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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Tamil | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 83,600 | - | 83600 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 42,200 | 42000 | - | 90 | 70 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 136,000 | 136000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,700 | 1700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 5,070 | 5070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 17,700 | 17700 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 17,100 | 17100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 9,470 | 9470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 102,000 | 102000 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 137,000 | 137000 | - | 70 | 70 | 10 | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Gujarati | 910 | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,880 | 1880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Sourashtra | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 13,800 | 13700 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 6,220 | - | - | 6220 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 19,600 | 19600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 46,700 | 46700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Kacchi | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 2,370 | 2350 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 610 | 370 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 13,200 | 13200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,090 | 1090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,180 | 8180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 5,120 | - | - | - | - | - | 5120 |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 7,870 | 7870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 4,120 | - | 4120 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 152,000 | 152000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 1,430 | - | - | 1430 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Kacchi | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 4,530 | 4400 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Tamil | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 4,550 | 4450 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 258,000 | 258000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 95,300 | 95300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 48,000 | 48000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 1,870 | - | 1870 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 50 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 4,650 | 4650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 103,000 | 103000 | - | 230 | 30 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 184,000 | 183000 | - | 450 | 50 | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 3,620 | 3470 | 10 | 120 | - | - | 10 |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 120 | 110 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 3,620 | 3470 | 10 | 120 | - | - | 10 |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 3,070 | 3070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 19,800 | 19800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Sourashtra | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 4,080 | - | 4080 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 16,600 | - | 16600 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 2,970 | - | - | 2970 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,730 | 1730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 5,240 | 5240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 186,000 | 186000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 139,000 | 139000 | - | 620 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 10,600 | 10600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 2,750 | 2750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 14,800 | 14800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 64,600 | 63800 | - | 730 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 230 | - | - | - | - | 230 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patnulkaran | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 3,690 | 3690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 680 | 650 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Sourashtra | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Sourashtra | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Sourashtra | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Sourashtra | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Sourashtra | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 28,200 | 28200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 27,500 | 24800 | - | 2760 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 630 | - | - | 630 | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 2,480 | - | 2480 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 3,160 | 3120 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 13,500 | 13200 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 2,360 | - | 2360 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 77,600 | - | - | 77600 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 3,120 | - | - | 3120 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 23,600 | 23600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 11,100 | - | - | 11100 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 48,400 | - | - | 48400 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 32,100 | - | - | 31700 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,940 | - | - | 1940 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Tamil | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 320 | - | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
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