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Number of People Groups

661

Unreached People Groups

628

Total Population

64,411,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

79.8 %

Muslim

12.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

5.4 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra 78,000 Telugu ● 59,000 - 20 19,000 - -
Adi Dravida 1,185,000 Tamil ● 1,017,000 - 700 167,000 - -
Adi Karnataka 3,664,000 Kannada ● 3,466,000 - 21,000 178,000 500 1,100
Adiyan 600 Malayalam ● 500 - - 60 - -
Agamudaiyan 22,000 Tamil ● 22,000 - - - - -
Agani 500 Kodava ● 500 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Kannada ● 8,700 - - - - -
Aghori 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Agri 600 Marathi ● 600 - - - - -
Ajila 3,700 Malayalam ● 3,700 - - - - -
Ajna 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Alambadi kurichchan 1,500 Kurichiya ● 1,500 - - - - -
Ambalavasi 8,500 Malayalam ● 8,500 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 200 Tamil ● 200 - - - - -
Ambattan 700 Tamil ● 700 - - - - -
Amma Kodaga 2,000 Kodava ● 2,000 - - - - -
Anamuk 600 Telugu ● 600 - - - - -
Andh 1,300 Marathi ● 1,300 - - - - -
Anduran 2,500 Konkani ● 2,500 - - - - -
Anglo 44,000 English ● - - - 44,000 - -
Ansari 330,000 Urdu ● - 330,000 - - - -
Anuppan 300 Kannada ● 300 - - - - -
Arab 200 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken ● - 200 - - - -
Arandan 70 Aranadan ● 70 - - - - -
Arasu 44,000 Kannada ● 44,000 - - - - -
Aray Mala 700 Telugu ● 700 - - - - -
Arayan 1,600 Malayalam ● 1,600 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 900 -
Arunthathiyar 3,400 Telugu ● 3,400 - - - - -
Arwa Mala 500 Tamil ● 500 - - - - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 20 Assamese ● - 20 - - - -
Atari 90 Urdu ● - 90 - - - -
Ayri 200 Kodava ● 200 - - - - -
Ayyanavar 100 Malayalam ● 100 - - - - -
Badaga 20,000 Badaga ● 20,000 - - 30 - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi ● 49,000 - - - - 2,000
Badhai Konkani 1,100 Marathi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Bagata 4,300 Telugu ● 4,300 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Bagdi, Wagdi 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Bagga 500 Kannada ● 500 - - - - -
Baghban (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu ● - 1,600 - - - -
Bahrupi 50 Marathi ● 50 - - - - -
Baira 8,300 Kannada ● 8,300 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Bengali ● 5,200 - - - - -
Bakad 5,300 Kannada ● 5,300 - - - - -
Bakuda 3,800 Tulu ● 3,800 - - - - -
Balagai 8,700 Kannada ● 8,700 - 80 - - -
Balasantoshi 300 Marathi ● 300 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) 995,000 Telugu ● 978,000 - - - - 17,000
Balija Bogam 19,000 Telugu ● 19,000 - - - - 300
Balija Dasari 35,000 Kannada ● 34,000 - - - - 1,100
Balija Gopanthi 7,000 Telugu ● 7,000 - - - - -
Bandi 6,700 Kannada ● 6,700 - - - - -
Bangali (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bangar 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Bania 677,000 Hindi ● 418,000 - - - - 259,000
Bania, Agarwal 25,000 Hindi ● 18,000 - - - - 7,100
Bania, Chaturth 2,500 Marathi ● - - - - - 2,500
Bania, Chetti 155,000 Tamil ● 78,000 - - - - 77,000
Bania, Gujar 1,300 Gujarati ● 1,300 - - - - -
Bania, Jaiswal 900 Hindi ● 300 - - - - 600
Bania, Kasar 1,000 Hindi ● 200 - - - - 800
Bania, Komti 34,000 Telugu ● 33,000 - - - - 400
Bania, Mahajan 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Bania, Mahesri 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Bania, Mahur 700 Hindi ● 600 - - - - 40
Bania, Marwadi 1,800 Marwari ● 1,800 - - - - 60
Bania, Oswal 2,700 Hindi ● 600 - - - - 2,100
Bania, Porwal 3,700 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - 1,600
Bania, Srimali 400 Gujarati ● - - - - - 300
Bania, Trivarnika Vaisya 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Bania, Ummad 900 Hindi ● 200 - - - - 700
Banijiga 743,000 Kannada ● 664,000 - - 900 - 78,000
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,181,000 Lambadi ● 1,179,000 - - 900 800 -
Banjara Rathor, Hindu traditions 109,000 Lambadi ● 109,000 - - - 80 -
