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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Marathi | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mana | Marathi | 45,500 | 45500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 7,010 | 4960 | 20 | 1950 | 10 | - | 70 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agariya (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,800 | 8800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,130 | 3130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 1,980 | 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 9,760 | 9630 | - | - | - | - | 130 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,470 | 9470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 1,700 | 1680 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,700 | 1700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaina | Hindi | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhampta | Marathi | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,450 | 1450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Telugu | 1,060 | 920 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | 90 |
| Bhulia | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhunjia | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,430 | 9430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 4,580 | 4580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Gondi, Aheri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Gondi, Aheri | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marathi | 11,200 | 11000 | - | - | 120 | - | 110 |
| Bhansala | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,510 | 2490 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Chenchu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chodhara | Gondi, Aheri | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitara | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 410 | - | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 5,150 | 5100 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 4,930 | 4130 | - | 770 | - | 10 | 20 |
| Dhimar | Marathi | 38,000 | 38000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,270 | 8270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaba | Telugu | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gondi, Aheri | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gammalla | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garpaguri | Hindi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gondhali | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Marathi | 354,000 | 321000 | 1090 | 210 | 290 | 20 | 30800 |
| Gosain unspecified | Marathi | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gowari | Marathi | 24,200 | 23200 | - | - | - | - | 1040 |
| Halba | Halbi | 12,100 | 12000 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 60 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Marathi | 380 | - | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Jingar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachera (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Marathi | 7,530 | 7530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapewar | Telugu | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Gondi, Aheri | 8,600 | 8540 | 10 | - | 10 | - | 40 |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhia (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Gondi, Aheri | 60 | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Kirar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 380 | 110 | - | - | 270 | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 70 | 20 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Telugu | 110 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolha | Marathi | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 15,600 | 15500 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
| Koya unspecified | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,540 | 6540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 69,800 | 69800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 6,650 | 6650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 340 | - | - | - | - | - | 340 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 23,200 | 23200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 190 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 13,700 | 12500 | - | - | 1240 | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 111,000 | 20500 | - | - | 90900 | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 400 | 390 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Manbhav | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 460 | 440 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Mitha Ayyalvar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 26,000 | 26000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naksia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nanakshahi | Hindi | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panika | Chhattisgarhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Marathi | 310 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 21,000 | 20400 | 50 | 20 | 30 | - | 480 |
| Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Marathi | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Pindara | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,410 | 3350 | - | - | 30 | - | 30 |
| Raju | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,060 | 2060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Telugu | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 1,110 | - | 1110 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 14,900 | - | 14900 | - | - | - | - |
| Siddi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,240 | 8240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonjhara | Chhattisgarhi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 4,570 | 4570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50,400 | 50400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Marwari (India) | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanjara | Marathi | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 300 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 49,800 | 49800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 20,100 | 20100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 2,420 | 2360 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond Arakh | Gondi, Northern | 40,600 | 36900 | 130 | 20 | 30 | - | 3530 |
| Gond Jhare | Gondi, Northern | 50,800 | 46100 | 160 | 30 | 40 | - | 4430 |
| Gond Maria | Maria (India) | 193,000 | 175000 | 600 | 120 | 170 | - | 16800 |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor Kandra | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Aksali | Marathi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Dhindhor | Marathi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Hindi | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Rawat | Marathi | 1,840 | 1840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Dhaneja | Marathi | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,860 | - | 1860 | - | - | - | - |
| Satnami | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
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