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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 3,340 | - | 3340 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 750 | 750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 14,100 | 14100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Hindi | 2,670 | 2650 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Ansari | Urdu | 1,440 | - | 1440 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,200 | 4200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 29,200 | 29100 | - | 20 | - | - | 40 |
| Bania unspecified | Telugu | 9,450 | 9290 | - | - | - | - | 160 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bariki | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhampta | Marathi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,940 | 1940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,670 | 9600 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 10,600 | 10600 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 1,530 | - | - | 1530 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 130 | - | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dandasi | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 8,100 | 8100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhodia | Dhodia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Telugu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaba | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godari | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Gondi, Northern | 62,900 | 62400 | 130 | 30 | - | 10 | 350 |
| Gosain unspecified | Telugu | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gowari | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halam | Chin, Falam | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halba | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holaya Dasar | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Marathi | 60 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Telugu | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapewar | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Odia | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Kacchi | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,320 | 9240 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 220 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Lambadi | 12,800 | 12700 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 70 |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Telugu | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Koya | 9,460 | 9410 | 20 | 40 | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10,200 | 10100 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Telugu | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuli | Koya | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 7,220 | 7130 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 7,800 | 7800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Telugu | 3,610 | - | - | - | - | - | 3610 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,760 | 4690 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 45,200 | 43400 | - | 20 | 1800 | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 7,800 | 4170 | - | - | 3630 | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 43,200 | 41000 | - | - | 2140 | - | - |
| Manna Dhora | Koya | 870 | 860 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Telugu | 6,330 | 6240 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,630 | 3590 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Matangi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Matia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mawalud | Urdu | 770 | - | 770 | - | - | - | - |
| Mitha Ayyalvar | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Lambadi | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 390 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 20,400 | 20400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Telugu | 18,800 | 18500 | - | - | 270 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,640 | 7560 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Marathi | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Kannada | 4,550 | 4490 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 |
| Perka | Telugu | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichakuntla | Telugu | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,100 | 3100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relli | Odia | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Telugu | 4,400 | 4220 | - | - | 180 | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 5,120 | - | 5120 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 27,800 | - | 27800 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhollu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,680 | 6620 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Masan Jogi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,370 | 2370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,190 | 5140 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, tribal | Marathi | 610 | 600 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,830 | 7830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 3,200 | 3200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanjara | Marathi | 3,160 | 3160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 130 | - | - | - | - | 130 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,830 | 2830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 15,500 | 15500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 1,150 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 140 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Gujar | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 6,590 | 6540 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Lad | Gujarati | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Telugu | 180 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Hindi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Marathi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond Jhare | Gondi, Northern | 5,080 | 5080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Charan | Lambadi | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 2,080 | 2080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 5,380 | 5350 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar Otari | Telugu | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Dora | Koya | 810 | 810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Racha | Koya | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Rajulu | Koya | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 2,090 | - | 2090 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Telugu | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Mathur | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Saksena | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Sribastab | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama Koppala | Telugu | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 3,080 | - | 3080 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 1,240 | - | 1240 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
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