People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magar | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Newah | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Telugu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Munda | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Oraon | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Santal (Sawntal) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 730 | - | 730 | - | - | - | - |
Tharu | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra | Telugu | 22,900 | 22900 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Telugu | 106,000 | 106000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 218,000 | 218000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Andh | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Telugu | 5,800 | - | 5800 | - | - | - | - |
Aray Mala | Telugu | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arunthathiyar | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arwa Mala | Telugu | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Atari | Telugu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Ayyanavar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagata | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 10,800 | 10800 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 |
Bania unspecified | Telugu | 77,400 | 76500 | - | - | - | - | 900 |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bariki | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bavuri | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
Budega Jangam | Telugu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,500 | 5500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banijiga | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bondili | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Telugu | 64,100 | 64100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Telugu | 66,200 | 66000 | - | - | - | - | 250 |
Baria (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenna Dasar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenchu | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chhetri | Nepali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,830 | 3830 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 3,830 | - | - | 3830 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 6,430 | - | - | 6430 | - | - | - |
Dakkal | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dandasi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,400 | 5400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadasi | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 78,900 | 78900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dudekula | Telugu | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Ellamalawar | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gadaba | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gammalla | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gandla | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Godagali | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 1,460 | 1450 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Christian | Telugu | 4,610 | - | - | 4610 | - | - | - |
Idayan | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Irular | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jaggali | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jambuvulu | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jatapu | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikadi | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaniyan | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khandait | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Telugu | 46,700 | 46700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kammara | Telugu | 240 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kandra | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Dhora | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Kapu | Telugu | 70 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, caste | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korama unspecified | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koshti | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotia | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koya unspecified | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Konda Reddi | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kattunayakan | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumban | Telugu | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kudumi | Konkani | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 32,000 | 32000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 8,700 | 8700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | - | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Telugu | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Telugu | 2,030 | - | - | - | - | - | 2030 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 12,300 | 12300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 122,000 | 122000 | - | 160 | 20 | 10 | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Telugu | 380 | 360 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Mahishya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 255,000 | 255000 | - | 250 | 90 | 20 | - |
Manbhav | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manna Dhora | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Manne | Telugu | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Telugu | 1,940 | 1940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasari | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga Dasu | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 1,520 | - | 1520 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Telugu | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Jangam | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madasi Kuruva | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malasar | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Dasu | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Telugu | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
Mala Sale | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukha Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 46,800 | 46800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nat (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nayadi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pambada | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pamidi | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panan | Tamil | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panchama | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pandaram | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pannadi | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 2,530 | 2530 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Telugu | 630 | - | 630 | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Puthirai Vannan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 19,000 | 19000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Razu | Telugu | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Relli | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sakunapakshollu | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samban | Telugu | 2,540 | 2540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samagara | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Satani | Telugu | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Telugu | 17,600 | - | 17600 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Telugu | 86,100 | - | 86100 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30,900 | 30900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 120 | - | - | - | - | 120 | - |
Masan Jogi | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamang | Nepali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 16,100 | 16100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thoti, caste | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 43,600 | 43600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Telugu | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 33,400 | 33400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Telugu | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valluvan | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,600 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Telugu | 76,100 | 76100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yatala | Telugu | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 115,000 | 114000 | 90 | 800 | - | 10 | 230 |
Yerukula | Telugu | 22,900 | 22300 | 60 | 380 | - | - | 130 |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Telugu | 320 | - | - | - | - | 320 | - |
Jenu Kuruba | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,300 | 1300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kui Khond | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 40,700 | 40700 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Munnur | Telugu | 27,500 | 27500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mutrasi | Telugu | 33,600 | 33600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 458,000 | 458000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Telugu | 940 | - | 940 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Telugu | 6,650 | 6530 | - | - | - | - | 120 |
Bania Chetti | Telugu | 8,970 | 8680 | - | - | - | - | 280 |
Bania Gujar | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Komti | Telugu | 48,500 | 48300 | - | - | - | - | 180 |
Bania Mahajan | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahesri | Telugu | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Oswal | Telugu | 290 | 280 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania Porwal | Telugu | 270 | 250 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya | Telugu | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Acharya | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Chitpavan | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Telugu | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Telugu | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 24,100 | 24100 | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Brahmin Vyas | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Bhagor | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Iyer | Telugu | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kosala Nadu | Telugu | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sholiar | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Vadama | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Velanadu | Telugu | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Gaur | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Telugu | 5,860 | 5710 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Bolla | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Dasari | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija Musugu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) | Lambadi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar Sunkar | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 150,000 | 150000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Tolakari | Telugu | 1,580 | 1580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malla Jetty | Telugu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Telugu | 13,200 | - | 13200 | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan Agnikula | Telugu | 14,400 | 14400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri | Telugu | 9,140 | 9140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan Pattanavan | Telugu | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan Vipravindolu | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Gola | Telugu | 135,000 | 135000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velama Koppala | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Telugu | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Telugu | 4,600 | - | 4600 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida Christian | Telugu | 200 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Madari (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 460 | - | - | 460 | - | - | - |
Paravan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Adi Andhra Christian | Telugu | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | - | - |
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti | Telugu | 2,140 | 2140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid Husaini | Telugu | 900 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Telugu | 1,240 | - | 1240 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Telugu | 2,930 | - | 2930 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Telugu | 790 | - | 790 | - | - | - | - |
Yadav Ghosi | Telugu | 6,090 | 6090 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Telugu | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Kakar | Telugu | 200 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Telugu | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Mohmand | Telugu | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Telugu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Reddi Dhora | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Urikkara Naicker | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
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