Garo people
A∙chik | |
|---|---|
A Garo couple in traditional attire | |
| Total population | |
| 1.1 million (c. 2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India • Bangladesh | |
| India | 997,716 |
| • Meghalaya | 821,026 |
| • Assam | 136,077 |
| • Tripura | 12,952 |
| Bangladesh | 120,000 |
| Languages | |
| Garo (A∙chikku) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority ~ Christianity (90%) Minority ~ Songsarek, Hinduism (40% in Bangladesh), Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bodo-Kachari groups; Boro, Hajong, Rabha, Koch, Dimasa, Tripuri, Konyak people, other Tibeto Burman peoples | |
The Garo people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who live mostly in the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, with a smaller number in neighbouring Bangladesh. They are the second-largest indigenous people in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. They are also found in the Mymensingh Division including Jamalpur, Sherpur, and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh.