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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 2,030 | - | 2030 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 210 | 200 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 1,790 | 1760 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Adiyan | Malayalam | 12,400 | 12400 | - | 30 | - | - | 20 |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Malayalam | 2,680 | 2630 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Chetti, Moundadan | 5,250 | 4000 | - | - | - | - | 1250 |
| Bavuri | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 20,200 | 19700 | - | - | - | - | 530 |
| Bathada | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,280 | 1280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 6,020 | 5920 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godari | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Tulu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasla | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Paliyan | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 2,330 | - | - | 2330 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 76,100 | 76000 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Irular | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Malayalam | 740 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 2,860 | 2860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 16,400 | 16300 | - | 30 | - | - | 110 |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 28,300 | 26200 | 50 | 1980 | - | - | 30 |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | English | 26,600 | 26300 | 30 | 200 | - | - | 30 |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,330 | - | - | - | - | - | 1330 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malankuravan | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 160 | 60 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 255,000 | - | 255000 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 79,700 | - | - | 79700 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 4,830 | 4830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mundala | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 103,000 | 103000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Paniya | 74,500 | 74100 | 120 | 180 | - | - | 150 |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,930 | 1920 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 830 | 830 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 7,220 | 7120 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 1,360 | - | 1360 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 1,950 | - | 1950 | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 107,000 | - | - | 107000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 4,120 | 4110 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 3,780 | 3780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 10,500 | 10500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 370 | 350 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 2,310 | 2310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerava | Ravula | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Kurumba, Jennu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 60 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Chetti, Moundadan | 300 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 150 |
| Bania Chetti | Chetti, Moundadan | 1,380 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | 360 |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 5,530 | 5530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 260 | - | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 4,860 | - | - | 4860 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Kannada | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
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