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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 63,400 | - | 63400 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 47,900 | 47800 | - | 70 | 40 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 11,200 | 11100 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 113,000 | 113000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 34,100 | 34000 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Basor | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 6,290 | 6290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 46,400 | 46400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 1,270 | 1270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 7,520 | 7510 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 103,000 | 103000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 67,100 | 66600 | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 16,800 | 16800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 10 | -10 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 7,270 | 7270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 7,660 | 7660 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 2,930 | - | - | - | - | - | 2930 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 175,000 | 171000 | - | 3500 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,270 | 2270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 27,700 | 27700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 61,200 | 61200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 13,200 | 13200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,210 | 1210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80,500 | 80300 | - | 140 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 96,400 | 96000 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,700 | 2700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 6,110 | 6110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 3,110 | - | 3110 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 11,700 | - | 11700 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 350 | - | - | 350 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Waddar | 3,430 | 3430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 6,940 | 6940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,880 | 2880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 72,100 | 72100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 120,000 | 118000 | - | 1600 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 5,810 | 5810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 22,100 | 22100 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 3,640 | 3610 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 2,410 | 2410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 3,650 | 3650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 23,300 | 23300 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Sourashtra | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,610 | 1610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 8,230 | 7870 | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 14,900 | 14400 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 18,600 | 18600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 24,800 | 24800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 10,700 | 10600 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 1,020 | 980 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 2,270 | - | 2270 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 11,200 | - | - | 11200 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 870 | - | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 870 | - | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 410 | - | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 24,700 | - | - | 24700 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 3,500 | - | - | 35000 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,930 | - | - | 2930 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 700 | - | - | 700 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 24,800 | 24600 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
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