Banka 80 Odia ● 80 - - - - -
Banna 300 Kodava ● 300 - - - - -
Barda 400 Marathi ● 300 - - - - 30
Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Bariki 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Basor 67,000 Hindi ● 64,000 - - - - 3,000
Bathada 3,600 Tulu ● 3,600 - - - - -
Battal 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Bauri 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bavcha 1,200 Gujarati ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 60 -
Bawtar 80 Konkani, Goan ● 80 - - - - -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Telugu ● 4,500 - - - - -
Beda Jangam 538,000 Kannada ● 204,000 - 200 - 200 333,000
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 2,291,000 Kannada ● 2,291,000 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 106,000 Kannada ● 106,000 - - - - -
Bedar Kakamundi 96,000 Telugu ● 96,000 - - - - -
Bedar Kare 104,000 Kannada ● 104,000 - - - - -
Bedar Myasa 61,000 Telugu ● 61,000 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu 106,000 Kannada ● 106,000 - - - - -
Bedar, Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Urdu ● - 2,300 - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Beg 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 709,000 Kannada ● 649,000 - - - - 60,000
Beldar Katani Uppara 11,000 Kannada ● 9,100 - - - - 1,500
Beldar Lonari 18,000 Kannada ● 17,000 - - - - 900
Beldar Mith Gauda 1,200 Konkani, Goan ● 1,000 - - - - 100
Beldar Narmada Uppara 14,000 Kannada ● 13,000 - - - - 100
Beldar Sunkar 3,000 Marathi ● 3,000 - - - - -
Beldar Urindavan 900 Kannada ● 900 - - - - -
Bellara 2,200 Kannada ● 2,200 - - - - -
Bhampta 2,500 Marathi ● 2,500 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhandari 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Bhangi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi ● 26,000 - - - 100 -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu ● - 600 - - - -
Bhansala 6,800 Marathi ● 6,800 - - - - -
Bharathar 500 Tamil ● 200 - - 200 - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi ● 16,000 - - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Bhattra 20 Bhatri ● 20 - - - - -
Bhavin 800 Konkani ● 800 - - - - -
Bhil 2,000 Hindi ● 1,900 40 - - - 30
Bhisti 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 320,000 Hindi ● 320,000 - - - - -
Bhotia, Sikkim 30 Sikkimese ● - - 30 - - -
Bhottada 1,400 Kuvi ● 1,400 - - - - -
Bidur 400 Marathi ● 400 - - - - -
Binapatta 300 Kannada ● 300 - - - - -
Bind 1,000 Bhojpuri ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bohra 400 Gujarati ● - 400 - - - -
Boya 313,000 Telugu ● 311,000 - - - - 2,600
Brahmin 2,634,000 Hindi ● 2,547,000 - - 300 - 87,000
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Brahmin, Anavada 3,200 Gujarati ● 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin, Anavala 70 Gujarati ● 70 - - - - -
Brahmin, Audich 1,100 Gujarati ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Bengali 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin, Chitpavan 47,000 Marathi ● 47,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Daima 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Brahmin, Deshastha 62,000 Marathi ● 62,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gaud Saraswat 44,000 Konkani ● 44,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gaur 83,000 Hindi ● 83,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gujar Gaur 4,900 Hindi ● 4,900 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gujarati 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Brahmin, Iyer 24,000 Tamil ● 24,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Joshi 4,300 Hindi ● 4,300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Kanaujia 67,000 Hindi ● 67,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Kannada 290,000 Kannada ● 290,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Karhada 12,000 Marathi ● 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Khandelwal 2,900 Hindi ● 2,900 - - - - -
Brahmin, Khedawal 700 Gujarati ● 700 - - - - -
