Goalpariya people

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Goalpariya
গোৱালপাৰিয়া
গোয়ালপাড়িয়া
Regions with significant populations
Flag of India.svg India 2 million [1]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 10,000
Languages
Goalpariya, Assamese, Bengali
Religion
Star and Crescent.svg Islam
Om.svg Hinduism
Christian cross.svg Christianity [2]
Related ethnic groups
Rajbanshi people, Assamese people, Bengali people, Koch people, Garo people, Indo-Aryan peoples

Goalpariya people are a group of people native to Goalpara region of Assam, India. The languages they speak include Goalpariya, Assamese, Bodo and Rabha. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. Hussain, Monirul. "Ethnic Identity and Cultural Assimilation of the Goalparia People" (PDF). Journal of Political Science. 7 (1): 17–747. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. "Goalpara District Population and Religion". Indiagraphy. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  3. Bhattacharjya, Sudeshna (December 2014). "The Influence of the Puranas in the Life and Culture of the Goalpariya People". Surabharati. XIII. Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University: 99.