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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 21,500 | - | 21500 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 46,000 | 45900 | - | 50 | 40 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 29,100 | 29000 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 15,300 | 15300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 12,000 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 3,910 | 3890 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 3,850 | 3850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 2,810 | 2810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,510 | 2510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 42,200 | 42200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 9,600 | 9600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 14,300 | 14300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 10 | -10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 410 | - | - | - | - | - | 410 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 1,840 | 1830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 480 | - | 480 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 41,200 | 40800 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 1,130 | 1120 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 3,200 | 3200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 610 | - | 610 | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 107,000 | 107000 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 26,200 | 26200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,300 | 3300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 2,200 | - | 2200 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 6,610 | - | 6610 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 240 | - | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 18,500 | 18500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 43,900 | 43400 | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,630 | 6630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 91,000 | 90500 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 5,390 | 5390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 1,860 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,630 | 2600 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,340 | 1340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 2,890 | 2800 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,040 | - | 1040 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 4,510 | 4490 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 6,710 | 6640 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 5,220 | 5220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Panchal | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 22,800 | 22800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 590 | 500 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 3,530 | - | 3530 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,520 | - | - | 1520 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 740 | - | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 3,810 | - | - | 3810 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,940 | - | - | 1940 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 320 | - | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
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