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==Naga==
==Naga==
==Oriya==


==Punjabi==
==Punjabi==

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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