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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 5,350 | - | 5350 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 290 | 280 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 103,000 | 103000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 3,710 | 3660 | 10 | - | 30 | - | 10 |
| Ansari | Urdu | 17,100 | - | 17100 | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Baiga | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 65,200 | 65200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Marathi | 75,800 | 68800 | - | - | - | - | 6960 |
| Barda | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 22,800 | 22800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 52,300 | 52300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaina | Bhili | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 12,600 | 11500 | 780 | 10 | 70 | - | 220 |
| Bhunjia | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 17,600 | 17600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hatkar | Marathi | 15,600 | 15600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhattra | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 66,100 | 66100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marathi | 65,200 | 63900 | - | - | - | - | 1300 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byagara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 28,300 | 27900 | - | - | 360 | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 6,590 | - | - | 6590 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 5,440 | - | - | 5440 | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 14,100 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Hindi | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Urdu | 120 | 20 | 100 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 18,800 | 18800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 2,470 | 2470 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dubla unspecified | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Hindi | 490 | 410 | 60 | - | 10 | - | 20 |
| Gosain unspecified | Marathi | 15,000 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 16,200 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Halba | Halbi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Marathi | 430 | - | - | 430 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,680 | 8680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,910 | 3870 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Katia | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,510 | 7510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 9,270 | 9160 | 70 | 10 | 30 | - | 10 |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 10,900 | 10800 | 20 | 10 | 100 | 10 | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Marathi | 3,400 | 3350 | 30 | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Kolhati | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Marathi | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Koshti | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,230 | 1230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 48,000 | 48000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 230,000 | 229000 | - | - | - | - | 240 |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 3,970 | - | - | - | - | - | 3970 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 38,500 | 38500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Marathi | 1,440 | 1420 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 170,000 | 4860 | - | 1040 | 164000 | 100 | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 2,520 | - | 2520 | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 94,600 | 87200 | - | 520 | 6940 | 30 | - |
| Mawalud | Urdu | 18,500 | - | 18500 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 190,000 | 190000 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Mala Jangam | Marathi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,370 | - | 1370 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 27,800 | 27800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Pardhi | 2,120 | 2090 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Marathi | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 45,900 | 45400 | - | - | - | - | 460 |
| Rathawa | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,680 | 8680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Marathi | 2,580 | 2580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 20,100 | - | 20100 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 171,000 | - | 171000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shenva (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 40,100 | 40000 | - | - | - | - | 150 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 260 | - | - | - | - | 260 | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 4,780 | 4780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 34,300 | 34300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 1,030 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Waddar | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Marathi | 23,200 | 23200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 900 | - | - | - | - | 900 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 98,800 | 98800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Marathi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 1,960 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 3,250 | 3250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Marathi | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 15,600 | 12900 | - | - | - | - | 2710 |
| Bania Dhusar | Hindi | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 790 | 710 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
| Bania Gujar | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasarwani | Marathi | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Marathi | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Lad | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Marathi | 5,300 | 5300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Gujarati | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Nima | Marathi | 370 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 290 |
| Bania Oswal | Marathi | 2,400 | 860 | - | - | - | - | 1550 |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 1,850 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | 380 |
| Bania Srimali | Marathi | 640 | 190 | - | - | - | - | 450 |
| Bania Ummad | Marathi | 1,040 | 710 | - | - | - | - | 330 |
| Brahmin Anavada | Marathi | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Marathi | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Marathi | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mewada | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Marathi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Marathi | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srimali | Marathi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Paik | Marwari (India) | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,420 | 1420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil Tadvi | Bhili | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Marathi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Marathi | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Kadwa | Gujarati | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Lewa | Marathi | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 8,120 | 8100 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 20,800 | - | 20800 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Aksali | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Dhindhor | Hindi | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 22,600 | 22600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 40,200 | - | 40200 | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 4,060 | - | 4060 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,690 | - | 1690 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Hindi | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 3,050 | - | 3050 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Ghilzai | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 2,030 | - | 2030 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 980 | - | 980 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 970 | - | 970 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 3,050 | - | 3050 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
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