Karbi people
The Karbis or Mikir are one of the major ethnic community in Northeast India. They are mostly concentrated in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong of Assam.
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A Karbi elder in traditional attire, wearing a Poho (white turban), a choi-hongthor (woven jacket), a lek paikom (gold-plated necklace) and another poho on his right shoulder | |
| Total population | |
| 528,503 (In India, 2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | 528,503 |
| Karbi Anglong (Assam) | 511,732 (2011 census) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1536 |
| Meghalaya | 14380 |
| Mizoram | 8 |
| Nagaland | 584 |
| Bangladesh | N/A |
| Languages | |
| Karbi language, Amri language | |
| Religion | |
| Aminism, Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tibeto-Burman groups (Chin people, Kuki people, Dimasa people, Naga people, Bamar people) | |
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| Culture of Assam |
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