People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Kannada | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adiyan | Ravula | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ajila | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 2,320 | 2320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baira | Kannada | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bakuda | Tulu | 4,440 | 4440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 6,100 | 5990 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bellara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Tulu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bohra | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Konkani | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 33,800 | 33800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bathada | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chalvadi | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chandala | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenchu | Chenchu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 3,890 | 3840 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaptegar | Konkani | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkari | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Kannada | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gatti | Tulu | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gondhali | Konkani | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 790 | - | - | 790 | - | - | - |
Godagali | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gavara | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hasla | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Kannada | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwakki Wakkal | Kannada | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Malayalam | 430 | - | - | 430 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Malayalam | 10,300 | 10300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanakkan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Karimpalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kavara | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kavuthiyan | Malayalam | 4,580 | 4580 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kitaran | Malayalam | 1,150 | 1150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kakkalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Malayalam | 7,200 | 7200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, tribal | Tulu | 1,610 | 1430 | - | 180 | - | - | - |
Kotegar | Kannada | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kattunayakan | Marathi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | Kannada | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruman | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Tulu | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | 2500 |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Maila | Tulu | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Divehi | Maldivian | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Malakuravan | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayekandi | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 140 | 80 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 529,000 | - | 529000 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mavilan | Tulu | 29,500 | 29500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 38,700 | - | - | 38700 | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 33,900 | 33700 | 10 | 20 | 150 | - | 50 |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 3,560 | 3560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Moger unspecified | Malayalam | 23,800 | 23700 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Mukri | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundala | Tulu | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 260 | 250 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40,000 | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 429,000 | 429000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nalkadaya | Tulu | 2,070 | 2070 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nalakeyava | Kannada | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navithan | Malayalam | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navait | Konkani | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
Palluvan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paliya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panan | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pandaram | Malayalam | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panditattan | Malayalam | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pathiyan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Perumannan | Malayalam | 1,660 | 1660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 9,260 | 9200 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Puthirai Vannan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajpur | Malayalam | 5,020 | 5020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samagara | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Urdu | 3,580 | - | 3580 | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 53,200 | - | - | 53200 | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 2,500 | 2500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,140 | 1140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thoti, caste | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ulladan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 17,400 | 17400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valanchian | Malayalam | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velan | Malayalam | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 4,250 | 4250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettuvan | Malayalam | 15,600 | 15500 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 33,100 | 33100 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Valluvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 3,150 | 3150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yenadi | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holaya | Kannada | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
Kudiya | Kudiya | 870 | 870 | - | - | - | - | - |
Padannan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Chetti | Kannada | 3,720 | 3610 | - | - | - | - | 110 |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Tulu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Karhada | Konkani | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 5,640 | 5640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Malayalam | 16,600 | 16600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 7,440 | 7440 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 2,480 | 2480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Silpi | Malayalam | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mali | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Kashmiri | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 5,010 | - | - | 5010 | - | - | - |
Bakad | Tulu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala Vettuvan | Malayalam | 19,000 | 19000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Havik | Kannada | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Byari (Beary) | Tulu | 7,670 | - | 7670 | - | - | - | - |
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