Brahmin, Maha 1,100 Hindi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Mahratta 63,000 Marathi ● 63,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Marathi 51,000 Marathi ● 51,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Mewada 3,100 Gujarati ● 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Modh 2,600 Gujarati ● 2,600 - - - - -
Brahmin, Nagar 2,100 Gujarati ● 2,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Nambudiri 1,500 Malayalam ● 1,500 - - - - -
Brahmin, Ojha 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Sanadhya 79,000 Hindi ● 79,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Saraswat 29,000 Hindi ● 29,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Sawaria 3,100 Hindi ● 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Sholiar 14,000 Tamil ● 14,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Srigaud 1,100 Hindi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Tamil 38,000 Tamil ● 38,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Telugu 57,000 Telugu ● 57,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Vadama 10,000 Tamil ● 10,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Velanadu 17,000 Telugu ● 17,000 - - - - -
Burmese 50 Burmese ● - - 50 - - -
Byagara 16,000 Kannada ● 16,000 - 20 - - -
Chain 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan 3,500 Tamil ● 3,500 - - - - -
Chaliyan 5,800 Tulu ● 5,800 - - - - -
Chalvadi 193,000 Kannada ● 185,000 - 2,300 - - 6,100
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 651,000 Hindi ● 648,000 - 1,500 1,600 - -
Chandala 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Kannada ● 5,800 - - - - -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Urdu ● - 3,400 - - - -
Chaptegar 6,300 Konkani, Goan ● 6,300 - - - - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ● 50 - - - - -
Charodi 4,600 Konkani, Goan ● 4,500 - - 200 - -
Chenchu 800 Telugu ● 800 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar 42,000 Kannada ● 42,000 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Malayalam ● 26,000 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 7,400 Malayalam ● - - - 7,400 - -
Chhetri 90 Nepali ● 90 - - - - -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 40 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Chitara 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Marathi ● 1,700 - - - - 1,100
Chitrakar (Lingayat traditions) 2,800 Kannada ● 1,000 - - - - 1,800
Chodhara 500 Chodri ● 400 30 20 - - -
Christian unspecified 60,000 Kannada ● - - - 60,000 - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Marathi ● 16,000 - - - - -
Dakkal 1,300 Telugu ● 1,300 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 233,000 Hindi ● 217,000 - - - - 17,000
Darzi Namdev, Hindu traditions 3,800 Gujarati ● 3,600 - - - - 200
Devadasi 7,100 Kannada ● 7,100 - - - - -
Devadiga 138,000 Tulu ● 136,000 - 900 - - 1,700
Devadiga Kalavant 6,400 Konkani, Goan ● 6,200 - - - - 300
Devanga 463,000 Kannada ● 386,000 - - 11,000 - 66,000
Dhangar Bharwad 1,150,000 Gujarati ● 1,150,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 639,000 Hindi ● 632,000 - 600 - - 5,800
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 30,000 Urdu ● - 30,000 - - - -
Dhodia Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Dhor 36,000 Marathi ● 30,000 - 60 - - 6,500
Divehi, Maldivian 100 Maldivian ● - 100 - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Domm 24,000 Telugu ● 24,000 - - - - -
Dubla 500 Dubli ● 500 - - - - -
Dudekula 60 Telugu ● - 60 - - - -
Durgamurgi 1,200 Kannada ● 1,200 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 700 Kannada ● 700 - - - - -
Faqir 50 Urdu ● - 50 - - - -
Gadaba 80 Odia ● 80 - - - - -
Galada Konkani 800 Tulu ● 700 - - - - -
Gamit 400 Gamit ● 400 - - - - 20
Ganda 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Gandla 20,000 Telugu ● 20,000 - - - - -
Gangakula 1,375,000 Kannada ● 1,374,000 - - - - 500
Gantichore 4,600 Kannada ● 4,600 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Garoda (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Gatti 5,900 Tulu ● 5,900 - - - - -
Gauda 27,000 Odia ● 27,000 - - - - -
Gavara 600 Malayalam ● 600 - - - - -
Gawli 18,000 Marathi ● 18,000 - - - - -
