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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Marathi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 1,030 | 1010 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 360 | - | - | - | - | - | 360 |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 640 | 600 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Ansari | Urdu | 5,900 | - | 5900 | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 4,030 | 4030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 34,700 | 34700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Marathi | 125,000 | 48600 | - | - | - | - | 76300 |
| Barda | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 4,700 | 4660 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhampta | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 600 | 580 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhunjia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Marathi | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marathi | 193,000 | 188000 | - | - | - | - | 4900 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Marathi | 35,900 | 35900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balasantoshi | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byagara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 60,400 | 59900 | - | - | 530 | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Marathi | 40 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 5,270 | - | - | 5270 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 3,160 | - | - | 3160 | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 23,500 | 23500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,050 | 9050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 4,930 | 4910 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Dubla unspecified | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Marathi | 40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Marathi | 370 | 360 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Halba | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 20,300 | 20300 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Christian | Konkani, Goan | 1,120 | - | - | 1120 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Kaikadi | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,320 | 3320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 620 | 600 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Khangar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 6,980 | 6980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 9,930 | 9730 | 50 | - | 20 | - | 120 |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 280 | 230 | 20 | - | 20 | - | - |
| Kokna | Marathi | 730 | 720 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Kol | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Korku | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Kurumba, Kannada | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 38,000 | 38000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 283,000 | 282000 | - | - | - | - | 900 |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 5,750 | - | - | - | - | - | 5750 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 173,000 | 133000 | - | - | 40700 | 100 | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 6,320 | - | 6320 | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 122,000 | 120000 | - | - | 1680 | 40 | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 1,217,000 | 1213000 | - | - | - | - | 4900 |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 1,400 | 1400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Marathi | 90 | 70 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Bhili | 3,090 | 3010 | 10 | - | - | - | 70 |
| Pardhan | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Marathi | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raddi | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marwari (India) | 3,640 | 3540 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangar | Marathi | 8,820 | 8820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 48,200 | - | 48200 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 180,000 | - | 180000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shenva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhollu | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20,800 | 20600 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 270 | - | - | - | - | 270 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,880 | 6880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 18,200 | 18200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 700 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 43,600 | 43600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 27,200 | 27200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vasudev | Marathi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Tamil | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Marathi | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Marathi | 250 | 250 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 670 | - | - | - | - | 670 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 16,800 | 16800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ager (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jewish, South Asian | Marathi | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 4,560 | 4560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Marathi | 6,230 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | 4260 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 2,930 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | 450 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 1,160 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Bania Mahur | Marathi | 880 | 620 | - | - | - | - | 260 |
| Bania Oswal | Gujarati | 4,510 | 560 | - | - | - | - | 3950 |
| Brahmin Anavada | Marathi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 32,300 | 32300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Gujarati | 21,900 | 21900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Marathi | 6,600 | 6600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Marathi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karbadu | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 4,650 | 4650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Marathi | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Marathi | 6,990 | 6990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Marathi | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalavant | Kannada | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chaturth | Marathi | 8,640 | - | - | - | - | - | 8640 |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bhil Tadvi | Marathi | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Kannada | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 103,000 | 103000 | - | - | - | - | 560 |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 21,000 | - | 21000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Aksali | Gujarati | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Marathi | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Pancham | Kannada | 20,300 | - | - | - | - | - | 20300 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bakad | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 1,800 | - | 1800 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 4,510 | - | 4510 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,250 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | - |
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