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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Marathi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Konkani, Goan | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 15,000 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Konkani, Goan | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Bahrupi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 3,020 | 3020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Marathi | 37,800 | 37300 | - | - | - | - | 480 |
| Barda | Marathi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 26,700 | 26700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Konkani, Goan | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhavit | Konkani, Goan | 6,500 | 6500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Telugu | 320 | 250 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 50,500 | 50300 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Konkani, Goan | 46,600 | 46600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 12,300 | 12200 | - | - | 110 | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 4,200 | - | - | 4200 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,620 | 2620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Marathi | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 3,020 | 3020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Kannada | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gondhali | Konkani, Goan | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghisadi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 12,900 | - | - | 12900 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gopal | Konkani, Goan | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain unspecified | Marathi | 3,600 | 3600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halba | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Marathi | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadia (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Konkani, Goan | 640 | 630 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolhati | Konkani, Goan | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Kayastha | Konkani, Goan | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 470 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 249,000 | 249000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Konkani, Goan | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Konkani, Goan | 1,530 | - | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,730 | 2730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Konkani, Goan | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 44,000 | 16200 | - | - | 27700 | 20 | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 176,000 | 176000 | - | - | - | - | 320 |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Konkani, Goan | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 12,600 | 12600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padiar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Konkani, Goan | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Konkani | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Patharwat | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajpur | Konkani, Goan | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramoshi | Konkani, Goan | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Konkani, Goan | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangar | Konkani, Goan | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 3,340 | - | 3340 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 17,000 | - | 17000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 16,200 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 25,500 | 25500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taria | Marathi | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 27,200 | 27200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakar | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Konkani, Goan | 3,960 | 3620 | 320 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Konkani, Goan | 7,670 | 7530 | - | - | - | - | 140 |
| Bania Chetti | Konkani, Goan | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gujar | Gujarati | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasar | Konkani, Goan | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khedayata | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Konkani, Goan | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani, Goan | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Konkani, Goan | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karbadu | Konkani, Goan | 7,670 | 7670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Konkani, Goan | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani, Goan | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani, Goan | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Konkani, Goan | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Marathi | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalavant | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Badhai Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Mith Gauda | Konkani, Goan | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadiga Kalavant | Marathi | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Konkani, Goan | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Gomatang | Konkani, Goan | 20,300 | 20300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Konkani, Goan | 20,300 | 20300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Shinde | Konkani, Goan | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 2,710 | - | 2710 | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 169,000 | 169000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bakad | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Devarukha | Konkani, Goan | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani, Goan | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi Parit | Konkani, Goan | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
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