The Hajong people are tribal people of North-eastern India and Bengal.They are the fourth largest ethnicity in Meghalaya.Hajong people are spread out across North East India West Bengal and Bangladesh. Majority of the Hajongs are settled in India. At present their population is more than 150,000 in India and 50,000 in Bangladesh.[1] Hajongs are predominantly rice farmers. Hajong have the status of a Scheduled Tribe in India