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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Malayalam | 110 | - | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 8,350 | - | 8350 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 840 | 840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ajila | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 5,190 | 5190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 31,400 | 31100 | - | 210 | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 14,900 | 14900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Malayalam | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bellara | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 1,130 | - | 1130 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 32,100 | 32100 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Chackaravar | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Malayalam | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 1,670 | - | - | 1670 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Tamil | 3,020 | 3020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadasi | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eravallan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 1,540 | - | - | 1540 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Malayalam | 9,250 | 9250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 471,000 | 471000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 7,670 | 7670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 10,500 | 10500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadan | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Malayalam | 12,000 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Kacchi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Konkani | 4,740 | 4740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 12,700 | 12600 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 1,020 | - | - | - | - | - | 1020 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Marathi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 160 | 140 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 231,000 | - | 231000 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 166,000 | - | - | 166000 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Konkani | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 25,000 | 25000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 14,900 | - | - | 14900 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Kacchi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 810 | - | 810 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 24,700 | 24700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Tamil | 160 | 150 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Malayalam | 70 | 60 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Malayalam | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 7,070 | 7070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 496,000 | 496000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 700 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10,000 | 9910 | - | 50 | 40 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 2,220 | 2220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 1,570 | 1570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 112,000 | 112000 | - | - | 60 | 10 | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 4,050 | 4050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 420 | 420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 600 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 1,400 | - | 1400 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 233,000 | - | - | 233000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 35,900 | 35900 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 2,830 | 2810 | - | 10 | - | - | 20 |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Konkani | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 21,700 | 21700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 12,600 | 12600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 81,300 | 81000 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 24,300 | 24200 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 18,800 | 18800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,870 | 1870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 4,170 | 4170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 170 | - | - | - | - | 170 | - |
| Padannan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayarayar | Malayalam | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Malayalam | 1,380 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bania Chetti | Konkani | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Malayalam | 5,860 | 5860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Malayalam | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 3,050 | 3050 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 3,950 | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Malayalam | 6,770 | 6770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 10,500 | 10500 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 54,400 | - | - | 54400 | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 15,600 | 15600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali Pattariyan | Malayalam | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Kongu | Tamil | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Malayalam | 4,030 | 4030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 36,100 | 36000 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | Malayalam | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 5,410 | 5410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 16,900 | 16900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 15,800 | 15800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Malayalam | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Malayalam | 5,100 | - | 5100 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 1,840 | - | - | 1840 | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 1,240 | - | - | 1240 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 13,300 | - | - | 13300 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Malayalam | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 600 | - | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Kannada | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Malayalam | 4,510 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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