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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 3,190 | 3190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Maila | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 14,000 | - | 14000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Malayalam | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Konkani | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mundala | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 15,300 | 15300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalakeyava | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 1,580 | 1570 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Samagara | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 960 | 930 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
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