State: Karnataka | Joshua Project

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Country:	India
State:	Karnataka
District:	All

Number of People Groups

697

Unreached People Groups

660

Total Population

64,232,000

Buddhist

0.6 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

79.6 %

Muslim

13.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

5.1 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Andhra	26,000	Telugu	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Andhra Christian	3,600	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	790,000	Tamil	1 ●	778,000	-1 -	300	1,400	20	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	72,000	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	72,000	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	2,890,000	Kannada	1 ●	2,852,000	-1 -	23,000	15,000	300	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	153,000	Kannada	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	153,000	-1 -	-1 -
Adiya	800	Kannada	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adiyan	700	Malayalam	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	20
Agamudaiyan	22,000	Tamil	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	18,000	Tamil	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agani	500	Kodava	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ager (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Kannada	1 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aghori	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agri	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ajila	2,400	Malayalam	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ajna	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Alambadi Kurichchan	1,400	Kurichiya	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	8,300	Malayalam	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	700	Tamil	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amma Kodaga	2,000	Kodava	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anamuk	70	Telugu	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Andh	1,200	Marathi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anduran	2,500	Konkani	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anglo	43,000	English	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	326,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	326,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	300	Kannada	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	200	Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arandan	70	Aranadan	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	43,000	Kannada	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aray Mala	90	Telugu	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	1,600	Malayalam	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	2,400	Tamil	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arwa Mala	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	20	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Atari	90	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayri	200	Kodava	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyanavar	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaga	20,000	Badaga	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	49,000	Hindi	1 ●	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Konkani	1,100	Marathi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagata	4,200	Telugu	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagga	500	Kannada	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahrupi	50	Marathi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baira	4,000	Kannada	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakad	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakuda	1,600	Tamil	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balagai	2,200	Kannada	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balasantoshi	300	Marathi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	991,000	Kannada	1 ●	979,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000
Balija Bogam	33,000	Telugu	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Balija Dasari	39,000	Kannada	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Balija Gopanthi	7,800	Telugu	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bandi (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bangar	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	640,000	Hindi	1 ●	435,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	205,000
Bania Agarwal	26,000	Hindi	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,800
Bania Chaturth	2,500	Marathi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500
Bania Chetti	106,000	Tamil	1 ●	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	28,000
Bania Gujar	1,300	Gujarati	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	7,400	Telugu	1 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Bania Jaiswal	900	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Kasar	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bania Komti	34,000	Telugu	1 ●	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Bania Mahajan	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania Marwadi	1,700	Marwari	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Oswal	2,600	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000
Bania Pancham	1,100	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Bania Porwal	3,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500
Bania Srimali	400	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Ummad	900	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Banijiga	679,000	Kannada	1 ●	670,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	8,500
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1,254,000	Lambadi	1 ●	1,253,000	-1 -	600	400	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	129,000	Lambadi	1 ●	129,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banka	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banna	300	Kodava	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bant	1,400	Kannada	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barda	300	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baria (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bariki	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	64,000	Hindi	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bathada	2,600	Kannada	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Battal	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bavcha	1,000	Gujarati	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Bawtar	80	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	2,252,000	Kannada	1 ●	2,252,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	108,000	Kannada	1 ●	108,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	98,000	Telugu	1 ●	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	106,000	Kannada	1 ●	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	2,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Myasa	60,000	Kannada	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	108,000	Kannada	1 ●	108,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beg	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	652,000	Kannada	1 ●	645,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	7,200
Beldar Katani Uppara	17,000	Kannada	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Kannada	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Mith Gauda	1,000	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Narmada Uppara	20,000	Kannada	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	7,900	Kannada	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Urindavan	1,000	Kannada	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bellara	1,200	Kannada	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhampta	2,500	Marathi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhansala	6,800	Marathi	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhattra	20	Bhatri	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhavin	800	Konkani	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil	6,200	Hindi	1 ●	5,700	200	-1 -	60	-1 -	200
Bhisti	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	320,000	Hindi	1 ●	320,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Sikkim	30	Sikkimese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	1,400	Kuvi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bidur	400	Marathi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binapatta	300	Kannada	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	400	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	283,000	Telugu	1 ●	282,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Brahmin	2,570,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,485,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	86,000
