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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 99,000 | - | 99000 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 67,700 | 67600 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 52,400 | 52300 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 96,500 | 96500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,210 | 1210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 46,200 | 46200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 37,900 | 37900 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 11,700 | 11700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 8,240 | 8240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 44,200 | 44200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,090 | 4090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 9,830 | 9830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 2,030 | - | - | 2030 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 129,000 | 129000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 2,560 | 2560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 164,000 | 164000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 39,100 | 39100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,050 | 6050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 2,350 | - | - | - | - | - | 2350 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 24,600 | 23100 | - | 1490 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,980 | 2980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 3,180 | 3180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 58,800 | 58800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 37,100 | 37100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 40,000 | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 131,000 | 130000 | - | 170 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 101,000 | 101000 | - | 230 | 40 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 16,800 | 16800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Tamil | 6,900 | 6900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 2,990 | - | 2990 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 17,200 | - | 17200 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 3,770 | 3770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 57,000 | 57000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 139,000 | 135000 | - | 3710 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 7,600 | 7600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 1,450 | 1450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 14,500 | 14400 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 61,700 | 61200 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 26,400 | 26400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Sourashtra | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Sourashtra | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 17,500 | 17500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 19,700 | 19500 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 790 | - | - | 790 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 3,050 | 3020 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 11,300 | 11100 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 16,900 | 16500 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 18,000 | 17700 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 18,000 | 17700 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 11,300 | 11100 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 45,100 | 45000 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 4,300 | - | 4300 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 18,700 | - | - | 18700 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 990 | - | - | 990 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 34,400 | - | - | 34400 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | English | 15,200 | - | - | 15200 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,520 | - | - | 1520 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | English | 480 | - | - | 480 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 74,400 | 74400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
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