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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Tamil | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 75,200 | - | 75200 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 117,000 | 117000 | - | 50 | - | 10 | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 14,600 | 14500 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 52,100 | 52100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 29,400 | 29400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 25,700 | 25500 | - | - | - | - | 220 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 8,100 | 8100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 82,200 | 82200 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Chenchu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadasi | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | English | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 3,860 | 3860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 1,070 | - | - | 1070 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 82,400 | 82400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 114,000 | 114000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamsala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 16,900 | 16900 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 1,690 | 1580 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 2,030 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 510 | 470 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 1,550 | 1550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,990 | 4990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | 300 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,110 | 3060 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Tamil | 5,400 | 5400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 3,650 | 3650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 2,290 | 2290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 2,730 | 2730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 2,390 | 2390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 168,000 | 168000 | - | 110 | - | 20 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 182,000 | 182000 | - | 90 | - | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Tamil | 4,730 | 4730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 3,860 | - | 3860 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 17,000 | - | 17000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,720 | 2720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 39,500 | 39500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 82,600 | 82400 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 3,650 | 3650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 2,230 | 2230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,060 | 8060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 129,000 | 128000 | - | 1020 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 2,640 | 2640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sindhi | 2,260 | 2220 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 15,200 | 15100 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 9,920 | 9920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 6,450 | 6340 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Tamil | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 6,320 | 6260 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 12,000 | 11800 | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 27,600 | 27600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 600 | 510 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 600 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 2,830 | - | 2830 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,610 | - | - | 2610 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Sourashtra | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 23,700 | - | - | 23700 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 7,110 | - | - | 7110 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 980 | - | - | 980 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 54,100 | 54100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
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