Ghadasi 300 Marathi ● 300 - - - - -
Ghadi 4,100 Konkani, Goan ● 4,100 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Ghisadi 400 Marathi ● 400 - - - - -
Giddikki 55,000 Konkani ● 55,000 - - - - -
Goan Catholic 73,000 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 73,000 - -
Godda 3,600 Kannada ● 3,400 - 200 - - -
Gond 173,000 Hindi ● 170,000 400 200 50 30 2,000
Gondaru 81,000 Kannada ● 81,000 - - - - -
Gondhali 4,700 Marathi ● 4,700 - - - - -
Gopal 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Gosain 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Telugu ● 2,700 - - - - -
Gosangi (Muslim traditions) 300 Telugu ● - 300 - - - -
Gowari Unknown Marathi ● - - - - - -
Gowdulu 16,000 Kannada ● 15,000 - - 20 - 60
Gudigar 2,500 Konkani ● 2,500 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi ● 7,800 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 20 -
Habura 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Hadi 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Hajam 14,000 Urdu ● - 14,000 - - - -
Hakki Pikki 11,000 Vaagri Booli ● 11,000 - - - - 20
Halleer 6,000 Marathi ● 5,700 - 300 - - -
Halsar 13,000 Konkani, Goan ● 12,000 - 300 - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Halwakki Wakkal 118,000 Kannada ● 116,000 - 700 500 - 200
Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 100 - - -
Hanabar 72,000 Tulu ● 72,000 - - - - -
Hande Jogi 42,000 Kannada ● 20,000 - 60 - - 22,000
Harkantra 20,000 Konkani, Goan ● 20,000 - - - - -
Hasalaru 27,000 Tulu ● 26,000 - - - - 100
Hasla 2,800 Tulu ● 2,800 - - - - -
Hatkar 76,000 Marathi ● 76,000 - - - - -
Holar 1,700 Marathi ● 1,600 - 40 - - 100
Holaya Dasar 4,100 Kannada ● 4,100 - 20 - - -
Holer 784,000 Kannada ● 726,000 - 41,000 - - 17,000
Idayan 500 Malayalam ● 500 - - - - -
Ilavan 75,000 Malayalam ● 72,000 - - 3,100 - -
Illiger 100 Kannada ● 100 - - - - -
Irular 1,100 Irula ● 1,000 - - - - 40
Iruliga 11,000 Kannada ● 10,000 - - - - 300
Jaggali 1,500 Telugu ● 1,500 - - - - -
Jambuvulu 17,000 Telugu ● 17,000 - 50 - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi ● 3,100 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 17,000 -
Javeri 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Jenu Kuruba 40,000 Kurumba, Jennu ● 36,000 - - - - 3,700
Jew, South Asian 80 Marathi ● - - - - - 80
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 200 -
Jingar 6,700 Marwari ● 6,200 - - - - 500
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 107,000 Bengali ● 107,000 - - - - -
Julaha 200 Hindi ● - - - - 200 -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) 800 Marathi ● 700 - - - - 100
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ● 50 - - - - -
Kadaiyar 600 Tamil ● 600 - - 50 - -
Kadan 500 Kadar ● 500 - - - - -
Kadia (Hindu traditions) 105,000 Kannada ● 105,000 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 25,000 Kannada ● 24,000 30 - 40 - 600
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ● 70 - - - - -
Kaibartta 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kaikadi 206,000 Kannada ● 206,000 - - - - -
Kaikolan 9,800 Tamil ● 9,800 - - - - -
Kakkalan 100 Malayalam ● 100 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,328,000 Telugu ● 1,276,000 - - - - 52,000
Kalal Idiga 965,000 Telugu ● 962,000 - - - - 2,600
Kalavant 29,000 Kannada ● 3,900 - - - - 25,000
Kalladi 1,600 Malayalam ● 1,600 - - - - -
Kallan 2,000 Tamil ● 2,000 - - - - -
Kalota Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Kamar 200 Kamar ● 200 - - - - -
Kamathi 9,000 Telugu ● 9,000 - - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 200 -
Kammara 13,000 Telugu ● 3,100 - - - - 10,000
Kanai 3,500 Urdu ● - 3,500 - - - -
Kanakkan 500 Malayalam ● 500 - - - - -
Kanate 500 Kodava ● 500 - - - - -
Kancha Vakkal 200 Konkani, Goan ● 200 - - - - -
Kanikaran 20 Kanikkaran ● 20 - - - - -
Kaniyan 4,400 Malayalam ● 4,400 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Kaora 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kaparia 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Kapu 228,000 Telugu ● 228,000 - - 200 - 100
Kapu Reddi 47,000 Telugu ● 47,000 - - - - -
