Rabha people

Rabha
Total population
c. 357,000 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Population in India
Assam296,189
Meghalaya32,662
West Bengal27,820
Languages
Assamese, Rabha
Religion
Majority
Hinduism (94.30%)
Minority
Christianity (5.20%) and Islam (0.50%)

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. 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. Most of the Rabhas of Dooars refer to themselves as Rabha, but some of them often declare themselves as Kocha.