People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magar | Nepali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Bateri | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mahli | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 50 | 40 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Mana | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 30 | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 1,930 | 1910 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230,000 | 230000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 4,890 | - | 4890 | - | - | - | - |
Aray Mala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arunthathiyar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arwa Mala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badaga | Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 22,400 | 22100 | - | 10 | - | - | 300 |
Bania unspecified | Telugu | 146,000 | 144000 | - | - | - | - | 1700 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bariki | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Budega Jangam | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,970 | 3970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hatkar | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoyar | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhumij | Mundari | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidur | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banijiga | Kannada | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 395,000 | 395000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 51,200 | 51000 | - | - | - | - | 250 |
Bhansala | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balasantoshi | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Byagara | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenna Dasar | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chalvadi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenchu | Telugu | 5,990 | 5920 | - | 10 | - | - | 50 |
Chhetri | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 13,100 | - | - | 13100 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 6,430 | - | - | 6430 | - | - | - |
Dakkal | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,600 | 5600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadasi | Telugu | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhimar | Marathi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 94,600 | 94600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dudekula | Telugu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Ellamalawar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Kannada | 2,190 | 2190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garoda (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garpaguri | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godda | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gowari | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Guria | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holaya Dasar | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hande Jogi | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Tamil | 810 | - | - | 810 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Irular | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jaggali | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikadi | Kannada | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamathi | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karan | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Dhor | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kirar | Marathi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,340 | 2340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Marathi | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kammara | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Kapu | Telugu | 90 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Kokna | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolta | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korama unspecified | Kurumba, Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Marathi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Koya | 150 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,470 | 9470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30,600 | 30600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | Kannada | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kannada | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Telugu | 10,800 | - | - | - | - | - | 10800 |
Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lohana | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 298,000 | 298000 | - | 200 | 20 | 20 | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 40 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maila | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 154,000 | 154000 | - | 90 | 90 | 10 | - |
Manne | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Lambadi | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
Musti Chenchu | Telugu | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasari | Telugu | 2,690 | 2690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 4,570 | - | 4570 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 8,200 | 8200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasu | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 44,400 | 44400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nayadi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pardhi | Marathi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Telugu | 5,360 | - | 5360 | - | - | - | - |
Somvanshi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 17,100 | 17000 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Relli | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samagara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Satani | Telugu | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 29,100 | - | 29100 | - | - | - | - |
Shabar | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 289,000 | - | 289000 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 28,000 | 28000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 170 | - | - | - | - | 170 | - |
Masan Jogi | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thoti, caste | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Telugu | 4,400 | 4400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 27,000 | 27000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yerukula | Yerukula | 19,900 | 19400 | 80 | 100 | - | - | 260 |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 220 | - | - | - | - | 220 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 59,500 | 59500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 12,000 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 20,400 | 20400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 220,000 | 220000 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Hajam | Urdu | 1,470 | - | 1470 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 29,800 | 29500 | - | - | - | - | 270 |
Bania Chetti | Telugu | 3,050 | 2810 | - | - | - | - | 240 |
Bania Gujar | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Komti | Telugu | 91,000 | 90400 | - | - | - | - | 610 |
Bania Lad | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahur | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Telugu | 530 | 420 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 600 | 540 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 1,980 | 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 13,300 | 13300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 5,810 | 5810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 1,410 | 1410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Saitwal | Marathi | 300 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chandel | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Bolla | Kannada | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Musugu | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Sunkar | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadiga Kalavant | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malla Jetty | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 25,300 | - | 25300 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Telugu | 169,000 | 169000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi Jadav | Marathi | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi Lonari | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi Tirole | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Telugu | 2,590 | 2590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali | Yerukula | 400 | 360 | 30 | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Teli Sahu | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Telugu | 2,260 | - | 2260 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 8,460 | - | 8460 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 6,540 | 6540 | - | - | - | - | - |
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