Bhumij people
Firkal dance performed by Bhumij people | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1 million (2011, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Bangladesh | |
| West Bengal | 376,296 |
| Odisha | 283,909 |
| Jharkhand | 209,448 |
| Bihar | 1,567 |
| Assam | 72,003 (1951, est.) |
| Tripura | 755 (1951, est.) |
| Bangladesh | 9,664 (2021) |
| Languages | |
| Bhumij • Regional languages | |
| Religion | |
| Sarnaism • Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Munda • Kol • Ho • Santal | |
Bhumij (also transliterated as Bhumuj) 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 and 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.