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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 3,180 | - | 3180 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 71,100 | 71100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 59,900 | - | 59900 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baghban (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Lambadi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 17,200 | 17200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 21,700 | 21600 | - | 60 | - | - | 50 |
| Bania unspecified | Telugu | 34,900 | 34800 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 21,500 | 21500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Telugu | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 5,210 | 5210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,400 | 6400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chachati | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 4,710 | - | - | 4710 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | English | 2,080 | - | - | 2080 | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,500 | 9500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 38,100 | 38100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Telugu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Telugu | 5,100 | 5070 | 10 | 20 | - | - | 10 |
| Gosain unspecified | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya Dasar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 90 | 30 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Telugu | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,680 | 2680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Odia | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60,100 | 60100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 60 | 20 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kokna | Kukna | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Tamil | 50 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Telugu | 1,670 | 1670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Telugu | 2,300 | 2170 | 70 | 60 | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 8,570 | 8570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 21,200 | 21200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Telugu | 2,710 | - | - | - | - | - | 2710 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 137,000 | 137000 | - | 160 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 40 | 30 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 66,000 | 65800 | - | 120 | 80 | 10 | - |
| Manna Dhora | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Telugu | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matangi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitha Ayyalvar | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 620 | - | 620 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Telugu | 6,600 | 6600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Telugu | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Telugu | 16,000 | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichakuntla | Telugu | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,850 | 3850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Relli | Telugu | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samagara | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sapru | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Telugu | 12,100 | 12100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 4,600 | - | 4600 | - | - | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 9,960 | - | 9960 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sindhollu | Telugu | 410 | 400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,100 | 16100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 270 | - | - | - | - | 270 | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Masan Jogi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,240 | 7240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, tribal | Hindi | 300 | 290 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 11,400 | 11400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 12,500 | 12500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 1,890 | 1890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 6,900 | 6900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanjara | Marathi | 12,300 | 12300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yatala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 40 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 6,390 | 6330 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 10 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 500 | - | - | - | - | 500 | - |
| Kui Khond | Telugu | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 14,200 | 14200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 8,800 | 8800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 175,000 | 175000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 1,310 | - | 1310 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 2,730 | 2720 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 450 | 430 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Gujar | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 26,200 | 26100 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Bania Lad | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Telugu | 110 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Hindi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | - | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Hindi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 7,670 | 7670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Charan | Telugu | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 30,500 | 30500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Racha | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Telugu | 8,120 | 8120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama Koppala | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Telugu | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 4,000 | - | 4000 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | Lodhi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satnami | Chhattisgarhi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,350 | - | 1350 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Reddi Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
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