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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 44,700 | - | 44700 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 13,500 | 13400 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 30 | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110,000 | 110000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 19,300 | 19300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 27,100 | 27100 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 9,050 | 9050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 3,550 | 3550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Tamil | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 63,700 | 63700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 57,000 | 57000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,830 | 1830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 2,570 | 2570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Sourashtra | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,480 | 8480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Sourashtra | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 1,980 | 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 7,210 | 7210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 940 | - | - | 940 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 92,900 | 92900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 10,300 | 10300 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tulu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 32,400 | 32400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,760 | 3760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 190 | 80 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 3,460 | 3460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,950 | 1950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,940 | 3940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 2,370 | - | - | - | - | - | 2370 |
| Lohana | Sourashtra | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Konkani | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Sourashtra | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 4,130 | 4130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 850 | - | 850 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 122,000 | 121000 | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,180 | 2180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Tamil | 6,060 | 6060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | English | 56,900 | 56900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 9,260 | 9260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 48,700 | 48700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 32,900 | 32900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 920 | - | 920 | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 3,680 | 3680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70,300 | 70200 | - | 30 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 118,000 | 118000 | - | 230 | 20 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 780 | 770 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 1,650 | 1620 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 12,300 | 12300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 2,710 | - | 2710 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayankulam | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 10,600 | - | 10600 | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 530 | - | - | 530 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Hindi | 320 | 300 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,740 | 2740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 9,000 | 9000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Sourashtra | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,760 | 2760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 116,000 | 116000 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 44,100 | 41900 | - | 2170 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 5,570 | 5570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 7,500 | 7500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 68,200 | 67800 | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 2,900 | 2900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 990 | 940 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 9,980 | 9980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 20,800 | 20800 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Gujarati | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Gujarati | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 8,680 | 8680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 620 | 600 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 15,600 | 15400 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Christian | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Kambalattu | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Tamil | 1,800 | - | 1800 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 3,380 | 3360 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Kongu | Tamil | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 6,760 | 5270 | - | 1490 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 8,460 | 8460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,270 | - | 1270 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 8,620 | - | - | 8620 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Kacchi | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 740 | - | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,040 | 2040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,200 | - | - | 1200 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 7,350 | - | - | 7350 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 16,900 | - | - | 16900 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 240 | - | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 4,400 | 4340 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 560 | - | 560 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
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