Karigar 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Karimpalan 90 Malayalam ● 90 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 83,000 Marathi ● 24,000 - - - - 60,000
Kasar Otari 2,500 Odia ● 1,500 - - - - 1,000
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 200 Kashmiri ● - 200 - - - -
Kathodi 700 Marathi ● 600 30 - - - 80
Kattunayakan 200 Tamil ● 200 - - - - -
Kavara 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Kavuthiyan 1,600 Malayalam ● 1,600 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Kepmaris 300 Tamil ● 300 - - - - -
Khairwar 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Khandait 40 Odia ● 40 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Gujarati ● 34,000 - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Khatri (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Kacchi ● - 1,000 - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Khetri 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Khoja 1,100 Gujarati ● - 1,100 - - - -
Kichagara 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Kodava 113,000 Kodava ● 113,000 - - - - -
Kokna 4,000 Kukna ● 3,900 - - - - 30
Kolayiri 900 Malayalam ● 900 - - - - -
Kolhati 1,200 Marathi ● 1,200 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Gujarati ● 35,000 - - - - -
Koli Dhor 100,000 Marathi ● 99,000 100 - - - 400
Koli Mahadev 30,000 Marathi ● 30,000 - 40 - - -
Koli Malhar 9,200 Marathi ● 9,200 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Kollara, Karnataka 300 Malayalam ● 300 - - - - -
Kolupulvandlu 1,100 Telugu ● 1,100 - - - - -
Komarpaik 22,000 Konkani ● 22,000 - - - - -
Konda Kapu 400 Telugu ● 400 - - - - -
Konda Reddi 100 Telugu ● 100 - - - - -
Koosa 4,200 Kannada ● 4,200 - - - 20 -
Kootan 100 Malayalam ● 100 - - - - -
Koracha, caste 59,000 Kannada ● 59,000 - - - - -
Koracha, tribe 21,000 Tulu ● 20,000 30 - 50 - 60
Korama 156,000 Kannada ● 156,000 - 100 - - -
Kori 7,600 Bengali ● 7,600 - - - - -
Korwa 55,000 Telugu ● 55,000 - - - - -
Koshti 85,000 Marathi ● 84,000 - - 300 - 400
Kota 300 Kota ● 300 - - - - -
Kotegar 9,300 Kannada ● 9,100 - 200 - - -
Koya 2,100 Telugu ● 2,100 - - - - -
Koyava 700 Kodava ● 700 - - - - -
Krishnanvak 300 Malayalam ● 300 - - - - -
Kudavakkal 55,000 Kannada ● 4,500 - - - - 51,000
Kudiya 3,300 Kudiya ● 3,300 - - - - -
Kudumban 600 Tamil ● 600 - - - - -
Kudumi 42,000 Tamil ● 42,000 - - - - -
Kulama 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 457,000 Hindi ● 422,000 - - - - 35,000
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 100 -
Kummari 30 Telugu ● 30 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 209,000 Gujarati ● 207,000 - - 60 - 2,400
Kunbi Anjna 3,300 Gujarati ● 3,300 - - - - -
Kunbi Kadwa 1,100 Gujarati ● 1,100 - - - - -
Kunbi Lewa 1,900 Gujarati ● 1,900 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 331,000 Kannada ● 331,000 - - - - 60
Kuravan 13,000 Malayalam ● 13,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi ● 59,000 - - - - -
Kuruba 3,394,000 Kannada ● 3,342,000 - - 43,000 - 8,300
Kuruman 700 Kurumba, Betta ● 700 - - 20 - 40
Labana (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 80 -
Lakhera 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Lingader 500 Marathi ● - - - - - 500
Lingayat 1,370,000 Kannada ● - - - 400 - 1,369,000
Lohana 600 Gujarati ● 600 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 74,000 Hindi ● 62,000 - - - - 12,000
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Machala 900 Kannada ● 900 - - - - -
Madari 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 78,000 Telugu ● - - - 78,000 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 518,000 Telugu ● 513,000 - 4,400 1,200 - -
Madiga (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Telugu ● - 2,000 - - - -
Magar 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Maha Malasar 30 Tamil ● 20 - - - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 15,000 Marathi ● - - - 15,000 - -
Mahar (Hindu traditions) 84,000 Marathi ● 77,000 - 7,300 - - -
Mahishya 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Mahratta 2,211,000 Marathi ● 2,150,000 60 - 40 - 60,000
