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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 41,300 | - | 41300 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 12,300 | 12200 | - | 50 | 10 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 46,300 | 46100 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 28,500 | 28500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 8,110 | 8110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 4,830 | 4820 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 8,480 | 8480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 5,940 | 5940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 32,300 | 32300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 74,500 | 74500 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 2,890 | 2890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 7,040 | 7040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 870 | - | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 78,400 | 78400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Telugu | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 27,400 | 27400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 90 | 70 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 770 | - | - | - | - | - | 770 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 70,900 | 70300 | - | 640 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Tamil | 2,010 | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | English | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 4,020 | 4020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 2,300 | 2280 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 21,100 | 21100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 22,900 | 22900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 55,100 | 55100 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 85,600 | 85600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 2,950 | 2950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 3,670 | - | 3670 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 9,250 | - | 9250 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 470 | - | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Urali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 36,000 | 36000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 79,800 | 79500 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 3,430 | 3430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 12,100 | 12100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 140,000 | 140000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Tamil | 5,220 | 5220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Kudiya | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 3,600 | 3600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sindhi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,090 | 2090 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 6,320 | 6210 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,060 | - | 1060 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 7,330 | 7310 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 11,200 | 11100 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 2,590 | 2590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 39,800 | 39800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 1,020 | 850 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 2,620 | - | 2620 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,710 | - | - | 2710 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 1,110 | - | - | 1110 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 740 | - | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 4,420 | - | - | 4420 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 2,030 | - | - | 2030 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,150 | - | - | 1150 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 7,700 | 7700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
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