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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Odia | 240 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Marathi | 27,100 | 26100 | - | - | 950 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 34,500 | 33800 | - | - | 720 | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Bahrupi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 8,120 | 7920 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Marathi | 98,700 | 96200 | - | - | - | - | 2550 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 58,600 | 57000 | - | - | 1690 | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 1,520 | 1490 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Konkani, Goan | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,100 | 1070 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Bhandari | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 820 | 710 | 100 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 13,300 | 12800 | - | - | 480 | - | - |
| Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marathi | 77,100 | 76400 | - | - | - | - | 660 |
| Chenna Dasar | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,000 | 14500 | - | - | 540 | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Marathi | 40 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chodhara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 410 | - | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 7,450 | 6970 | - | - | 360 | - | 120 |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 90 | 80 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Dangi | 80 | 10 | 70 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Dhanwar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 14,200 | 13700 | - | - | 540 | - | - |
| Dhodia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dubla unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Telugu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghadasi | Marathi | 1,230 | 1230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gondhali | Marathi | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghadi | Konkani, Goan | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 1,570 | - | - | 1570 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gopal | Marathi | 1,980 | 1920 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Gosain unspecified | Marathi | 10,400 | 10000 | - | - | 360 | - | - |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halba | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Holar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Konkani, Goan | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jingar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadia (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Konkani, Goan | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khangar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30,200 | 29200 | - | - | 1060 | - | - |
| Khairwar | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | English | 4,290 | - | 4290 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 10,700 | 10600 | 20 | - | 20 | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 140 | 130 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 720 | 660 | 60 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kol | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Kolami, Northwestern | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolhati | Marathi | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 3,180 | 3050 | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Kayastha | Marathi | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 7,810 | 7670 | - | - | 10 | - | 120 |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 33,300 | 32300 | - | - | 990 | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 427,000 | 399000 | - | - | 28600 | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 1,420 | 1420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Konkani, Goan | 1,580 | - | - | - | - | - | 1580 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,870 | 1780 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 1,940 | 1940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 48,400 | 890 | - | - | 47500 | 30 | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 2,680 | - | 2680 | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,590 | 1120 | - | - | 470 | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 3,190 | - | 3190 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 323,000 | 295000 | - | - | 28800 | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 27,600 | 26700 | - | - | 900 | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Marathi | 180 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Konkani | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Parja unspecified | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patharwat | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajpur | Marathi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Marathi | 5,890 | 5620 | - | - | 270 | - | - |
| Sangar | Marathi | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Marathi | 20,000 | - | 20000 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 150,000 | - | 150000 | - | - | - | - |
| Siddi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 31,700 | 30900 | - | - | 760 | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 45,200 | 44100 | - | - | 1080 | - | - |
| Taria | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 54,900 | 53300 | - | - | 1640 | - | - |
| Thakar | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 420 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 2,350 | 2350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Marathi | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanjara | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,920 | 1800 | - | - | 120 | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Marathi | 21,700 | 21000 | - | - | - | - | 680 |
| Bania Chetti | Konkani | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Dhusar | Hindi | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gujar | Marathi | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasar | Marathi | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Marwari (India) | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khedayata | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 340 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 230 |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 580 | 380 | - | - | - | - | 190 |
| Bania Srimali | Marathi | 340 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 190 |
| Bania Ummad | Marathi | 720 | 460 | - | - | - | - | 260 |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Hindi | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karbadu | Marathi | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Hindi | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani, Goan | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Marathi | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Konkani, Goan | 2,380 | 2290 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Kalavant | Konkani, Goan | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil Tadvi | Bhili | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai Konkani | Marathi | 30,500 | 29700 | - | - | 730 | - | - |
| Beldar Mith Gauda | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Hindi | 6,590 | 6430 | - | - | 160 | - | - |
| Mahratta Gomatang | Marathi | 38,700 | 38700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 38,700 | 38700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Shinde | Marathi | 30,000 | 30000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 19,700 | - | 19700 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Son | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 349,000 | 325000 | - | - | 23900 | - | - |
| Kunbi Tirole | Konkani, Goan | 7,220 | 6770 | - | - | 450 | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 5,470 | - | 5470 | - | - | - | - |
| Bakad | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Devarukha | Marathi | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani, Goan | 2,370 | - | 2370 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi Parit | Marathi | 7,110 | 6800 | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 1,690 | - | 1690 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 4,740 | - | 4740 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
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