Majuli population entirely constitute from immigrants of the areas nearby the Brahmaputra river on its either side . The fertility and easy available inputs for life attract peasants from Majuli. People which belong to different castes and communities are inhabited in this island. The Konch, the Kachari and the Ahom among them belong to the Burmese branch of Mongoloid origin; but the Kaivatra, the Matak, the Nath, etc. belong to the Dravidian origin. The most important community of this island is Misihing community and comprise of about 47% of the population of island. The population inhabited on the island worship ' Abu Palao' and ' Aane Danchi', i.e., the sun as their mother and the moon as their father respectively in their rituals. But the integral part of the inhabitants of island consist of The Chutias which are Mongoloids.
The people of Majuli; the cultural capital of Assam, have made their tiny island a Nerve Center of Assamese Religion, Art, Culture and Education and they have been preserving it as a living culture for the last five hundred years against all challenge of calamities - natural, political and social.
Special events in the Majuli Festival are being organized during festivals days. In the Cultural programmes inhabitants of the island participate in the various classical cultural and traditional groups. But other most important festival is Bihu for the population of Assam, which also initiate the agricultural season. The merriments include dances accompanied on wild and lusty beats of Dhol and Pepa (buffalo hornpipe). People adorn traditional attires like Dhoti, Gamocha and Chadar, Mekhala. In the month of November Tea festival is the unique experience, which offers holidays for combining the visit to Golf, Tea Gardens and River Cruises. During April Rongali Utsav on the areas nearby the Brahmaputra river on the either side for the celebration of vibrant fertility cult.
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