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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Malayalam | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 13,000 | - | 13000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 18,600 | 18600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 16,800 | 16700 | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 14,100 | 14000 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 61,300 | 61300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,500 | 2500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Malayalam | 2,280 | 2260 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Malayalam | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkari | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasla | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 5,000 | - | - | 5000 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 632,000 | 632000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 6,910 | 6910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 7,890 | 7890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Tamil | 1,320 | 1310 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 42,900 | 42900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Malayalam | 28,000 | 28000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallattu Kurup | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konyak | Naga, Konyak | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kootan | Malayalam | 3,260 | 3260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Marathi | 28,500 | 28500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,530 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 530 | - | - | - | - | - | 530 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malayalam | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Malayalam | 3,320 | 3250 | - | 20 | 10 | - | 30 |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 330 | 240 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 576,000 | - | 576000 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 283,000 | - | - | 283000 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 880 | - | 880 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 23,900 | 23900 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Urali | Telugu | 1,770 | 1770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Malayalam | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 18,800 | 18800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga | English | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 476,000 | 476000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 9,110 | 9110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 36,900 | 36800 | - | 140 | 50 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 530 | 480 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahha | Naga, Phom | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 143,000 | 143000 | - | - | 80 | 10 | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 3,420 | 3420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 19,800 | 19800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 1,620 | - | 1620 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 530,000 | - | - | 530000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 6,860 | 6860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan Palakkad | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thantapulayan | Malayalam | 2,860 | 2860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 1,100 | 1060 | - | 30 | - | - | 10 |
| Urali | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 15,000 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 9,900 | 9900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 17,800 | 17800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 70,500 | 70400 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 134,000 | 134000 | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 32,900 | 32800 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 34,700 | 34700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 6,470 | 6470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 180 | - | - | - | - | 180 | - |
| Padannan | Malayalam | 5,180 | 5150 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 100 | 30 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Kannada | 560 | 540 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 5,080 | 5050 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Brahmin Dravida | Malayalam | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Malayalam | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Malayalam | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 20,100 | 20100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Malayalam | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Malayalam | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 31,600 | 31600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | Malayalam | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 22,600 | 22600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 15,200 | 15200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Malayalam | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 1,710 | - | 1710 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 2,420 | - | - | 2420 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 350 | - | - | 350 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 28,000 | - | - | 28000 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 300 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Malayalam | 1,350 | - | - | 1350 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 1,320 | - | - | 1320 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Malayalam | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
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