Country: India
Province / State: Assam
District: Tinsukia

Major People Groups

104

Major Unreached People Groups

80

Total Population

1,370,000

Buddhist

1.2 %

Christian

5.7 %

Hindu

89.1 %

Muslim

3.5 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi 1,400 Adi Progress Gauge 900 - - 500 - 20
 Ahom 356,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 327,000 - 2,300 27,000 - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Assamese Progress Gauge - 25,000 - - - -
Asur 800 Asuri Progress Gauge 500 - - 200 - 30
Badaik 7,300 Sadri Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - 80
Bania Brittal 1,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - 600
 Bhar 1,100 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bhumij 15,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 14,000 - - 800 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 2,200 - - 300 - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - 200
Buna (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - 40 80 - -
 Chepang 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 300 - 50 - - -
 Chhetri 11,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 11,000 - 200 - - -
 Chik Baraik 4,000 Sadri Progress Gauge 3,800 - - 200 - 30
 Christian 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 2,300 - -
 Darjee 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 700 - 30 - - -
 Deori 8,200 Deori Progress Gauge 8,200 20 - - - -
 Dura 40 Odia Progress Gauge - - 40 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Gangai 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Gharti 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 3,900 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 3,600 - - 400 - -
 Gond unspecified 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 53,000 - 200 8,500 - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 6,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,200 - 1,600 400 - 700
 Hajang 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Ho 3,600 Ho Progress Gauge 3,300 - - 300 - -
Hojai 300 Assamese Progress Gauge 200 - 60 30 - -
 Jalkeot 500 Assamese Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kachari Sonwal 41,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 41,000 100 70 50 - 40
 Kachin 400 Jingpho Progress Gauge - - 400 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 3,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Kami 5,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 5,500 - 100 40 - -
 Kandu 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Khairwar 6,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
 Khamiyang 300 Assamese Progress Gauge - - 300 - - -
 Khampti 400 Adi Progress Gauge - - 400 - - -
 Khandait 2,500 Odia Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Kharia 20,000 Kharia Progress Gauge 18,000 - - 1,500 - -
 Kisan 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Korwa 5,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,000 - - 200 - -
 Kui Khond 2,900 Odia Progress Gauge 2,400 - - 500 - -
 Kumal 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Lhomi 30 Lhomi Progress Gauge - - 30 - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - 400 - 30
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Lohara 1,700 Sadri Progress Gauge 1,200 - 300 200 - 20
 Magar 15,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 14,000 - 600 700 - -
 Mahali 8,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,700 - - 600 - 80
 Mahishya 22,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Malto 1,300 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 1,100 - - 100 - -
 Mech 2,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Miri 19,000 Mising Progress Gauge 18,000 - - 900 - 100
 Munda 192,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 176,000 50 - 16,000 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Newah 4,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,200 - 60 50 - -
 Oraon 90,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 80,000 30 - 10,000 - -
 Poundra 5,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Rabha 1,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rai 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 700 - - 80 - 800
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - 60
Rajput Chandrabansi 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Ranabhat 300 Assamese Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 17,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 15,000 - - 1,400 - 900
 Saora unspecified 8,200 Odia Progress Gauge 7,300 - - 900 - -
 Sarki 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - 40 - -
 Sayyid 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 19,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 19,000 - - - -
Shan 80 Shan Progress Gauge - - 80 - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 300 Phake Progress Gauge - - 300 - - -
 Sherpa 5,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 900 - 4,300 400 - -
 Singpho 2,000 Singpho Progress Gauge 40 - 1,900 20 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 1,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - 60 - 90
 Tamang 11,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 9,400 - 1,500 400 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - -
 Thakali 600 Nepali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Thakuri 1,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Thami 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Tharu 9,600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 9,200 - - 400 - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 5,800 Nepali Progress Gauge 4,500 - 400 400 - 500
  Major Groups (displayed):  104 1,312,000   80 1,170,000 46,000 15,000 76,000 10 4,300
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  378 1,370,000   314 1,221,000 48,000 16,000 78,000 2,300 4,400
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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