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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 58,400 | - | 58400 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 188,000 | 188000 | - | 80 | 210 | - | - |
| Adiyan | Tamil | 580 | 570 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 11,000 | 10900 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 33,700 | 33700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 23,000 | 23000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 18,200 | 17600 | - | - | - | - | 640 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Tamil | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 4,230 | 4230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 54,300 | 54200 | - | 40 | - | - | 90 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathada | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadasi | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Tamil | 3,270 | 3270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 590 | - | - | 590 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 62,000 | 62000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Irula | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 78,800 | 78800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 13,900 | 13800 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 2,950 | 2880 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Kori | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 880 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,820 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | 210 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 370 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Tamil | 1,420 | 1420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 2,140 | 2090 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Telugu | 3,900 | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 1,520 | 1520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 20,600 | 20600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalkadaya | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 73,500 | 73200 | - | 100 | 100 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50,900 | 50600 | - | 230 | 80 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 160 | 150 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 2,820 | - | 2820 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 8,800 | - | 8800 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 29,000 | 29000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 58,400 | 58300 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 3,460 | 3460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,700 | 5700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 82,400 | 81600 | - | 810 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Gujarati | 900 | 840 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 13,600 | 13100 | - | - | - | - | 480 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Gujarati | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Tamil | 290 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 21,000 | 21000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 6,990 | 6990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 4,620 | 4530 | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 5,100 | 5080 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanchilnattu | Tamil | 7,440 | 7330 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 18,000 | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 10,600 | 10600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Udayar | Tamil | 410 | 340 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kunchitiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 1,760 | - | 1760 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,800 | - | - | 1800 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 21,300 | - | - | 21300 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 4,960 | - | - | 4960 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 600 | - | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 41,300 | 41300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Ghilzai | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
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