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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 3,920 | - | 3920 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 7,390 | - | 7390 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Kannada | 15,100 | 14900 | - | 90 | 10 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 201,000 | 201000 | - | 140 | 240 | 20 | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 4,540 | 4540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Arasu | Kannada | 27,200 | 27200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Kannada | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badaga | Badaga | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balagai | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 27,000 | 25900 | - | - | - | - | 1100 |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 2,570 | 2570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Kannada | 4,600 | 2800 | - | - | - | - | 1800 |
| Barda | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Kannada | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bavcha | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 27,500 | 27500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Kannada | 64,500 | 64200 | - | - | - | - | 350 |
| Chenna Dasar | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 1,400 | - | - | 1400 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 2,230 | 2230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 31,400 | 31400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 88,100 | 88100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halsar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya Dasar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hande Jogi | Kannada | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Vaagri Booli | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Kannada | 630 | - | - | 630 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jambuvulu | Kannada | 2,280 | 2280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Kannada | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 10,400 | 10400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Kannada | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Kannada | 4,670 | 4670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 34,400 | 34400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 1,950 | 1950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 135,000 | 135000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 70,900 | - | - | - | - | - | 70900 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,500 | 16500 | - | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manbhav | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 760 | - | 760 | - | - | - | - |
| Meda | Kannada | 2,240 | 2230 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 5,050 | 4930 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Khatri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagartha | Kannada | 1,310 | 1310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Kannada | 14,300 | 14200 | 40 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Paniyan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Kannada | 720 | - | 720 | - | - | - | - |
| Pindara | Urdu | 1,940 | - | 1940 | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raddi | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 13,800 | 13800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samagara | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Kannada | 9,180 | 9180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 11,500 | - | 11500 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 43,300 | - | 43300 | - | - | - | - |
| Sillekyatha | Kannada | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soligar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,850 | 5650 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
| Masan Jogi | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 390 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 26,700 | 26700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 20,500 | 20500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 780,000 | 780000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Kannada | 54,400 | 54400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 3,150 | 3030 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 2,990 | 2990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerava | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Kannada | 1,660 | 1610 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Iruliga | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadu Kuruba | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soligaru | Sholaga | 2,430 | 2430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Kannada | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Kannada | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 540 | 390 | - | - | - | - | 150 |
| Bania Chetti | Kannada | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Kannada | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Kannada | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Kannada | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Kannada | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Kannada | 1,590 | 1590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Kannada | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 2,540 | 2540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Telugu | 380 | 300 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Kannada | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar Bile | Kannada | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar Kakamundi | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar Kare | Kannada | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar Naik Makkalu | Kannada | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 7,890 | 7890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 5,410 | - | 5410 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Dhindhor | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Kannada | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama Kunchi | Kannada | 5,270 | 5270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 7,760 | - | 7760 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka Christian | Kannada | 4,060 | - | - | 4060 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Kannada | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Kannada | 1,920 | - | - | 1920 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Kannada | 860 | - | 860 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Gangadikara | Kannada | 130,000 | 130000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
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