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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 357,000 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Population in India | |
| Assam | 296,189[1] |
| Meghalaya | 32,662[2] |
| West Bengal | 27,820[3] |
| Languages | |
| Assamese, Rabha, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
Majority Hinduism (94.36%)Minority  Christianity (5.17%) and Islam (0.05%) | |
The Rabha people are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group who live mostly in the Northeast Indian state of Assam, with a lesser population in the adjacent state of West Bengal.[4] They primarily inhabit the plains of Lower Assam and the Dooars, while some are found in the Garo Hills. Outside of India, they have a presence in Bhutan, with communities in nine districts.[5] Most of the Rabhas of Dooars refer to themselves as Rabha, but some of them often declare themselves as Kocha.[6]
- ^ "Table ST-14 A: Scheduled tribe population by religious community". 2011 Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table ST-14 A: Scheduled tribe population by religious community". 2011 Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table ST-14 A: Scheduled tribe population by religious community". 2011 Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Rabha, Bodo and Garo, all of which belong to a close-knit group of Tibeto-Burman languages."(Joseph 2006:1)
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Rabha in Bhutan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "There stills exist another group of Rabhas called the Kocha or Koch"(Joseph 2006:2)