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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 84,500 | - | 84500 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 789,000 | 789000 | - | 230 | 160 | 60 | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 34,100 | 33800 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 101,000 | 101000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 19,000 | 19000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 5,900 | 5900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 19,300 | 18400 | - | - | - | - | 890 |
| Bariki | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 2,010 | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Bhili | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bondili | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 15,100 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 47,200 | 46800 | - | 50 | - | - | 340 |
| Byagara | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dandasi | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,840 | 3840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 68,300 | 68300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | English | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Godda | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Vaagri Booli | 1,750 | 1750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 630 | - | - | 630 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 10,300 | 10300 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 10 |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 3,800 | 3800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 40 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kepmaris | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 57,300 | 57300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,750 | 1750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Kui (India) | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Kui (India) | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 2,910 | 2900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 4,910 | 4910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuli | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 31,000 | 31000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,010 | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 650 | - | - | - | - | - | 650 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 8,610 | 8610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 1,680 | 1660 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manna Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 88,300 | 87700 | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maniyattikkaran | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 73,800 | 73800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 34,900 | 34900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 14,500 | 14500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 14,000 | 14000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,140 | 3110 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,710 | 1680 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,700 | 1700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 7,710 | - | 7710 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 28,800 | - | 28800 | - | - | - | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 22,500 | 22500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 250 | 230 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 11,500 | 11500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30,900 | 30900 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 52,500 | 52500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 5,900 | 5640 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 4,990 | 4990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20,000 | 19900 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 885,000 | 878000 | - | 6740 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Tamil | 4,090 | 4090 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 1,150 | 1140 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 31,700 | 31700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 9,600 | 9600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Tamil | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Gujarati | 340 | 290 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 15,200 | 14500 | - | - | - | - | 740 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 11,800 | 11800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vadama | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 24,900 | 16400 | - | 8530 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Balija Dasari | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 5,080 | - | 5080 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 40,600 | 40200 | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Kamakshiamma | Tamil | 19,800 | 19700 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Mudaliar | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 760 | 610 | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Pattanavan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 29,000 | 28700 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 7,560 | - | 7560 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 33,900 | - | - | 33900 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | - | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 29,300 | - | - | 29300 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 430 | - | - | 430 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 800 | - | - | 800 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,010 | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 9,270 | - | - | 9270 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Kannada | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Tamil | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | - | 830 | - | 830 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Ghilzai | - | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 820 | - | 820 | - | - | - | - |
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