| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1 million[a] (2011, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India,  Bangladesh | |
| West Bengal | 376,296[2] |
| Odisha | 283,909[2] |
| Jharkhand | 209,448[2] |
| Bihar | 1,567[3] |
| Assam | 72,003 (1951, est.)[4] |
| Tripura | 755 (1951, est.)[5] |
| Bangladesh | ≈ 3,000[6] |
| Languages | |
| Bhumij language • Regional languages | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Sarnaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Munda • Kol • Ho • Santal | |
Bhumij (also transliterated as Bhumuj, Bhumija) is a Munda ethnic group of India. They primarily live in the Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Jharkhand, mostly in the old Singhbhum district. Also in states like Bihar and Assam. There is also a sizeable population found in Bangladesh. Bhumijas speak the Bhumij language, an Austroasiatic language, and use Ol Onal script for writing.[7]
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- ^ a b c "Statistical profile of scheduled tribes in India 2013" (PDF). tribal.nic.in. Minister of tribal affairs: statistics division, Govt of India.
- ^ "A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix)". Census commission of India. 2011.
- ^ "Estimated Population by Castes, 5. Assam – Census 1951" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 1954. p. 12.
- ^ "Estimated Population by Castes, 7. Tripura – Census 1951" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 1954. p. 11.
- ^ "Bhumij - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Digital encyclopaedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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