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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 350 | - | 350 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 2,850 | 2820 | 10 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 280 | - | - | - | - | - | 280 |
| Persian | Dari | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 11,600 | 11600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 330 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 13,100 | - | 13100 | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atari | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Baghban (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Baiga | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 3,800 | 3800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Marathi | 197,000 | 95000 | - | - | - | - | 102000 |
| Barda | Marathi | 120 | 110 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 3,540 | 3520 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bazigar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 980 | 930 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhunjia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marathi | 120,000 | 117000 | - | - | - | - | 3200 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Sindhi | 30,700 | 30700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byagara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenna Dasar | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 67,300 | 67100 | - | - | 280 | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Chandala | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 9,020 | - | - | 9020 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 6,030 | - | - | 6030 | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 28,200 | 27300 | - | - | - | - | 860 |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 720 | 680 | 10 | 20 | - | - | 10 |
| Dhanka | Marathi | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 24,200 | 24200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 8,750 | 8730 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dubla unspecified | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Marathi | 70 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 830 | - | - | 830 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Marathi | 370 | 360 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Halba | Kannada | 160 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Hanabar | Kannada | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hande Jogi | Kannada | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 4,620 | 4610 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Christian | Marathi | 520 | - | - | 520 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jingar | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Marathi | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamboh (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 330 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 260 |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,200 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| Kawar | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 710 | 700 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Khangar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 5,840 | 5500 | - | - | - | - | 340 |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 21,600 | 20900 | 60 | - | 10 | - | 550 |
| Koli Malhar | Kannada | 300 | 290 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 730 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Korwa | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 24,100 | 23900 | - | - | - | - | 270 |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 11,800 | 11700 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 24,100 | 24100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 266,000 | 264000 | - | - | - | - | 2180 |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudavakkal | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 7,520 | - | - | - | - | - | 7520 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,590 | 9590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 341,000 | 309000 | - | - | 31600 | 200 | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 6,970 | - | 6970 | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 107,000 | 106000 | - | - | 1480 | 40 | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 1,040 | - | 1040 | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 2,050,000 | 2005000 | - | - | - | - | 44800 |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,030 | - | 1030 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 38,800 | 38800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Pardhi | 1,510 | 1490 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 200 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Marathi | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pindara | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parja unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raddi | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 33,900 | 33400 | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangar | Gujarati | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 53,900 | - | 53900 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 210,000 | - | 210000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shenva (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 31,700 | 31700 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 300 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Sudra | Konkani | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 530 | - | - | 530 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 430 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30,700 | 30700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 31,200 | 31200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vasudev | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Marathi | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 70 | 60 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasalaru | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Marathi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 770 | - | - | - | - | 770 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 8,000 | 8000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ager (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chapparband (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Jewish, South Asian | Marathi | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sindhi | 8,570 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | 5190 |
| Bania Chetti | Marathi | 5,640 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | 790 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 1,670 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| Bania Mahajan | Marathi | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Marwari (India) | 10,400 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | 6880 |
| Bania Srimali | Marathi | 4,400 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | 2140 |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Hindi | 8,460 | 8460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Marathi | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saitwal | Hindi | 3,500 | 900 | - | - | - | - | 2590 |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sisodia | Marwari (India) | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalavant | Kannada | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 40 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bania Chaturth | Marathi | 16,900 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | 13200 |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Kannada | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 4,400 | 4400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 2,710 | 2660 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 258,000 | 252000 | - | - | - | - | 6090 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 45,100 | - | 45100 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Panchal | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Pancham | Kannada | 15,800 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | 12900 |
| Valmiki Mehtar | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama Kunchi | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,700 | - | 1700 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bakad | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Kannada | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 4,510 | - | 4510 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 4,510 | - | 4510 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 13,500 | - | 13500 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,090 | 3090 | - | - | - | - | - |
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