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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 164,000 | - | 164000 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 118,000 | 118000 | - | 110 | 300 | 10 | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 29,300 | 28800 | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80,400 | 80400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,650 | 1650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 58,400 | 58400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Telugu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 2,190 | 2190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 50,800 | 50000 | - | - | - | - | 830 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia | Sikkimese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 108,000 | 107000 | - | 100 | - | - | 400 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Chenchu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,570 | 6540 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 3,240 | 3240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadasi | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,400 | 1400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 13,300 | 13300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 1,040 | - | - | 1040 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 143,000 | 143000 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 830 | 820 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 214,000 | 214000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamsala | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 33,700 | 33100 | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 1,730 | 1610 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 1,770 | 1770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 2,640 | 2640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,390 | 6350 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 720 | - | - | - | - | - | 720 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Marathi | 430 | 420 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 5,790 | 5670 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | English | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Telugu | 9,900 | 9900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Sourashtra | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moger unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 4,340 | 4340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 21,900 | 21900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 62,700 | 62700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 5,050 | 5050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 2,050 | 2050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 5,620 | 5620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 217,000 | 216000 | - | 390 | 230 | 30 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 149,000 | 149000 | - | 450 | 180 | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 260 | 250 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,870 | 2870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Tamil | 9,320 | 9320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 7,080 | - | 7080 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 30,700 | - | 30700 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 5,140 | 5140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 85,800 | 85800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 155,000 | 154000 | - | 1230 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 10,400 | 10400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 4,410 | 4410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 243,000 | 242000 | - | 1690 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 1,660 | 1660 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Tamil | 680 | 600 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 24,800 | 24300 | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Gujarati | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 340 | 240 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 24,800 | 24800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 19,200 | 19200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 12,900 | 12200 | - | 700 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Tamil | 3,610 | - | 3610 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 40,600 | 40300 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 16,900 | 16800 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 25,300 | 25000 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 10,200 | 10100 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 50,800 | 50200 | - | 560 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 27,300 | 26800 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 1,180 | 1020 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 4,100 | - | 4100 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10,600 | - | - | 10600 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 2,080 | - | - | 2080 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 390 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,150 | - | - | 1150 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80,400 | - | - | 80400 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 35,900 | - | - | 35900 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,860 | - | - | 1860 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 10,200 | - | - | 10200 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 111,000 | 111000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
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