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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Contents 1 Assamese ethnic groups (115 in total) 2 Bengali 3 Gujarati 4 Keralite 5 Marathi 6 Mizo 7 Naga 8 Oriya 9 Punjabi 10 Tamil 11 Telugu 12 Notes

Assamese ethnic groups (115 in total)

Population	Sex Ratio	Language(s)	Major Religions
26,655,528	935/1000	Assamese	Hinduism (65%), Islam (31%), Christianity (4%)
Rural	Literacy rate	Regions	Minor Religions
87%	63.3%	Assam	Buddhism (<1%), Sikhism (<1%), Others (<1%)
Source: Census of India (2001)

The definition of Assamese has created a lot of controversy.^[1]

Bengali

Gujarati

Keralite

Marathi

Mizo

Naga

Oriya

Punjabi

Tamil

Telugu

Notes