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	3,200	Gujarati	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavala	70	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	1,000	Gujarati	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Brahacharanam	7,100	Tamil	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	50,000	Marathi	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Christian	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Daima	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	64,000	Marathi	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Devarukha	2,500	Marathi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	43,000	Marathi	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	87,000	Hindi	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur	4,900	Hindi	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gujarati	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Havik	20,000	Kannada	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	24,000	Tamil	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	4,300	Hindi	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	66,000	Hindi	1 ●	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	291,000	Kannada	1 ●	291,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karhada	12,000	Marathi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	2,900	Hindi	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khedawal	700	Gujarati	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	65,000	Marathi	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Malla Jetti	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	50,000	Marathi	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mewada	3,000	Gujarati	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	2,600	Gujarati	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	2,100	Gujarati	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	1,500	Malayalam	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ojha	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	200	Malayalam	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Prathamusakha	15,000	Telugu	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	81,000	Hindi	1 ●	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	30,000	Hindi	1 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	14,000	Tamil	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Srigaud	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	37,000	Tamil	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	56,000	Telugu	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vadama	9,400	Tamil	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Velanadu	17,000	Telugu	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Budaga Jangam	129,000	Telugu	1 ●	129,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	50	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byagara	2,000	Telugu	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	373,000	Konkani	1 ●	-1 -	373,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	90	Bengali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaliyan	5,700	Tulu	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	217,000	Kannada	1 ●	214,000	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	599,000	Hindi	1 ●	597,000	-1 -	1,700	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Chandala	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Kannada	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chapparband (Muslim traditions)	3,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaptegar	6,300	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	50	Gujarati	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Charodi	4,600	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chenchu	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chenna Dasar	71,000	Kannada	1 ●	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Malayalam	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	7,300	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitara	90	Odia	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Marathi	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chodhara	300	Chodri	1 ●	300	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	64,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	64,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Marathi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dakkal	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dakkaliga	800	Kannada	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	220,000	Hindi	1 ●	218,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	2,000
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Gujarati	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadasi	7,000	Kannada	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions)	138,000	Tulu	1 ●	134,000	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadiga (Muslim traditions)	200	Konkani	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devadiga Kalavant	6,100	Konkani	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	402,000	Kannada	1 ●	386,000	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	4,600
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,086,000	Gujarati	1 ●	1,086,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	627,000	Hindi	1 ●	625,000	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	500
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	30,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	21,000	Marathi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhor	29,000	Marathi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	500
Digambara	45,000	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	45,000
Divehi	100	Maldivian	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Dombara)	26,000	Telugu	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dubla	300	Dubli	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dudekula	60	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Durgamurgi	1,200	Kannada	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ellamalawar	100	Kannada	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	50	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaba	70	Telugu	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Galada Konkani	700	Tulu	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gamit	500	Gamit	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	20,000	Telugu	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	1,412,000	Kannada	1 ●	1,412,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gantichore	4,900	Kannada	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gatti	5,800	Tulu	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	27,000	Odia	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gavara	600	Malayalam	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawli	18,000	Marathi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghadasi	300	Marathi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghadi	4,100	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghisadi	400	Marathi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Giddikki	54,000	Konkani	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	70,000	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70,000	-1 -	-1 -
Godari	40	Telugu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Godda	1,500	Kannada	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	157,000	Hindi	1 ●	154,000	600	-1 -	40	40	1,600
Gondaru	80,000	Kannada	1 ●	80,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gondhali	4,700	Marathi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gopal	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Telugu	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Muslim traditions)	300	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gowdulu	8,600	Kannada	1 ●	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	2,400	Konkani	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Habura	80	Hindi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	14,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	12,000	Vaagri Booli	1 ●	12,000	20	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Halleer	3,500	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halsar	9,000	Kannada	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwakki Wakkal	117,000	Kannada	1 ●	115,000	-1 -	1,200	500	-1 -	20
Han Chinese, Mandarin	80	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hanabar	72,000	Tulu	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	22,000	Kannada	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Harkantra	20,000	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasalaru	25,000	Tulu	1 ●	25,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasla	900	Kannada	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hatkar	77,000	Marathi	1 ●	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holar	1,200	Marathi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	782,000	Kannada	1 ●	537,000	-1 -	242,000	-1 -	70	3,500
Holaya Dasar	400	Kannada	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	500	Tamil	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	72,000	Malayalam	1 ●	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	2,900	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Illiger	100	Kannada	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Irular	900	Irula	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Iruliga	13,000	Kannada	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Jaggali	1,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jambuvulu	12,000	Telugu	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	16,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -
Jatigar	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javeri	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jenu Kuruba	36,000	Kurumba, Jennu	1 ●	36,000	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Jew, South Asian	80	Marathi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Jingar	6,200	Marwari	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	107,000	Bengali	1 ●	107,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Kachari (Hindu traditions)	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions)	40	Gujarati	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadaiyan	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadan	500	Malayalam	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadia (Hindu traditions)	106,000	Kannada	1 ●	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadu Kuruba	12,000	Kannada	1 ●	12,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	206,000	Kannada	1 ●	206,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	9,500	Tamil	1 ●	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,231,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,230,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Kalal Idiga	922,000	Telugu	1 ●	921,000	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalavant	5,900	Kannada	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000
Kalladi	1,700	Malayalam	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	2,000	Tamil	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	900	Tamil	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalota	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	200	Kamar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamathi	9,300	Telugu	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Kammara	3,900	Telugu	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Kanai	3,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanakkan	500	Malayalam	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanate	500	Kodava	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kancha Vakkal	200	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanikkaran	20	Kanikkaran	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaniyan	4,400	Malayalam	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapariya	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	225,000	Telugu	1 ●	225,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	100
