Santal people
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| Santal | |
|---|---|
| ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ (Santaṛ) · ᱦᱚᱲ (Hor) | |
| Total population | |
| approximately 6.7–7.6 million (2011–2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Santali | |
| Religion | |
| Sarnaism / Sari Dharam (bonga worship) and Hinduism, with Christian and other minorities — census classification contested (see Religion) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Munda, Ho, Bhumij and other Munda-speaking peoples |
References
- ↑ Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Census of India 2011: A-10 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract (per-community figures by state), New Delhi: Government of India, NADA central data catalog. Santal Scheduled Tribe population 6,570,807, summed across the five notifying states.
- ↑ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022: National Report, Dhaka: Government of Bangladesh, 2023. Santal population recorded as 129,049; disputed as an undercount by indigenous organisations (a 1941 survey recorded 829,025 in the same territory). Reported in "Ethnic population in 2022 census: Real picture not reflected", The Daily Star, 2022.
- ↑ National Statistics Office, National Population and Housing Census 2021: Caste/Ethnicity Report, Kathmandu: Government of Nepal, 2023, caste/ethnicity tables. Santhal/Satar recorded as a distinct caste/ethnicity category; figure (about 51,735) to be confirmed against the downloadable data file.