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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 1,560 | - | 1560 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 121,000 | - | 121000 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 37,500 | 37400 | - | 30 | 50 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 9,120 | 7910 | - | 1210 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 81,700 | 81700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 1,110 | 1060 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,430 | 3430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 3,650 | 3630 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,360 | 2360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 69,500 | 69500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 37,700 | 37700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20,200 | 20200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 13,400 | 13400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 690 | - | - | 690 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 2,910 | 2910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 59,500 | 59500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 10,000 | 9480 | - | 520 | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 46,800 | 46400 | - | 440 | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Tamil | 900 | 880 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,170 | 6170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 20 | -10 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,170 | 1170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,000 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 6,140 | - | - | - | - | - | 6140 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Sourashtra | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 135,000 | 132000 | - | 2980 | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,590 | 5590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,300 | - | - | 1300 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Sourashtra | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 380 | 340 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 62,900 | 62900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 53,300 | 53300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 10,000 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 740 | - | 740 | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 19,800 | 19700 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170,000 | 170000 | - | 230 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 1,680 | 1660 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,880 | 3880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 3,580 | 3580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 22,200 | - | 22200 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 59,500 | - | 59500 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 5,980 | 5980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,890 | 5890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 53,000 | 53000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 20,600 | 20400 | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 7,730 | 7730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 17,100 | 17100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 2,840 | 2820 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 4,750 | 4750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 260 | 250 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,610 | 2610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 120 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Srimali | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 6,340 | 6340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 3,860 | 3860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 4,850 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 6,800 | 6540 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 3,820 | 3820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 870 | 680 | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Tamil | 13,300 | 13300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Pattanavan | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 19,600 | 19600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Panchal | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 10,400 | 10400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 6,710 | 6710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 1,120 | 620 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 16,300 | - | 16300 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 29,600 | - | - | 29600 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 1,740 | - | - | 1740 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 12,600 | - | - | 12600 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 37,700 | - | - | 37700 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 3,290 | - | - | 3290 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 1,210 | - | - | 1210 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 4,110 | - | - | 4110 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 370 | - | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 260 | - | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 19,800 | 19400 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 1,740 | - | 1740 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 1,180 | - | 1180 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 1,580 | - | 1580 | - | - | - | - |
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