People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magar | Nepali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Telugu | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 16,600 | 16600 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Telugu | 56,200 | 56100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 153,000 | 153000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ahom | Assamese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Andh | Andh | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 7,440 | - | 7440 | - | - | - | - |
Aray Mala | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arunthathiyar | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arwa Mala | Telugu | 660 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Atari | Urdu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Ayyanavar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badaga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagata | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baira | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 13,000 | 13000 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
Bania unspecified | Telugu | 70,100 | 69900 | - | - | - | - | 210 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bariki | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Budega Jangam | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,900 | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banijiga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bondili | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 59,900 | 59900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 44,400 | 44300 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Chenna Dasar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenchu | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 2,550 | - | - | 2550 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 3,170 | - | - | 3170 | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,700 | 4700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devendrakulathan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 76,700 | 76700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dudekula | Telugu | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Ellamalawar | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gamit | Gamit | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gammalla | Chhattisgarhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garoda (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandla | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Hindi | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holaya Dasar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hakki Pikki | Marathi | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Telugu | 1,760 | - | - | 1760 | - | - | - |
Idayan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Irular | Irula | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jaggali | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jingar | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikadi | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaniyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Telugu | 22,700 | 22700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kammara | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Kapu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kokna | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, caste | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korama unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kattunayakan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 33,700 | 33700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,070 | 2070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kannada | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Telugu | 1,690 | - | - | - | - | - | 1690 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 97,400 | 97300 | - | 70 | 20 | 10 | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 139,000 | 139000 | - | 90 | 80 | 10 | - |
Malayekandi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manbhav | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manna Dhora | Lambadi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manne | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Telugu | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Lambadi | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Musti Chenchu | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasari | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 4,020 | - | 4020 | - | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Mala Sale | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 38,500 | 38500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Telugu | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nayadi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pambada | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panan | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pandaram | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paniyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pannadi | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Telugu | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Puthirai Vannan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Qassab | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 14,800 | 14800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rathawa | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Razu | Telugu | 6,880 | 6880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Relli | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sapru | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Satani | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 43,500 | - | 43500 | - | - | - | - |
Shabar | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 225,000 | - | 225000 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 24,600 | 24600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
Masan Jogi | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thoti, caste | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tili | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 33,700 | 33700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Malayalam | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 28,300 | 28300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valluvan | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Telugu | 70,700 | 70700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yatala | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 28,900 | 28600 | 100 | 80 | - | - | 70 |
Yerukula | Telugu | 13,300 | 13100 | 50 | 20 | - | - | 90 |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
Jenu Kuruba | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayarayar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 43,500 | 43500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 14,100 | 14100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 18,900 | 18900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 267,000 | 267000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Telugu | 1,920 | - | 1920 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 3,760 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Agrahari | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Chetti | Telugu | 6,490 | 6430 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Bania Gujar | Gujarati | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Jaiswal | Telugu | 120 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Komti | Telugu | 45,100 | 45100 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Telugu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Porwal | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Deshastha | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kannada | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Maha | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 20,800 | 20700 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhagor | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sholiar | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vadama | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Telugu | 1,150 | 950 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Dasari | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Musugu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Sunkar | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 154,000 | 154000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Tolakari | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malla Jetty | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 22,100 | - | 22100 | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan Agnikula | Telugu | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri | Telugu | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Telugu | 99,200 | 99200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama Koppala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Telugu | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali | Odia | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 9,850 | - | 9850 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida Christian | Telugu | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra Christian | Telugu | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 2,030 | - | 2030 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Telugu | 2,090 | - | 2090 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Telugu | 4,960 | - | 4960 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
Urikkara Naicker | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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