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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 64,900 | - | 64900 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 64,300 | 64100 | - | 50 | 100 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 32,900 | 32900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 113,000 | 113000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 450 | 410 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 21,900 | 21900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,760 | 5760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 3,010 | 2960 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 48,000 | 48000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 78,000 | 78000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 2,800 | 2800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 16,900 | 16800 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 2,970 | 2970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,740 | 3740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 7,080 | - | - | 7080 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaggali | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 29,500 | 29500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Telugu | 290 | 250 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 36,100 | 36100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,720 | 1720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 4,650 | 4620 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 310 | 70 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,010 | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 3,360 | - | - | - | - | - | 3360 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 250 | 240 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 1,430 | 1430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 281,000 | 262000 | - | 18600 | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 390 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 540 | 460 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 84,000 | 84000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 48,500 | 48500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 23,500 | 23500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 1,590 | 1590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 3,270 | 3270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 75,200 | 74700 | - | 480 | 50 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | English | 16,100 | 16100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 216,000 | 215000 | - | 450 | 90 | 10 | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 5,170 | 5170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,380 | 2380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 4,950 | 4950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 4,110 | - | 4110 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 310 | 300 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 18,200 | - | 18200 | - | - | - | - |
| Soligar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 470 | - | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,250 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,710 | 6710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,490 | 2490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,130 | 8130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 105,000 | 105000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 64,700 | 61100 | - | 3640 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,590 | 2590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 4,300 | 4260 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 70 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Telugu | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 1,610 | 1610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 9,360 | 9360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 42,300 | 36900 | - | 5410 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 27,200 | - | - | 27200 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 4,970 | 4730 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Panchal | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 10,900 | 10900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 19,800 | 19800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 9,020 | 9020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 61,600 | - | - | 61600 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 4,620 | - | - | 4620 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,490 | - | - | 1490 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 51,400 | - | - | 51400 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 11,100 | - | - | 11100 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 119,000 | - | - | 119000 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,020 | - | - | 1020 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 720 | - | - | 720 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 1,740 | - | - | 1740 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 1,240 | - | - | 1240 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 390 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Kannada | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 18,600 | 18600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
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