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Balinese
indigenous ethnic group native to Bali Islands
Gondi people
indigenous (Scheduled) tribe from India
Bhil
Bhil or Bheel are various indigenous groups inhabiting western India, including parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and in Sindh, Pakistan. Additionally they are also found in distant places such as Bengal and Tripura. Though they now speak the Bhili language, an Indo-Aryan language, the aboriginal language that the Bhil originally spoke is lost. Bhils are divided into a number of endogamous territorial divisions, which in turn have a number of clans and lineages.
Newar people
Indigenous native ethnic group of Nepal
Bodo tribe
Tribal people and linguistic group
Meitei people
ethnic group of India
Baduy
Indonesian ethnic group
Banjara people
indigenous (Scheduled) tribe from India
Nair
Tenggerese people
sub-ethnic group of Javanese
Koli people
Indian caste
Tipra People
ethnic group of North-East India and Bangladesh
Bahun
Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.
Hajong
Ethnic group
Kodava people
ethnic group
Maithil
The Maithils (Devanagari: मैथिल), also known as Maithili people, are an Indo-Aryan cultural and ethno-linguistic group from the Indian subcontinent, who speak the Maithili language as their native language. They inhabit the Mithila region, which comprises Northern and Eastern Bihar and Northeastern Jharkhand in India & in Nepal constituting Madhesh Province in addition to some Terai districts of Bagmati and Koshi Provinces.
Punjabi Hindus
Indian ethno-linguistic group
Dimasa people
ethnolinguistic group in Assam and Nagaland, India
Chitty
The Chitty, also known as the Chetty or Chetti Melaka, are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily Tamil descent, found mainly and initially in Melaka, Malaysia, where they settled around the 16th century, and in Singapore where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. Also known colloquially as "Indian Peranakans", the culture of the Chitty has drawn significant influence from the Nusantara region and to a small extent the Chinese, whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage. In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community
Rajbongshi people
South Asian ethnic group
Rabha tribe
indigenous group of South Asia
Bengali Hindus
ethno-linguistic and religious population from India and Bangladesh
Bunt (RAJPUT)
Indian community in the state of Karanataka
Kutchi people
people from the Kutch district of the western Indian state of Gujarat
Ezhava
The Ezhavas, () also known as Thiyya or Tiyyar () in the Malabar region, and Chegavar/Chovar () in the south, are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community.
Pasi
Ancient Ruler of Awdh and Social community of India
Meratus Dayak
ethnic group in Indonesia
Kashmiri Hindus
ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India
Manusela
ethnic group
Saurashtra people
an ethno-linguistic Hindu community of South India