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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 4,740 | - | 4740 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Malayalam | 1,220 | 1220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 2,030 | 2010 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badaga | Badaga | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 4,730 | 4700 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Basor | Malayalam | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellara | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 23,200 | 23200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 13,200 | 13100 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devendrakulathan | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Paliyan | 3,150 | 2870 | - | 240 | - | - | 50 |
| Christian | Malayalam | 1,590 | - | - | 1590 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 42,300 | 42300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 2,700 | 2700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Malayalam | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karimpalan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 1,860 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Malayalam | 1,960 | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Tamil | 110 | 90 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Kuruman | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,180 | 1180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Malayalam | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | 210 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, tribe | Malayalam | 710 | 680 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 18,700 | 9130 | 120 | 9280 | - | - | 120 |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 83,600 | - | 83600 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 48,600 | 48600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 196,000 | - | - | 196000 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 6,120 | 6120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 9,550 | 9420 | 10 | 70 | - | - | 40 |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Pulayan | Telugu | 1,510 | 1510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Malayalam | 720 | 720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Tamil | 13,800 | 13700 | 10 | 30 | - | - | 60 |
| Malai Vedan | Tamil | 560 | 490 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 27,200 | 27200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 41,400 | 41400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 1,830 | 1830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 880 | - | 880 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pagadai | Telugu | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panditattan | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 200 | 170 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Malayalam | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 72,600 | 72500 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 4,840 | 4840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 44,500 | 44500 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 1,150 | 1100 | - | 40 | - | - | 10 |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 1,480 | 960 | - | 510 | - | - | 10 |
| Palliyar | Tamil | 280 | 80 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 29,700 | 29700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puthirai Vannan | Malayalam | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 890 | - | 890 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 295,000 | - | - | 295000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 990 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Tamil | 3,430 | 3120 | 10 | 270 | - | - | 40 |
| Urali | Malayalam | 7,350 | 6660 | 10 | 650 | - | - | 20 |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 790 | 780 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 210 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 4,240 | 4240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 740 | 740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 6,630 | 6610 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 56,100 | 55700 | - | 410 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 1,470 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,230 | 2230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 44,900 | 44900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 770 | 430 | - | 320 | - | - | 10 |
| Mangala | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Malayalam | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Kannada | 3,270 | 3270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Malayalam | 7,890 | 7890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Malayalam | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Malayalam | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 920 | 890 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 10,000 | - | - | 10000 | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vadugan | Telugu | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 2,640 | 2640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 760 | 760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mali | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Malayalam | 750 | - | 750 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 8,710 | - | - | 8710 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,750 | 1750 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 470 | - | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 70 | - | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 7,560 | - | - | 7560 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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