Santal people

Santal
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ (Santaṛ) · ᱦᱚᱲ (Hor)
Total population
	approximately 6.7–7.6 million (2011–2022)
Regions with significant populations
	India 6,570,807 (2011, Scheduled Tribe count) Jharkhand 2,754,723; West Bengal 2,512,331; Odisha 894,764; Bihar 406,076; Tripura 2,913; Assam 213,139 (counted OBC, not Scheduled Tribe)[verification needed]; ; Bangladesh 129,049 (2022); Nepal 51,735 (2021)[verification needed];
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

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Santal
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ (Santaṛ) · ᱦᱚᱲ (Hor)
Total population
approximately 6.7–7.6 million (2011–2022)
Regions with significant populations
India 6,570,807 (2011, Scheduled Tribe count)^[1] Jharkhand 2,754,723 West Bengal 2,512,331 Odisha 894,764 Bihar 406,076 Tripura 2,913 Assam 213,139 (counted OBC, not Scheduled Tribe)^{[verification needed]} Bangladesh 129,049 (2022)^[2] Nepal 51,735 (2021)^{[verification needed]}^[3]
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