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==Assamese==
==Assamese ethnic groups (115 in total)==


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| 935/1000
| 935/1000
| Assamese
| Assamese
| Hinduism (65%), Islam (31%), Christianity (4%), Buddhism (<1%), Sikhism (<1%), Others (<1%)
| Hinduism (65%), Islam (31%), Christianity (4%)
|-
! Rural
! Literacy rate
! Regions
! Minor Religions
|-
| 87%
| 63.3%
| Assam
| Buddhism (<1%), Sikhism (<1%), Others (<1%)
|-  
|-  
| colspan="4" style="font-size: smaller;" | Source: Census of India (2001)
| colspan="4" style="font-size: smaller;" | Source: Census of India (2001)
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The definition of '''Assamese''' has created a lot of controversy.<ref name="Assam">[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr0107/at03 AASU flays Barman, Prafulla Mahanta]</ref>


==Bengali==
==Bengali==
==Bodo==


==Gujarati==
==Gujarati==

Revision as of 15:20, 15 March 2008


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

Punjabi

Tamil

Telugu