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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 500 | 450 | - | 50 | 10 | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Malayalam | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 2,730 | 2730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 7,820 | 7820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 640 | 580 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 36,400 | 36400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 133,000 | 133000 | - | - | 60 | 10 | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasla | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 260 | - | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 266,000 | 266000 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Malayalam | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 30,600 | 30600 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 115,000 | 115000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 3,790 | 3790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 8,850 | 8850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallattu Kurup | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kootan | Malayalam | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Malayalam | 2,680 | 2670 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Malayalam | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,070 | 2070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 110 | 80 | 10 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 3,228,000 | - | 3228000 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20,200 | - | - | 20200 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 13,900 | - | 13900 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 41,200 | 41200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 3,170 | 3160 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 101,000 | 101000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 329,000 | 329000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 990 | - | 990 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 5,860 | 5840 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Paniya | 8,310 | 8210 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 70 |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 11,500 | 11500 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 21,500 | 21500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 12,800 | 12800 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 1,410 | - | 1410 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 2,800 | - | 2800 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 35,000 | - | - | 35000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 4,150 | 4150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 5,980 | 5980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 3,550 | 3550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 64,100 | 63700 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
| Kudiya | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padannan | Malayalam | 3,530 | 3530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Konkani | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 12,300 | 12300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 17,300 | 17300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 44,000 | 44000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 15,200 | 15200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Malayalam | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 18,600 | - | - | 18600 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 16,700 | - | - | 16700 | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani | 4,060 | - | 4060 | - | - | - | - |
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