People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | Malayalam | 420 | - | - | 420 | - | - | - |
Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Malayalam | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 110 | - | - | - | 110 | - | - |
Parsee | Gujarati | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 11,800 | - | 11800 | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adiyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aiyanavar | Malayalam | 1,620 | 1580 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Alavan | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 6,280 | 6280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 240 | 210 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Arasar | Malayalam | 5,880 | 5700 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Arunthathiyar | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arayan | Malayalam | 18,200 | 18000 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 12,900 | 12400 | - | 470 | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 24,100 | 24100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 23,600 | 23500 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bellara | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bohra | Gujarati | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 78,500 | 78500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chackaravar | Malayalam | 11,100 | 11000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chavalakkaran | Malayalam | 1,940 | 1940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Chayakkaran | Malayalam | 2,290 | 2290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Tulu | 3,050 | - | - | 3050 | - | - | - |
Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godda | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gavara | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Malayalam | 2,570 | - | - | 2570 | - | - | - |
Idayan | Malayalam | 16,400 | 16400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Malayalam | 374,000 | 374000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavathi | Malayalam | 6,180 | 6180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 2,620 | 2620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilayathu | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Irular | Malayalam | 70 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalladi | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanakkan | Malayalam | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 19,600 | 19500 | 30 | 60 | 20 | - | 30 |
Kaniyan | Malayalam | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karimpalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kavara | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kavathi | Malayalam | 7,410 | 7390 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Keralamuthali | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kakkalan | Malayalam | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Malayalam | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kootan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, tribal | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Krishnanvak | Malayalam | 34,600 | 34600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kattunayakan | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Malayalam | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurukkal | Malayalam | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 92,000 | 92000 | - | - | 30 | 10 | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 620 | - | - | - | - | - | 620 |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maila | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malakuravan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayan, tribe | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 880 | 530 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 459,000 | - | 459000 | - | - | - | - |
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Malayalam | 8,550 | 8550 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mavilan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 154,000 | - | - | 154000 | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Konkani | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 95,400 | 95400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 14,900 | - | - | 14900 | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Kacchi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 18,700 | 18700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 110 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malai Pandaram | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundala | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutali | Malayalam | 2,060 | 1830 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
Muthan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Muthuvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 870 | 860 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 443,000 | 443000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 377,000 | 377000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Malayalam | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navait | Konkani | 10,000 | - | 10000 | - | - | - | - |
Palluvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panan | Malayalam | 2,810 | 2810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panchama | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pandaram | Malayalam | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paniyan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panikkan | Malayalam | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 41,400 | 41100 | - | 180 | 90 | - | - |
Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Pathiyan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Perumannan | Malayalam | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Palliyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Palliyar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 149,000 | 149000 | - | - | 50 | 10 | - |
Puthirai Vannan | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,480 | 1480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Malayalam | 20,600 | 20600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samban | Malayalam | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samagara | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samanthan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 5,080 | - | 5080 | - | - | - | - |
Semman | Malayalam | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 9,000 | - | 9000 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 222,000 | - | - | 222000 | - | - | - |
Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 53,100 | 53100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ulladan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Urali | Malayalam | 90 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Malayalam | 2,100 | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 9,720 | 9720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 9,810 | 9810 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettuvan | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 127,000 | 127000 | - | 220 | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 115,000 | 114000 | - | 780 | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 35,500 | 35500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valluvan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 9,160 | 9140 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Malayalam | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yerukula | Yerukula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 240 | - | - | - | - | 240 | - |
Padannan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayarayar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Chetti | Tamil | 13,000 | 12900 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Dravida | Malayalam | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Malayalam | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Malayalam | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Iyer | Malayalam | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Malayalam | 32,900 | 32900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Malayalam | 52,000 | 51400 | - | 640 | - | - | - |
Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 138,000 | - | - | 138000 | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 80 | 60 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 20,900 | 20900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan Nanjanad | Malayalam | 54,100 | 54100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 76,700 | 76700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Vilkurup | Malayalam | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Malayalam | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Malayalam | 6,800 | - | 6800 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 82,800 | - | - | 82800 | - | - | - |
Koli of Gujarat | Kacchi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 2,590 | - | - | 2590 | - | - | - |
Vetan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 560 | - | - | 560 | - | - | - |
Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 860 | - | - | 860 | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 39,000 | - | - | 39000 | - | - | - |
Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 7,110 | - | - | 7110 | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 2,410 | - | - | 2410 | - | - | - |
Aiyanavar Christian | Malayalam | 6,320 | - | - | 6320 | - | - | - |
Ambattan Christian | Malayalam | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
Arasar Christian | Malayalam | 23,000 | - | - | 23000 | - | - | - |
Chackaravar Christian | Malayalam | 2,060 | - | - | 2060 | - | - | - |
Chavalakkaran Christian | Malayalam | 810 | - | - | 810 | - | - | - |
Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 1,180 | - | - | 1180 | - | - | - |
Kavathi Christian | Malayalam | 1,350 | - | - | 1350 | - | - | - |
Keralamuthali Christian | Malayalam | 1,530 | - | - | 1530 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Potti | Malayalam | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan Tondaman | Malayalam | 1,980 | 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
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