People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | Tamil | 520 | - | - | 520 | - | - | - |
Burmese | Burmese | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 120 | - | - | - | 120 | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 164,000 | - | 164000 | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 51,000 | 50800 | - | 60 | 70 | 10 | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adiyan | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 143,000 | 142000 | - | 880 | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70,500 | 70500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Alavan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi | Tamil | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Anuppan | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 16,600 | 16600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arayan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ayyanavar | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baira | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bakuda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Tamil | 21,000 | 20600 | - | - | - | - | 400 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Basor | Tamil | 20,800 | 20800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banijiga | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bohra | Gujarati | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 15,600 | 15600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 102,000 | 102000 | - | - | - | - | 170 |
Bathada | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chalvadi | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chandala | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chackaravar | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 47,200 | 47200 | - | 30 | - | 10 | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
Chayakkaran | Tamil | 4,240 | 4240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 4,300 | 4300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Sourashtra | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,850 | 5850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gamit | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Kannada | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandla | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godda | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gavara | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Tamil | 20,200 | - | - | 20200 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 204,000 | 204000 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Ilavathi | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Irular | Irula | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadaiyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalladi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 52,900 | 52900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanakkan | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Karimpalan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kavara | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kakkalan | Tamil | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 76,100 | 76100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kammara | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kammara | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Kapu | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koliyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kori | Koda | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, tribal | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korama unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Tamil | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Krishnanvak | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kattunayakan | Tamil | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Tamil | 20 | -50 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Tamil | 5,570 | 5570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Alambadi Kurichchan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,420 | 1420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kannada | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 7,050 | 7050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Kannada | 1,710 | - | - | - | - | - | 1710 |
Lohana | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maila | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malakuravan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malakkuravan | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayekandi | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayali | Tamil | 16,100 | 16100 | 20 | 30 | - | - | 10 |
Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 3,740 | 3740 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 1,060 | - | 1060 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 214,000 | 205000 | - | 8310 | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mavilan | Tamil | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 1,040 | - | - | 1040 | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malasar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, caste | Tamil | 5,320 | 5320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, tribal | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Moger unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Momna | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 14,200 | 14200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutali | Tamil | 5,530 | 5460 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Malai Vedan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 43,900 | 43900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Tamil | 52,000 | 52000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nalkadaya | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Tamil | 16,400 | 16400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navait | Konkani | 1,760 | - | 1760 | - | - | - | - |
Nayadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pagadai | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pambada | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panan | Tamil | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pandaram | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panikkan | Tamil | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pannadi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panniandi | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 136,000 | 135000 | - | 520 | 20 | 20 | - |
Pathiyan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Perumannan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 246,000 | 246000 | - | 450 | 30 | 10 | - |
Palliyan | Tamil | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Palliyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,450 | 2400 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
Razu | Telugu | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samban | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Tamil | 7,620 | - | 7620 | - | - | - | - |
Semman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 26,500 | - | 26500 | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Soligar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 1,980 | - | - | 1980 | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thoti, caste | Tamil | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Toda | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Ulladan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Urali | Urali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 7,050 | 7050 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettuvan | Tamil | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 89,100 | 89100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 231,000 | 222000 | - | 8330 | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valluvan | Tamil | 3,780 | 3780 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 33,500 | 33500 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 405,000 | 394000 | - | 11100 | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Tamil | 1,030 | 1030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 12,500 | 12500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Tamil | 710 | 680 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Chetti | Tamil | 12,300 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | 320 |
Bania Komti | Telugu | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahajan | Sourashtra | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahur | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Hindi | 270 | 240 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Porwal | Hindi | 380 | 370 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Srimali | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Audich | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 5,470 | 5470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 2,640 | 2640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 18,600 | 18600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devanga | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Tamil | 15,600 | 15300 | - | 270 | - | - | - |
Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vadugan | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 3,160 | - | 3160 | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 30,500 | 29800 | - | 680 | - | - | - |
Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 13,500 | 13200 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 27,100 | 26300 | - | 790 | - | - | - |
Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 16,900 | 16500 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 16,900 | 16500 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 116,000 | 116000 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 2,710 | 2260 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 7,600 | - | 7600 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30,200 | - | - | 30200 | - | - | - |
Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 7,640 | - | - | 7640 | - | - | - |
Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 860 | - | - | 860 | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 6,610 | - | - | 6610 | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 106,000 | - | - | 106000 | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 54,600 | - | - | 54600 | - | - | - |
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 6,540 | - | - | 6540 | - | - | - |
Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Arasar Christian | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 9,320 | - | - | 9320 | - | - | - |
Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 19,600 | 19600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,690 | - | 1690 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 590 | - | 590 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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