Mahratta Gomatang 7,200 Marathi ● 7,200 - - - - -
Mahratta Konkani 49,000 Marathi ● 49,000 - - - - 100
Mahratta Kunbi 64,000 Gujarati ● 64,000 - - - - -
Mahratta Shinde 2,700 Marathi ● 2,700 - - - - 20
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Mahyavanshi 500 Gujarati ● 500 - - - - -
Maila 3,200 Tulu ● 3,200 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 13,000 Telugu ● - - - 13,000 - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Telugu ● 21,000 - 30 200 - -
Mala Dasari 6,300 Telugu ● 6,200 - 30 - - -
Mala Hannai 300 Telugu ● 300 - - - - -
Mala Jangam 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Mala Jetti 600 Telugu ● 600 - - - - -
Mala Masti 300 Telugu ● 300 - - - - -
Mala Sale 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Mala Sanyasi 1,600 Telugu ● 1,600 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 161,000 Malayalam ● - - - 161,000 - -
Malai Vedan 1,000 Malayalam ● 900 - - 30 - -
Malaikudi 9,900 Tulu ● 9,800 - - - - 50
Malasar 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Malava 19,000 Tulu ● 19,000 - - - - -
Malayali 5,800 Tamil ● 5,800 - - - - -
Malayarayar Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Malayekandi 300 Malayalam ● 300 - - - - -
Maleru 1,900 Kannada ● 1,900 - - - - 20
Mali (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ● 30,000 - - - - -
Manbhav 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Mang Garudi 4,300 Marathi ● 4,300 - - - - -
Mangala 37,000 Telugu ● 37,000 - - - - 200
Maniyani 800 Kodava ● 800 - - - - -
Mannan, caste 2,600 Malayalam ● 2,600 - - - - -
Manne 1,000 Telugu ● 1,000 - - - - -
Mappila 412,000 Malayalam ● - 412,000 - - - -
Maravan 23,000 Tamil ● 23,000 - - - - -
Masan Jogi 19,000 Kannada ● 19,000 - - - - -
Mashti 400 Telugu ● 400 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 3,000 Marathi ● - - - 3,000 - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Marathi ● 35,000 - 700 - - -
Mavilan 200 Tulu ● 200 - - - - -
Mawalud 47,000 Urdu ● - 47,000 - - - -
Meda 44,000 Kannada ● 44,000 30 - 60 - 500
Megh (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Meitei 50 Meitei ● 50 - - - - -
Memon 1,500 Gujarati ● - 1,500 - - - -
Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ● 20 - - - - -
Mitha Ayyalvar 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Bengali ● 27,000 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Moger 89,000 Tulu ● 87,000 - 2,400 - - -
Moger Moyan 4,400 Tulu ● 4,400 - 20 - - -
Moghal 159,000 Urdu ● - 159,000 - - - -
Momna 80 Gujarati ● - 80 - - - -
Mondiwaru 200 Telugu ● - 200 - - - -
Mudhar 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 2,300 Malayalam ● - - - 2,300 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Malayalam ● 6,400 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 100 Malayalam ● - 100 - - - -
Mukri 14,000 Kannada ● 12,000 - 1,400 - - -
Mundala 32,000 Tulu ● 32,000 - - - - -
Munnur 25,000 Telugu ● 25,000 - - - - -
Mutali 30 Tamil ● 30 - - - - -
Muthuvan 300 Malayalam ● 300 - - - - -
Mutrasi 22,000 Telugu ● 22,000 - - - - -
Nadar 88,000 Tamil ● 63,000 - - 25,000 - -
Nadia 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Naga, unspecified 60 Naga Pidgin ● - - - 60 - -
Nagar 60 Bengali ● 60 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 40 Sadri ● - 40 - - - -
Nagartha 40,000 Kannada ● 40,000 - - - - 80
Nai (Hindu traditions) 372,000 Hindi ● 304,000 - - - - 68,000
Nai (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Naikadaya 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Naikda 3,504,000 Kannada ● 3,474,000 3,600 300 1,100 300 24,000
Nair 147,000 Malayalam ● 147,000 - - - - -
Nairi 200 Kannada ● 200 - - - - -
Nalakeyava 7,300 Kannada ● 7,300 - - - - -
Nalband 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Nalkadaya 900 Tulu ● 900 - - - - -
Namassej 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ● 11,000 - - - - -
Natakani 100 Kannada ● 100 - - - - -
Nau Buddh 300 Marathi ● - - 300 - - -
Navait 12,000 Malayalam ● - 12,000 - - - -
Navithan 13,000 Tamil ● 13,000 - - - - -
Nayadi 1,500 Gujarati ● 1,500 - - - - -
Newah 20 Nepali ● 20 -