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Ethnic group
Karbi
Arlêng
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)[1]
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
Animism, Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Other Tibeto-Burman groups (Chin people, Kuki people, Dimasa people, Naga people, Bamar people)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese
Monuments
Tamreswari Temple
Symbols
Coat of arms
O Mur Apunar Desh (anthem)
Organisations
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute
Sadou Asom Lekhika Samaroh Samiti
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The Karbis or Mikir[5] 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.
^"Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
^"639 Identifier Documentation: aho – ISO 639-3". SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics). SIL International. Retrieved 29 June 2019. Ahom [aho]
^"Population by Religious Communities". Census India – 2001. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Census Data Finder/C Series/Population by Religious Communities
^"Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. 2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01 MDDS.XLS
^Bori, Kamala Kanta (2012). Oral narratives of the Karbis an analytical study (PhD thesis). Gauhati University. hdl:10603/115233.
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