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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 41,300 | - | 41300 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 40,000 | 40000 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 20,700 | 20700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 206,000 | 206000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 730 | 700 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 3,770 | 3740 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 16,200 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 7,610 | 7610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 10,100 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 70,700 | 70700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 4,760 | 4760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 44,100 | 44100 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Tamil | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 5,270 | 5270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 550 | - | - | 550 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 6,880 | 6880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 211,000 | 211000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaggali | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 106,000 | 106000 | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 3,240 | 3240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 35,100 | 35100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 640 | 270 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,210 | 5210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Tamil | 4,110 | - | - | - | - | - | 4110 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Sindhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 110 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 460 | - | 460 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 327,000 | 324000 | - | 3160 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 240 | - | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 5,950 | 5950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 830 | 800 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 38,600 | 38600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 126,000 | 126000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 23,200 | 23200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 870 | - | 870 | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 5,120 | 5120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 5,590 | 5590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 87,000 | 86700 | - | 230 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 1,960 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 232,000 | 231000 | - | 230 | 50 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 440 | 430 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 5,120 | 5120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 10,300 | 10300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 8,470 | 8470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samagara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 2,550 | - | 2550 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 5,620 | - | 5620 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 2,240 | 2240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 102,000 | 102000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 54,300 | 54200 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 16,500 | 16500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 35,200 | 35200 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 5,860 | 5820 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 150 | - | - | - | - | 150 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 1,700 | 1700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Tamil | 710 | 680 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 7,330 | 7300 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 20,100 | 20100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 6,880 | 6880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 9,470 | 9470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 15,200 | 15000 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
| Tholuva Naicker | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 1,240 | 1130 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Tamil | 42,400 | 42400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 31,000 | 31000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 13,100 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Tamil | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 18,400 | 18400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 21,000 | 21000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,530 | - | 1530 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 8,570 | - | - | 8570 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 990 | - | - | 990 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 22,000 | - | - | 22000 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30,600 | - | - | 30600 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 3,650 | - | - | 3650 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 820 | - | - | 820 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Malayalam | 1,670 | - | - | 1670 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 37,200 | 37000 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 5,980 | 5980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Urikkara Naicker | Telugu | 100 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
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