People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglo | English | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 1,970 | - | 1970 | - | - | - | - |
Parsee | Gujarati | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Adi Dravida | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Agri | Konkani, Goan | 2,420 | 2420 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,600 | 2600 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ajila | Konkani, Goan | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Andh | Konkani, Goan | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ansari | Urdu | 260 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - |
Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
Arunthathiyar | Konkani, Goan | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arwa Mala | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arayan | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bahrupi | Hindi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baira | Konkani, Goan | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bakuda | Konkani, Goan | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balagai | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balai (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Balija (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 260 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 21,300 | 20900 | - | - | - | - | 370 |
Barda | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 6,410 | 6410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Basor | Konkani, Goan | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 560 | 560 | - | - | - | - | - |
Budega Jangam | Kannada | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bellara | Konkani, Goan | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhaina | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhandari | Konkani, Goan | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhavit | Konkani, Goan | 2,170 | 2170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhil unspecified | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 1,320 | 1320 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhottada | Konkani, Goan | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidur | Konkani, Goan | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bind | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Banijiga | Kannada | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Binjhia | Bijori | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bohra | Gujarati | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Boya | Konkani, Goan | 1,160 | 1160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 32,500 | 32000 | - | 390 | - | - | 100 |
Bhansala | Konkani, Goan | 7,240 | 7240 | - | - | - | - | - |
Byagara | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chenna Dasar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 3,230 | 3190 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Chalvadi | Konkani, Goan | 940 | 940 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chandala | Kannada | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Mahar (Christian traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 810 | - | - | 810 | - | - | - |
Mala (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Matang (Christian traditions) | Marathi | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Charodi | Konkani, Goan | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,020 | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,660 | 2660 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,720 | 2200 | - | 520 | - | - | - |
Dhodia | Marathi | 180 | 130 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Dhor | Konkani, Goan | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dom (Dombara) | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dubla unspecified | Marathi | 50 | 50 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Ellamalawar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gamit | Konkani, Goan | 910 | 900 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Gangakula | Konkani, Goan | 5,720 | 5720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gantichore | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Garoda (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gawli | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauda | Konkani, Goan | 5,010 | 5010 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gondhali | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghadi | Konkani, Goan | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ghisadi | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Giddikki | Konkani, Goan | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 194,000 | - | - | 194000 | - | - | - |
Gond unspecified | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gopal | Konkani, Goan | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosain unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gondaru | Konkani, Goan | 7,650 | 7650 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halsar | Konkani, Goan | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hanabar | Konkani, Goan | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hasla | Konkani, Goan | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holaya Dasar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hande Jogi | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halleer | Konkani, Goan | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Holar | Konkani, Goan | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Halwakki Wakkal | Konkani, Goan | 10,200 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Konkani, Goan | 760 | - | - | 760 | - | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kadia (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 520 | 520 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaikadi | Marathi | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kamathi | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Katia | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawar | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Dhor | Konkani, Goan | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharia | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 3,600 | 3160 | - | 440 | - | - | - |
Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khoja | Gujarati | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Mahadev | Konkani, Goan | 1,710 | 1710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli Malhar | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kokna | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kol | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolowar | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolhati | Marathi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koli (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Koracha, tribal | Kannada | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korama unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Korwa | Konkani, Goan | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kotegar | Konkani, Goan | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
Komarpaik | Konkani, Goan | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Prabhu Kayastha | Konkani, Goan | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kathodi | Konkani, Goan | 1,570 | 1560 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 4,270 | 4220 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 49,000 | 49000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunchatiga | Konkani, Goan | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 1,110 | 1110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lingayat | Konkani, Goan | 1,130 | - | - | - | - | - | 1130 |
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 3,810 | 3160 | - | 110 | 540 | - | - |