Kapu Reddi	47,000	Telugu	1 ●	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karigar	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karimpalan	90	Malayalam	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Marathi	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Kasar Otari	3,100	Telugu	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	200	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kathodi	400	Marathi	1 ●	400	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavara	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavuthiyan	1,600	Malayalam	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kepmaris	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	30	Bengali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	30	Odia	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Gujarati	1 ●	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Muslim traditions)	900	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Khetri	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoja	1,100	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kichagara	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kodava	112,000	Kodava	1 ●	112,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kokna	3,800	Kukna	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolayiri	900	Malayalam	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolhati	1,200	Marathi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli	5,400	Gujarati	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Dhor	111,000	Marathi	1 ●	110,000	300	-1 -	20	30	600
Koli Mahadev	29,000	Marathi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	9,100	Marathi	1 ●	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kollara Karnataka	300	Malayalam	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolupulvandlu	1,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Komarpaik	21,000	Konkani	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Kapu	7,300	Telugu	1 ●	6,800	200	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Konda Reddi	100	Telugu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koosa	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kootan	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	56,000	Kannada	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, tribal	15,000	Tulu	1 ●	14,000	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Korama	207,000	Kannada	1 ●	207,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	50,000	Kannada	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	7,500	Hindi	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	55,000	Telugu	1 ●	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	85,000	Marathi	1 ●	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kota	200	Kota	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kotegar	2,300	Kannada	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koyava	700	Kodava	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Krishnanvak	300	Malayalam	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudavakkal	5,500	Kannada	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Kudiya	2,200	Kudiya	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumban	70	Tamil	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	43,000	Tamil	1 ●	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kulama	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	425,000	Hindi	1 ●	421,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	3,600
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kummari	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	208,000	Gujarati	1 ●	205,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	2,400
Kunbi Anjna	3,300	Gujarati	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Kadwa	1,100	Gujarati	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Konkani	4,200	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	1,900	Gujarati	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	329,000	Kannada	1 ●	329,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	600	Malayalam	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	1 ●	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	3,287,000	Kannada	1 ●	3,239,000	-1 -	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	6,900
Kuruman	500	Kurumba, Betta	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Lakhera	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingader	80	Marathi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	2,688,000	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	2,688,000
Lohana	500	Gujarati	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	62,000	Hindi	1 ●	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Machala	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Tamil	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	77,000	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	77,000	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	943,000	Telugu	1 ●	938,000	-1 -	4,900	1,100	50	-1 -
Madiga (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga Penda	300	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	-1 Unknown	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maha Malasar	60	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar	65,000	Marathi	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	15,000	Marathi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,400	Bengali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta	2,194,000	Marathi	1 ●	2,134,000	60	-1 -	30	-1 -	59,000
Mahratta Gomatang	7,100	Marathi	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	82,000	Marathi	1 ●	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Mahratta Kunbi	92,000	Gujarati	1 ●	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Shinde	5,600	Marathi	1 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	30	Gujarati	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maila	1,800	Tulu	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	13,000	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Telugu	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	60	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Dasari	4,300	Telugu	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Hannai	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Jangam	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Sale	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Sanyasi	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	158,000	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	158,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	1,000	Malayalam	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Malaikudi	9,200	Tulu	1 ●	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malasar	50	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malava	19,000	Tulu	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayali	5,800	Tamil	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayarayar	-1 Unknown	Malayalam	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayekandi	200	Malayalam	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maleru	500	Kannada	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manbhav	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mang Garodi	3,500	Marathi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	36,000	Telugu	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maniyani	800	Kodava	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	2,600	Malayalam	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manne	100	Telugu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	78,000	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marata	86,000	Tulu	1 ●	86,000	90	-1 -	40	-1 -	60
Maravan	22,000	Tamil	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Masan Jogi	29,000	Kannada	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Masthi	90	Telugu	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Christian traditions)	3,000	Marathi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Marathi	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mavilan	30	Tulu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mawalud	46,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	44,000	Kannada	1 ●	43,000	200	-1 -	40	-1 -	300
Megh (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	40	Meitei	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	1,500	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Hindu traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mitha Ayyalvar	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Bengali	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger	82,000	Kannada	1 ●	82,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger Moyon	13,000	Kannada	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	158,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	158,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	80	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mondiwaru	200	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mudhar	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions)	2,300	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Malayalam	1 ●	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions)	100	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukri	11,000	Kannada	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mundala	27,000	Kannada	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munnur	23,000	Telugu	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	30	Tamil	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Muthuvan	300	Malayalam	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	21,000	Telugu	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	24,000	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Tamil	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadia	1,400	Gujarati	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	60	Naga Pidgin	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions)	50	Sadri	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	39,000	Kannada	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Nai (Hindu traditions)	303,000	Hindi	1 ●	303,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Nai (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Naikadaya	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	3,261,000	Kannada	1 ●	3,242,000	7,500	100	1,100	500	11,000
