Table 1.
Geographical distribution and the Linguistic Affiliations along with sample size of the Twenty Five Studied Populations
| Sl. No. | Name of the Populations | Linguistic Affiliations | Area of Sampling at District Level | Sample Size |
| 1 | Santhal | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal | 109 |
| 2 | Bhumij | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; | 89 |
| 3 | Mudi | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia &Midnapore from West Bengal | 37 |
| 4 | Mahali | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia &Midnapore from West Bengal | 25 |
| 5 | Asur | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Lohardagga &Gumla from Jharkhand | 55 |
| 6 | Birjia | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Lohardagga &Gumla from Jharkhand | 24 |
| 7 | Birhor | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Lohardagga, Gumla &Simdega from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 38 |
| 8 | Munda | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Lohardagga, Gumla &Simdega from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 53 |
| 9 | Ho | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 79 |
| 10 | Korwa | Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, (AA) | Simdega from Jharkhand; Surguja from Chattisgarh | 42 |
| 11 | Korku | Munda, North Munda, Korku, (AA) | Amravati from Maharashtra | 59 |
| 12 | Juang | Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang, (AA) | Keonjhar from Orissa | 49 |
| 13 | Kharia | Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang, (AA) | Simdega from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 36 |
| 14 | Savar | Munda, South Munda, Sora-Juray-Gorum, (AA) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 47 |
| 15 | Lodha | Munda, South Munda, Sora-Juray-Gorum, (AA) | Midnapore from West Bengal | 47 |
| 16 | Oraon | Northern, Kurux, (Dra) | Lohardagga &Gumla from Jharkhand; Surguja from Chattisgarh | 91 |
| 17 | Nagesia | Northern, Kurux, (Dra) | Surguja from Chattisgarh | 14 |
| 18 | Paharia | Northern, Malto, (Dra) | Jamshedpur from Jharkhand; Purulia from West Bengal; | 11 |
| 19 | Pando | Central Zone, Hindi (IE) | Surguja from Chattisgarh | 23 |
| 20 | Kanwar | Central Zone, Rajasthani (IE) | Surguja from Chattisgarh | 41 |
| 21 | Bhuiyan | Eastern Zone, Oriya (IE) | Keonjhar from Orissa | 81 |
| 22 | Bathudi | Eastern Zone, Oriya (IE) | Mayurbhanj from Orissa | 36 |
| 23 | Nicobarese | Mon-Khmer, Nico-Monic, Nicobar, (AA) | Nicobar island from Andaman &Nicobar | 11 |
| 24 | Khasi | Khasi-Khmuic, Khasian, (AA) | West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ri-Bhoi from Meghalaya | 92 |
| 25 | Garo | Tibeto-Burman (TB) | South Garo Hill from Meghalaya | 33 |
"AA" Austro-Asiatic; "Dra" Dravidian; "TB" Tibeto-Burman; "IE" Indo-Eurpoean