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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 99,700 | - | 99700 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 40,700 | 40600 | - | 60 | 20 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 22,200 | 22200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 98,600 | 98600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 430 | 410 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anuppan | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Tamil | 1,130 | 1110 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,770 | 5770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 5,880 | 5850 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 800 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 54,700 | 54700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 39,300 | 39300 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 8,440 | 8430 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,600 | 3600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 2,760 | - | - | 2760 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 3,610 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 102,000 | 102000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadaiyar | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 38,100 | 38100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Telugu | 380 | 330 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 280 | 250 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Tamil | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Tamil | 970 | 970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 26,800 | 26800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,720 | 1720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koliyan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 3,300 | 3260 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,270 | 1270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,520 | 3520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,050 | - | - | - | - | - | 1050 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maila | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Telugu | 550 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 213,000 | 207000 | - | 5550 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 950 | - | - | 950 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Tamil | 430 | 390 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 77,700 | 77700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 88,300 | 88300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 20,000 | 20000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 53,500 | 53400 | - | 90 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 170,000 | 170000 | - | 120 | 40 | 10 | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 3,760 | 3760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Kannada | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 14,300 | - | 14300 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Tamil | 33,800 | - | 33800 | - | - | - | - |
| Soligar | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 1,050 | - | - | 1050 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 690 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 69,000 | 68900 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 25,500 | 25200 | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 5,320 | 5190 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Tamil | 310 | 310 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerava | Ravula | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Jenu Kuruba | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 4,300 | 4300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Sourashtra | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 2,610 | 2570 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Sourashtra | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Sourashtra | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Porwal | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Sourashtra | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 4,400 | 4400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 6,990 | 6990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 5,300 | 5300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Tamil | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 24,700 | 24100 | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Christian | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 13,200 | - | - | 13200 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Tamil | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 620 | - | 620 | - | - | - | - |
| Tholuva Naicker | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 460 | 450 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Isai | Tamil | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Tamil | 19,200 | 19200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Sozhia | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Virakodi | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan Gounder | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 22,600 | 22600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Tamil | 6,880 | 6880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 4,620 | 4620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 17,600 | 17600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga Kappiliyan | Kannada | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 330 | - | 330 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 31,800 | - | - | 31800 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 5,010 | - | - | 5010 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 360 | - | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 17,000 | - | - | 17000 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 13,000 | - | - | 13000 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Telugu | 880 | - | - | 880 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Tamil | 3,020 | - | - | 3020 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Tamil | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 870 | - | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Tamil | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Tamil | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 18,200 | 18200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 2,930 | 2930 | - | - | - | - | - |
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