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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 371,000 appox.[1] (2011 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
 Myanmar | |
| Languages | |
| Tiwa, Assamese (predominantly spoken) | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kachari |
The Tiwa people (তিৱা / tiwa), are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, and some parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.
A striking peculiarity of the Tiwa is their division into two sub-groups, Hill Tiwa and Plains Tiwas, displaying contrasting cultural features.[2] The founder of Tiwa community is Pha Poroi “Indrosing Dewri” who has contributed a lot to the construction of Tiwa society. He also wrote the Tiwa national anthem called - O Angé Tiwa Tosima.
- ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Many Tiwas account for the cultural dichotomy between hill Tiwas and plains Tiwas in terms of an acculturation to the Assamese dominated plain culture"(Ramirez 2014:20)
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