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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 117,000 | 117000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 14,300 | - | 14300 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Mon | Ladakhi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Arain (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 1,760 | - | 1760 | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 7,350 | 7350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 770 | - | - | - | - | 770 | - |
| Bafinda | Dogri | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 4,890 | 4890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakkarwal | Gujari | 7,890 | 190 | 7690 | - | - | - | - |
| Balti | Balti | 300 | 40 | 240 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 45,000 | 43400 | - | - | - | 340 | 1220 |
| Barwala (Hindu traditions) | Gujari | 35,200 | 35200 | - | - | 10 | 60 | - |
| Batwal (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 45,200 | 44800 | - | - | 10 | 400 | - |
| Bawaria (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 480 | - | - | - | - | 480 | - |
| Beldar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Rahmani (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodh (Buddhist traditions) | Tibetan, Central | 140 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 60 | - | - |
| Bhirai | Dogri | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Dogri | 348,000 | 348000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Broq-Pa | Brokskat | 60 | 10 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Basith (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budhan (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 81,600 | 80200 | - | 1350 | 20 | - | - |
| Dharhi (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhund | Dogri | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhiar | Dogri | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangri | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 48,400 | 48400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Domal | Dogri | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Dosali | Dogri | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Urdu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Gujjar (Muslim traditions) | Gujari | 64,800 | - | 64800 | - | - | - | - |
| Harni | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Gardi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 3,310 | 3310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wattal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,030 | - | - | 1030 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 41,800 | 41800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 8,030 | 8030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julaha | Punjabi, Eastern | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 51,500 | 50900 | - | - | - | - | 620 |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Kraal | Dogri | 1,730 | 1730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumangar | Dogri | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhiar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 16,400 | 16400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhiar (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 990 | - | 990 | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kutana | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangrik | Kashmiri | 290 | - | - | - | 290 | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Barwala (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Batwal (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Bazigar (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Machhi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 195,000 | 195000 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 4,860 | - | 4860 | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Machhi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirasi (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 3,950 | - | 3950 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Mussali | Punjabi, Eastern | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Zargar (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 11,600 | 11600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | English | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Changpa | Changthang | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Purig-Pa | Purig | 30 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 195,000 | 195000 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,670 | - | - | - | - | 1670 | - |
| Ratal | Dogri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Sansi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saryara (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Saryara (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 6,710 | 6700 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 350 | - | - | - | - | 350 | - |
| Basith (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 320 | 120 | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 760 | - | - | - | - | 760 | - |
| Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 480 | - | - | - | - | 480 | - |
| Dom (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 150 | - | - | - | - | 150 | - |
| Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 410 | - | - | - | - | 410 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 5,240 | - | 5240 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 180 | - | - | - | - | 180 | - |
| Sipi | Gaddi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,870 | - | - | - | - | 1870 | - |
| Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 190 | - | - | - | - | 190 | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 2,370 | - | - | - | - | 2370 | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 2,080 | - | - | - | - | 2080 | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | 1200 | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 8,460 | - | - | - | - | 8460 | - |
| Lohar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,080 | - | - | - | - | 1080 | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,030 | - | - | - | - | 2030 | - |
| Megh (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 770 | - | - | - | - | 770 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,350 | - | - | - | - | 1350 | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 6,200 | - | - | - | - | 6200 | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,460 | - | - | - | - | 2460 | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,340 | - | - | - | - | 3340 | - |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 810 | - | - | - | - | 810 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 5,860 | - | - | - | - | 5860 | - |
| Sudhan | Dogri | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 650 | - | - | 650 | - | - | - |
| Zargar (Sikh traditions) | Dogri | 140 | - | - | - | - | 140 | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thathera (Hindu traditions) | Kashmiri | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 32,000 | 32000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wattal (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Zargar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 7,420 | 7420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 71,200 | - | - | - | - | 71200 | - |
| Ganda | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Punjabi, Eastern | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 9,250 | 8930 | - | - | - | - | 320 |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 3,680 | 3680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 730 | 620 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 380 | - | - | - | - | 380 | - |
| Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 320 | - | - | - | - | 320 | - |
| Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 520 | - | - | - | - | 520 | - |
| Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 730 | - | - | - | - | 730 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 680 | - | - | - | - | 680 | - |
| Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dakaut | Dogri | 12,500 | 12500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Dogri | 13,800 | 13800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Dogri | 275,000 | 275000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Hindi | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Dogri | 5,860 | 5860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 340 | - | - | - | - | 340 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Awan | Dogri | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Dogri | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 3,830 | 3830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Dogri | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Dogri | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Dogri | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Dogri | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Dogri | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 40,600 | 40600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Dogri | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 5,530 | 5530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Dogri | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 5,300 | 5300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Dogri | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Dogri | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,420 | - | - | - | - | 1420 | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gakkhar | Dogri | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions) | Dogri | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 660 | - | 660 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Gujjar (Hindu traditions) | Gujari | 1,040 | 810 | - | 30 | - | 20 | 180 |
| Gaddi (Hindu traditions) | Kashmiri | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Khokhar | Dogri | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Christian traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,090 | 3090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
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