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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 820 | - | 820 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 500 | 460 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 3,770 | 3770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Malayalam | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 7,270 | 7270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 11,400 | 11000 | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 75,800 | 75600 | - | - | - | - | 160 |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chandala | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,040 | 2040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 56,200 | 56200 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Tulu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasla | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 1,270 | - | - | 1270 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 405,000 | 405000 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 12,600 | 12600 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 8,760 | 8760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 5,920 | 5920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 4,820 | 4820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallattu Kurup | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Konkani | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,500 | 2500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 1,340 | 1320 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 390 | - | - | - | - | - | 390 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 2,220 | 2220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 70 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 1,344,000 | - | 1344000 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 62,300 | - | - | 62300 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 6,650 | - | 6650 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Kacchi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 23,600 | 23600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mundala | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 1,210 | 1200 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 121,000 | 121000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 840,000 | 840000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 2,570 | 2570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 860 | - | 860 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 3,020 | 3010 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 2,910 | 2900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 5,610 | 5610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 17,300 | 17200 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 6,600 | 6600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 60,600 | 60500 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajpur | Konkani | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 1,380 | - | 1380 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 2,800 | - | 2800 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 61,900 | - | - | 61900 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 1,890 | 1890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 5,790 | 5790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 8,700 | 8700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 6,330 | 6330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 71,800 | 70800 | - | 990 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 440 | 420 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 2,280 | 2280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 14,600 | 14600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 6,150 | 6150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 3,010 | 3010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 170 | - | - | - | - | 170 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padannan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jewish, South Asian | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 12,500 | 12500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 34,900 | 34900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 8,460 | 8460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 39,500 | 39500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair Anthur | Malayalam | 36,100 | 36100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 13,300 | - | - | 13300 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | English | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 15,000 | - | - | 15000 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Malayalam | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
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