| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 182,560[1] (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India | |
| Jharkhand | 135,797 |
| West Bengal | 44,538 |
| Bihar | 2,225 |
| Assam | 6,389 (1951 est.)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Malto • Mal Paharia • Bengali •Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sauria Paharia • Kurukh • Dravidian People | |
The Mal Paharia people are a people of India, mainly living in the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.[3][4] They are the original inhabitants of the Rajmahal Hills, known today as the Santal Parganas division of Jharkhand. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe by the governments of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand.[3][5] They speak the Malto language, a Dravidian language, as well as a poorly-documented Indo-Aryan Mal Paharia language.[citation needed]
- ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Estimated Population by Castes, 5. Assam – Census 1951" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 1954. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Scheduled Tribe List Of West Bengal State". anagrasarkalyan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Bihar Scheduled Tribe List". tribesindia.com.
- ^ Jharkhand, Government of. "Scheduled tribes of Jharkhand". www.jharkhand.gov.in.