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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 2,230 | - | - | 2230 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 41,700 | - | 41700 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 240 | 210 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 88,800 | 88600 | - | 90 | 170 | 10 | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 24,100 | 24100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Ravula | 100 | 90 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ajila | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 7,270 | 7270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badaga | Badaga | 201,000 | 201000 | - | 620 | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Chetti, Wayanad | 5,210 | 4580 | - | - | - | - | 630 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,660 | 1660 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia | Sikkimese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Banijiga | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 14,300 | 14100 | - | - | - | - | 220 |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 14,600 | 14600 | - | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,250 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 1,770 | 1520 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 380 | - | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Malayalam | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 2,940 | 2940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | English | 10,700 | 10600 | 10 | 40 | - | - | 10 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 1,610 | 1610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kootan | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Kannada | 2,240 | 2240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Jennu | 7,700 | 7590 | 40 | 40 | - | 10 | 20 |
| Kuruman | Kurumba, Betta | 590 | 580 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,180 | - | - | - | - | - | 1180 |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 28,500 | - | 28500 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,120 | 2260 | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 12,200 | - | - | 12200 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Kumbaran | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 11,100 | 10900 | 70 | 130 | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 85,800 | 85500 | - | 160 | 80 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 1,290 | 1290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 36,400 | 36400 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,220 | 2180 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Razu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Marathi | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 1,690 | - | 1690 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 8,620 | - | 8620 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Soligar | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 18,500 | - | - | 18500 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Toda | 1,700 | 1500 | 20 | 180 | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 3,200 | 3200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valanchian | Malayalam | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 4,100 | 4030 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 940 | 880 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 10,200 | 10100 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 170 | - | - | - | - | 170 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Kurumba, Jennu | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudiya | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Chetti, Moundadan | 360 | 180 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
| Bania Chetti | Chetti, Moundadan | 2,710 | 2230 | - | - | - | - | 470 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Chetti, Moundadan | 140 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 9,020 | 5640 | - | 3380 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Toreya | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 190 | 150 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair Anthur | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 2,340 | - | 2340 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 330 | - | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Kacchi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka Christian | Kannada | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 10,900 | - | - | 10900 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 5,450 | - | - | 5450 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 31,300 | - | - | 31300 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 4,110 | - | - | 4110 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 740 | - | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Tamil | 3,610 | - | 3610 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Gangadikara | Kannada | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
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