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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Hindi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Hindi | 3,800 | - | - | 3800 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lakshadweep | Malayalam | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicobarese | Nicobarese, Car | 25,800 | 60 | 930 | 24700 | 90 | - | 40 |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teressa | Teressa | 3,620 | 3620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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