Mahyavanshi | Marathi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 430 | - | 430 | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Masthi | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mavilan | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 540 | - | - | 540 | - | - | - |
Mala Dasari | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Mang Garudi | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 47,600 | 47500 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
Mala Jangam | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kunbi | Konkani, Goan | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
Malava | Konkani, Goan | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
Moger unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 1,040 | 1040 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mukri | Konkani, Goan | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundala | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 1,890 | 1890 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nadia | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,750 | 2750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nair | Malayalam | 5,860 | 5860 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nayadi | Gujarati | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Naikda | Kannada | 260 | 250 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Padiar | Konkani, Goan | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pale | Konkani, Goan | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panchama | Kannada | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Panniandi | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pardhi | Pardhi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pardhan | Gondi, Adilabad | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pinjara | Kannada | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
Somvanshi | Marathi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Patharwat | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raddi | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajpur | Konkani, Goan | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ramoshi | Konkani, Goan | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Raneyar | Kannada | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rathawa | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sali | Kannada | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Samagara | Konkani, Goan | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sangar | Konkani, Goan | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saora unspecified | Odia | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Urdu | 3,860 | - | 3860 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 45,300 | - | 45300 | - | - | - | - |
Siddi (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 90 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sillekyatha | Konkani, Goan | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
Sunri (Muslim traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 2,370 | - | 2370 | - | - | - | - |
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 6,120 | 6120 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
Masan Jogi | Kannada | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 860 | - | - | 860 | - | - | - |
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 4,350 | 4350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teli (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 5,670 | 5670 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thakkar | Konkani, Goan | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 4,160 | 4160 | - | - | - | - | - |
Varli | Kannada | 100 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma unspecified | Konkani, Goan | 5,750 | 5750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Velip | Konkani, Goan | 35,500 | 35300 | 90 | 50 | - | - | 20 |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 520 | - | - | - | - | 520 | - |
Mali (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bandi (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mangala | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ganda | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ager (Hindu traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jewish, South Asian | Marathi | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hajam | Konkani, Goan | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
Bania Agarwal | Konkani, Goan | 1,390 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
Bania Chetti | Kannada | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Gujar | Konkani, Goan | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Kasar | Konkani, Goan | 780 | 770 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Bania Khedayata | Marathi | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Komti | Konkani, Goan | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Mahur | Konkani, Goan | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thovoi | Konkani, Goan | 8,820 | - | - | 8820 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Chitpavan | Konkani, Goan | 2,980 | 2980 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Deshastha | Konkani, Goan | 1,490 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani, Goan | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Gaur | Konkani, Goan | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kanaujia | Marathi | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Karhada | Konkani, Goan | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Mahratta | Konkani, Goan | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Sanadhya | Konkani, Goan | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani, Goan | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
Devanga | Konkani, Goan | 880 | 880 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaniyan | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Chaturth | Marathi | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kalal Idiga | Konkani, Goan | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Gomatang | Konkani, Goan | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Kshatriya | Konkani, Goan | 2,820 | 2820 | - | - | - | - | - |
Mahratta Shinde | Konkani, Goan | 3,720 | 3720 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nai Mhalo Nhavi | Konkani, Goan | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 6,090 | - | 6090 | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Viswakarma Thattan | Konkani, Goan | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kunbi Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 15,000 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania Pancham | Konkani | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | 70 |
Gauda, tribe | Konkani | 61,500 | 11600 | 180 | 49700 | 50 | 10 | 20 |
Kunbi, tribe | Konkani | 4,820 | 3370 | 10 | 1440 | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 3,680 | - | 3680 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Konkani, Goan | 990 | - | - | 990 | - | - | - |
Bakad | Konkani, Goan | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
Brahmin Devarukha | Konkani, Goan | 1,620 | 1620 | - | - | - | - | - |
Byari (Beary) | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 410 | - | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Dhobi Parit | Konkani, Goan | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Faruqi | Konkani, Goan | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 2,030 | - | 2030 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Afridi | Urdu | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
Pashtun Yusafzai | Urdu | 250 | - | 250 | - | - | - | - |
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
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