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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 6,330 | - | 6330 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 65,700 | 65600 | - | 70 | 50 | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 36,500 | 36300 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 21,800 | 21800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 7,170 | 7170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 5,650 | 5590 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 5,800 | 5800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 4,020 | 4020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 30,400 | 30400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,390 | 3390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 980 | 980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 2,190 | 2190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 570 | - | - | 570 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 60,000 | 60000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 11,000 | 11000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Kadan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 14,100 | 14100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 20,600 | 20600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Urdu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 580 | - | - | - | - | - | 580 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 57,300 | 56800 | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 4,040 | 4040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 1,600 | 1580 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 4,470 | 4470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 1,290 | 1290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 113,000 | 113000 | - | 110 | 50 | 20 | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,110 | 2110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 330 | - | 330 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 780 | - | 780 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 140 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 630 | 620 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 27,500 | 27500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 63,400 | 63200 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 2,970 | 2970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 2,040 | 2040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,300 | 8300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 118,000 | 118000 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 2,900 | 2900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 330 | 320 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 3,530 | 3530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,980 | 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 1,530 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 4,620 | 4620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 4,430 | 4350 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Kongu | Tamil | 4,740 | 4710 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 9,470 | 9390 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 30,500 | 30500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 770 | 630 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 500 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 5,470 | - | - | 5470 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 2,830 | - | - | 2830 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,470 | - | - | 1470 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20,100 | - | - | 20100 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 7,390 | - | - | 7390 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,780 | - | - | 1780 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urikkara Naicker | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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