Bangladesh
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India
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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 122,000 | - | 122000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 43,700 | 43500 | - | 150 | 50 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 21,700 | 21700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 106,000 | 106000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 450 | 400 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 1,240 | 1170 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 22,700 | 22700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 6,400 | 6300 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 58,100 | 58100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 42,100 | 42100 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 9,060 | 9030 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 5,360 | 5360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,900 | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 8,200 | - | - | 8200 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 117,000 | 117000 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 40,800 | 40800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Tamil | 260 | 250 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 510 | 360 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 370 | 270 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Tamil | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 28,600 | 28600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Gujarati | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 3,590 | 3500 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,770 | 3770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,680 | - | - | - | - | - | 1680 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 238,000 | 222000 | - | 16200 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 2,760 | - | - | 2760 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 520 | 420 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 83,200 | 83200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 93,800 | 93800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 21,400 | 21400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 57,500 | 57200 | - | 250 | 40 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 182,000 | 181000 | - | 340 | 110 | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 4,030 | 4030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 4,400 | 4400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 17,500 | - | 17500 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 420 | 400 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 39,400 | - | 39400 | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Soligar | Telugu | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 3,080 | - | - | 3080 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 74,000 | 73800 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 27,800 | 26800 | - | 960 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 8,060 | 8060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 5,860 | 5480 | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerava | Ravula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 340 | 320 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,910 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Sourashtra | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Sourashtra | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 27,600 | 25800 | - | 1780 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Christian | Tamil | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 38,600 | - | - | 38600 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Tholuva Naicker | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 260 | 240 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Tamil | 20,100 | 20100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 24,400 | 24400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 7,330 | 7330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 18,900 | 18900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 92,800 | - | - | 92800 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Telugu | 14,700 | - | - | 14700 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 380 | - | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,060 | - | - | 1060 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 300 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 49,500 | - | - | 49500 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 37,800 | - | - | 37800 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 2,550 | - | - | 2550 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 8,800 | - | - | 8800 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 810 | - | - | 810 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Tamil | 290 | - | - | 290 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 2,540 | - | - | 2540 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Tamil | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Kannada | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 19,200 | 19200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
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