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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 700 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 68,500 | - | 68500 | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 8,330 | 8230 | - | 20 | 80 | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 14,500 | 14500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 18,400 | 18400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Malayalam | 550 | 510 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 1,800 | 1730 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 1,230 | 1230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 4,310 | 4310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 1,010 | 1010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,560 | 5560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 11,800 | 11700 | - | - | - | - | 140 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,460 | 2460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 35,500 | 35500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 40,600 | 40600 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 3,140 | 3140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,120 | 2090 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 190 | - | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Konkani, Goan | 11,900 | - | - | 11900 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 4,600 | 4600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 99,200 | 98900 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 1,050 | 1050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 21,400 | 20500 | - | 880 | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Tamil | 3,840 | 3500 | 10 | 330 | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 780 | 650 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 2,100 | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 40,400 | 40400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kootan | Tamil | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 970 | 950 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,310 | - | - | - | - | - | 1310 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 7,500 | - | 7500 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 2,560 | 2310 | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 187,000 | - | - | 187000 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 300 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 970 | 600 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 171,000 | 171000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 106,000 | 91400 | - | 14100 | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 16,500 | 16500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 680 | - | 680 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 37,300 | 37000 | - | 180 | 100 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,370 | 2280 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,090 | 5030 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 1,860 | 1830 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 6,160 | 6160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 1,220 | 1050 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 1,290 | - | 1290 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 780 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 6,270 | - | 6270 | - | - | - | - |
| Soligar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 250,000 | - | - | 250000 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,700 | 3700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,850 | 2850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,310 | 1310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 47,000 | 46300 | - | 660 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 44,800 | 35200 | - | 9600 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 9,700 | 9700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,820 | 5780 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 187,000 | 168000 | - | 18300 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Tamil | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Gujarati | 1,310 | 1310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,890 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 4,130 | 4080 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Mahajan | Sourashtra | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Sourashtra | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 6,990 | 6990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 7,890 | 7890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 18,700 | 12500 | - | 6200 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 4,150 | - | - | 4150 | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 9,020 | 8120 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 3,080 | 2710 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 11,700 | 6770 | - | 4960 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Tamil | 20,100 | 17600 | - | 2480 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 2,630 | 2260 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 2,480 | 1740 | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 2,520 | 2140 | - | 370 | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 14,200 | 14200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,100 | - | 1100 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 352,000 | - | - | 352000 | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 35,600 | - | - | 35600 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,410 | - | - | 1410 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 630 | - | - | 630 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 37,400 | - | - | 37400 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 15,000 | - | - | 15000 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 410 | - | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,310 | - | - | 1310 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Malayalam | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 6,650 | - | - | 6650 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 920 | - | - | 920 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Tamil | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 25,700 | - | - | 25700 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Malayalam | 350 | - | - | 350 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 7,440 | 7220 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
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