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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 600 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Ravula | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ajila | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 2,970 | 2970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 10,900 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | 170 |
| Bariki | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bavuri | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,680 | 1680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 85,600 | 85600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byagara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Chenchu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,400 | 2370 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkari | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 900 | - | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Godda | Tulu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasla | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 1,950 | 1950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 780 | - | - | 780 | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jambuvulu | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 10,900 | 10700 | - | - | 160 | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Konkani | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kitaran | Malayalam | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 19,800 | 19800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kollakar | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Kacchi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotegar | Kannada | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Kayastha | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 9,760 | 9520 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Konkani | 6,710 | - | - | - | - | - | 6710 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malayalam | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 6,640 | 6640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 50 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 816,000 | - | 816000 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Tulu | 5,190 | 5190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 122,000 | - | - | 122000 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Tulu | 5,760 | 5760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 14,400 | 14300 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukri | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 143,000 | 143000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 1,046,000 | 1046000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 2,300 | 2300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 1,280 | 1280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panika | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 2,010 | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 12,800 | 12600 | - | 20 | 140 | - | 30 |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,300 | 2280 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 3,240 | 3140 | - | 70 | 30 | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 44,400 | 43900 | - | - | 450 | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajpur | Malayalam | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 2,060 | - | 2060 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 140 | - | - | - | - | 140 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 146,000 | - | - | 146000 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 2,050 | 2050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 5,610 | 5540 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 1,950 | 1950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 2,270 | 2270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 10,000 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 61,800 | 61600 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 300 | 290 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 2,350 | 2350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 3,860 | 3810 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 13,400 | 13300 | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | - | - | - | - | 240 | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Malayalam | 7,950 | 7950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Kannada | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Marathi | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Konkani | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Konkani | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 8,350 | 8350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Konkani | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 44,300 | 44300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Konkani | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 31,000 | 31000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 9,470 | 9470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair Anthur | Malayalam | 108,000 | 108000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tulu | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Kashmiri | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 26,400 | - | - | 26400 | - | - | - |
| Mala Vettuvan | Malayalam | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Havik | Kannada | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani, Goan | 5,410 | - | 5410 | - | - | - | - |
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