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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Telugu | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Bauri | Odia | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Telugu | 3,410 | - | 3410 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 930 | 930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Telugu | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 200,000 | 200000 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Telugu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Telugu | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arwa Mala | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badaga | Badaga | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 51,100 | 50600 | - | 160 | - | 10 | 280 |
| Bania unspecified | Telugu | 92,800 | 91100 | - | - | - | - | 1750 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Odia | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,400 | 6400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bondili | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 144,000 | 143000 | - | - | - | - | 1030 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 6,370 | 6200 | 20 | 120 | - | - | 20 |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 24,500 | - | - | 24500 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 22,100 | - | - | 22100 | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 19,200 | 19200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 112,000 | 112000 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaba | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Odia | 240 | 230 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya Dasar | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Telugu | 1,850 | - | - | 1850 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jatapu | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Odia | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kodaga | Kodava | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Telugu | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kokna | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Odia | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotia | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Telugu | 550 | 530 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 270 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 43,200 | 43200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,200 | 2200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Telugu | 1,020 | - | - | - | - | - | 1020 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,200 | 13200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 222,000 | 221000 | - | 230 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 360 | 330 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 213,000 | 212000 | - | 350 | 130 | 20 | - |
| Manna Dhora | Telugu | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 4,260 | - | 4260 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 2,810 | 2810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 440 | - | 440 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukha Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Telugu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 18,300 | 18200 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Razu | Telugu | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relli | Reli | 1,990 | 1960 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Rona | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sakunapakshollu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samagara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Telugu | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Telugu | 33,500 | - | 33500 | - | - | - | - |
| Segidi | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Telugu | 236,000 | - | 236000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhollu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 27,100 | 27000 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 18,900 | 18900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 36,300 | 36300 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 4,400 | 4400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yatala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 29,700 | 29000 | 50 | 470 | - | - | 150 |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 36,600 | 35800 | 80 | 530 | - | - | 180 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 190 | - | - | - | - | 190 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,960 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 64,300 | 64200 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 32,400 | 32400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 36,400 | 36400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 323,000 | 322000 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 29,800 | 29400 | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| Bania Agrahari | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Jaiswal | Telugu | 410 | 370 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 55,600 | 54800 | - | - | - | - | 790 |
| Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Telugu | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Telugu | 1,130 | 900 | - | - | - | - | 230 |
| Bania Porwal | Telugu | 1,580 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | 230 |
| Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 7,780 | 7680 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Brahmin Acharya | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 4,620 | 4620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 41,300 | 41300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 5,190 | 5190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vadama | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 330 | 290 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Dasari | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Musugu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 237,000 | 237000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malla Jetty | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Telugu | 28,200 | - | 28200 | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Pattanavan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Telugu | 117,000 | 117000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Baineedu | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Telugu | 6,590 | 6590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Telugu | 1,200 | - | 1200 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 330 | - | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Telugu | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Telugu | 4,290 | - | 4290 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Telugu | 6,770 | - | 6770 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Telugu | 3,050 | - | 3050 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
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