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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 22,300 | - | 22300 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 157,000 | 157000 | - | - | 270 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 17,800 | 17700 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 46,800 | 46800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 6,540 | 6540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 10,100 | 9140 | - | - | - | - | 960 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 8,270 | 8270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 21,800 | 21800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,100 | 2090 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Pondicherry Catholic | Tamil | 48,500 | - | - | 48500 | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Tamil | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 3,350 | - | - | 3350 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 2,950 | 2950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 34,400 | 34200 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Kannada | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | 230 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Malayalam | 5,860 | 5860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,750 | 4750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 6,230 | 6230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,050 | 2050 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Tamil | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 800 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 3,640 | - | 3640 | - | - | - | - |
| Soligar | Sholaga | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 24,200 | 24200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 13,400 | 12700 | - | 680 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 4,270 | 4270 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 7,760 | 7760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 528,000 | 528000 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Marwari (India) | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patnulkaran | Sourashtra | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 1,280 | 1280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Marwari (India) | 1,880 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | 340 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,370 | 2120 | - | - | - | - | 250 |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 2,590 | 2590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vadama | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 4,800 | 4740 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 1,020 | 950 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Pattanavan | Tamil | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 3,230 | 3230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 600 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,150 | - | - | 2150 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 3,980 | - | - | 3980 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,240 | - | - | 1240 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
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