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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Odia | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 1,980 | - | 1980 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 52,200 | 52200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 35,800 | - | 35800 | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arwa Mala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baghban (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagata | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,900 | 13900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 17,000 | 17000 | - | 50 | - | - | 40 |
| Bania unspecified | Telugu | 25,200 | 25200 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 17,400 | 17400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Telugu | 1,970 | 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Telugu | 4,490 | 4490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,320 | 5320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,740 | 1740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 13,600 | 13600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banijiga | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 13,700 | 13700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Telugu | 300 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 3,920 | - | - | 3920 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 1,670 | - | - | 1670 | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,600 | 7600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 27,700 | 27700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhor | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dudekula | Telugu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Lambadi | 4,020 | 3990 | - | 20 | - | - | 10 |
| Gosain unspecified | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,000 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 60 | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Telugu | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Odia | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 45,500 | 45500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 40 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Kapu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kokna | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Telugu | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotia | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Telugu | 1,810 | 1770 | 10 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 19,400 | 19400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,050 | 7050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 17,300 | 17300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Telugu | 1,330 | - | - | - | - | - | 1330 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 8,140 | 8140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 118,000 | 118000 | - | 120 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 56,900 | 56700 | - | 100 | 40 | - | - |
| Manna Dhora | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Telugu | 1,120 | 1120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matangi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitha Ayyalvar | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Lambadi | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Telugu | 4,500 | 4500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Dasu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Telugu | 8,660 | 8660 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 12,700 | 12700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pambada | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhi | Telugu | 1,360 | 1360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Telugu | 13,000 | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichakuntla | Telugu | 2,350 | 2350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,200 | 3200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramoshi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relli | Odia | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 610 | 610 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samagara | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Telugu | 9,700 | 9700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 2,680 | - | 2680 | - | - | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 6,080 | - | 6080 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhollu | Telugu | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 12,800 | 12800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 110 | - | - | - | - | 110 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Masan Jogi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,860 | 5860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, tribal | Telugu | 240 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,140 | 9140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10,700 | 10700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Telugu | 9,810 | 9810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 1,530 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 5,400 | 5400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanjara | Telugu | 9,920 | 9920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yatala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Telugu | 5,030 | 4990 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 10 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 170 | - | - | - | - | 170 | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 11,100 | 11100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 7,110 | 7110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 133,000 | 133000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 860 | - | 860 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 2,200 | 2190 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 90 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Gujar | Hindi | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 21,100 | 21100 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Bania Lad | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telaganya | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 950 | 950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Charan | Lambadi | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 24,600 | 24600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 2,260 | 2260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Racha | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 1,020 | - | 1020 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Telugu | 6,320 | 6320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama Koppala | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 2,380 | - | 2380 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | - | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Satnami | Hindi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 990 | - | 990 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Urdu | 110 | - | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Urdu | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 170 | - | 170 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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