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India
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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Tamil | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 88,800 | - | 88800 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 590 | 580 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 203,000 | 203000 | - | 50 | 60 | 10 | - |
| Adiyan | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 2,400 | 2400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 47,000 | 47000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 1,240 | - | 1240 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 25,700 | 25700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baira | Kannada | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bakuda | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,980 | 5980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 3,670 | 3300 | - | - | - | - | 370 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bariki | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bondili | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 16,300 | 16200 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Sourashtra | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dandasi | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,850 | 1850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 29,400 | 29400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumal Makkukkaran | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya Dasar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Vaagri Booli | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Tamil | 1,020 | - | - | 1020 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Marathi | 5,720 | 5650 | 20 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kepmaris | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 31,000 | 31000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Tamil | 3,340 | 3340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuli | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Marathi | 1,760 | 1750 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,790 | 1780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 790 | - | - | - | - | - | 790 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakkuravan | Tamil | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayali | Tamil | 13,100 | 13100 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Manna Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 59,500 | 58100 | - | 1470 | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 930 | 920 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Maniyattikkaran | Tamil | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Sourashtra | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 15,700 | 15700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 31,200 | 31200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 7,220 | 7220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannadi | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panniandi | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichakuntla | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,900 | 4850 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Razu | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rona | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 16,700 | - | 16700 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 56,400 | - | 56400 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 9,800 | 9800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,530 | 5530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiruvalluvar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toda | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,800 | 13800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Tamil | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Tamil | 18,200 | 18200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 220 | 210 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 2,670 | 2670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 6,250 | 6250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 324,000 | 324000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 1,330 | 1330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuda Korava | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Kannada | 16,800 | 16800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 2,280 | 2260 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Tamil | 470 | - | 470 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 130 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 1,210 | 990 | - | - | - | - | 210 |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 80 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Tamil | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Tamil | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Tamil | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Tamil | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Tamil | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Tamil | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 17,500 | 14500 | - | 2930 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Balija Dasari | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Musugu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 4,290 | 4290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Tamil | 11,500 | - | 11500 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Agnikula | Tamil | 4,740 | 4740 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Kamakshiamma | Tamil | 15,900 | 15900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan Pala Ekiri | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Tondamandalam | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 7,560 | 7560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Tamil | 38,300 | 38300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ashtashasram | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 14,600 | - | 14600 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 4,130 | - | - | 4130 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Sourashtra | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Kannada | 11,400 | - | - | 11400 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 350 | - | - | 350 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 280 | - | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 740 | - | - | 740 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Tamil | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Tamil | 1,920 | - | 1920 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 4,060 | - | 4060 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Tamil | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 1,800 | - | 1800 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Ghilzai | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 1,240 | - | 1240 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 1,800 | - | 1800 | - | - | - | - |
| Urikkara Naicker | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
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