0 ☀︎ | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sangtam | 85,000 | Naga, Sangtam | 3 ● | 200 | 200 | 200 | 84,000 | -1 - | 30 | |
Santal (Sawntal) | 800 | Santhali | 2 ● | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | 60 | -1 - | 60 | |
Sarki | 500 | Nepali | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | 50 | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sayyid | 500 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sema | 266,000 | Naga, Sumi | 3 ● | 400 | 700 | 500 | 264,000 | 20 | 80 | |
Shabar | 40 | Odia | 2 ● | 40 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Shaikh Qureshi | 100 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Shaikh unspecified | 26,000 | Urdu | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | 26,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sirte | 400 | Naga, Monsang | 3 ● | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 800 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 30 | |
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | 900 | Bengali | 1 ● | 900 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sunuwar | 400 | Nepali | 1 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | 300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Syrian Christian | 500 | Malayalam | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 500 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | 100 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | 3,000 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 3,000 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | 90 | Punjabi, Eastern | 0 ☀︎ | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 90 | -1 - | |
Thakuri | 90 | Nepali | 1 ● | 90 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tibetan | 100 | Tibetan, Central | 1 ● | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tikhir | 8,500 | Naga, Yimchungru | 3 ● | -1 - | 20 | 40 | 8,500 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tili | 1,300 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 1,300 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tipera | 400 | Kok Borok | 2 ● | 400 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Tiyar | 100 | Bengali | 1 ● | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Vaiphei | 100 | Vaiphei | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 100 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Vanniyan | 20 | Tamil | 1 ● | 20 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Viswakarma unspecified | 50 | Tamil | 1 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Viswerna | 4,200 | Naga, Sumi | 3 ● | 90 | 20 | -1 - | 4,000 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Wancho | 1,700 | Naga, Wancho | 3 ● | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | 1,700 | -1 - | -1 - | |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 7,800 | Hindi | 0 ☀︎ | 7,800 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Yadav Sadgope | 1,700 | Bengali | 0 ☀︎ | 1,700 | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | -1 - | |
Yakthumba, Limbu | 100 | Nepali | 2 ● | 50 | -1 - | -1 - | 20 | -1 - | 50 | |
Yimchungra | 76,000 | Naga, Yimchungru | 3 ● | 200 | 200 | 200 | 75,000 | -1 - | 30 | |
Zeliang | 84,000 | Naga, Zeme | 3 ● | 500 | 200 | 300 | 80,000 | -1 - | 3,000 | |
Totals: 169 | 2,201,000 | 106 ● | 199,000 | 54,000 | 7,400 | 1,929,000 | 1,800 | 8,700 |