Nair	146,000	Malayalam	1 ●	146,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalakeyava	5,900	Kannada	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalkadaya	800	Tulu	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Natakani	100	Kannada	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	12,000	Konkani	1 ●	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	13,000	Tamil	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nayadi	600	Gujarati	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Padiar	900	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pagi	400	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pale	9,300	Kannada	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	50	Bengali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliyan	2,900	Tamil	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Tamil	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palleyan	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyan	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	600	Malayalam	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pambada	700	Telugu	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	1,600	Odia	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	50	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panchama	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pandaram	4,000	Malayalam	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panditattan	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pangul	300	Marathi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	600	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	20	Tamil	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paniyan	600	Paniya	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pannadi	1,100	Tamil	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panniandi	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	700	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Tamil	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	1,100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Malayalam	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhan	100	Pardhan	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhi	11,000	Pardhi	1 ●	11,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Parsee	600	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Pashtun, Pathan	573,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	573,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patelia	80	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patharwat	13,000	Marathi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patramela	4,500	Konkani	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Kannada	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perka	100	Telugu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	200	Persian, Iranian	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Phudgi	40	Marathi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pichakuntla	1,200	Telugu	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pindara	16,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	169,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	169,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu Kayastha	1,400	Marathi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan	16,000	Malayalam	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	2,200	Malayalam	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puthirai Vannan	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raddi	73,000	Kannada	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800
Rai	-1 Unknown	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raigar	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rainudas	400	Kannada	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajpur	41,000	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	174,000	Hindi	1 ●	169,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,600
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	10,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	5,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	70	Hindi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Ramoshi	1,500	Marathi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raneyar	3,500	Kannada	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Marathi	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathawa	40	Rathawi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	8,800	Gujarati	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raya Rawat	2,400	Kannada	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Razu	15,000	Telugu	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Relli	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sada	17,000	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	17,000
Sahari	60	Tamil	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Sali	394,000	Kannada	1 ●	392,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000
Samagara	87,000	Kannada	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samanthan	60	Odia	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	80	Tamil	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangar	90	Marathi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sapari	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Kannada	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Satani	102,000	Telugu	1 ●	102,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	864,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	864,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	22,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	-1 Unknown	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	4,598,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,598,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	42,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	479,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	479,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	182,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	182,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	25,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shinligar	5,600	Kannada	1 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Hindu traditions)	8,000	Kannada	2 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Siddi (Muslim traditions)	3,400	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	3,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silawat (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Sillekyatha	35,000	Kannada	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	20	Sindhi	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhollu	1,700	Telugu	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhuria	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	40	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligar	200	Sholaga	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligaru	33,000	Kannada	1 ●	33,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Somvanshi	168,000	Marathi	1 ●	168,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	282,000	Hindi	1 ●	276,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	6,300
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Sonar Bail Pattur	400	Kannada	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sudra	5,400	Marathi	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sudri	1,100	Tulu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	90	Bengali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Muslim traditions)	9,100	Konkani, Goan	1 ●	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Swetambara	19,000	Marwari	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	19,000
Syrian Christian	183,000	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	183,000	-1 -	-1 -
Takari	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	20	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Hindi	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	368,000	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	368,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Targala	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	338,000	Hindi	1 ●	338,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Thakkar	700	Marathi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Christian traditions)	200	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Malayalam	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	30	Tharu, Madhya-Purbiya	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thori (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	1,300	Telugu	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	55,000	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions)	70	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tirmali	90	Marathi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Toda	200	Toda	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Urali	46,000	Malayalam	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,108,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,106,000	81,000	400	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga	5,842,000	Kannada	1 ●	5,825,000	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	2,200
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	522,000	Kannada	1 ●	522,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	217,000	Kannada	1 ●	217,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,100	Tamil	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	33,000	Tamil	2 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -
Vanjara	9,900	Marathi	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	5,700	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Tamil	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	692,000	Tamil	1 ●	692,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Vanniyan Agnikula	69,000	Tamil	1 ●	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri	1,200	Telugu	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Thigala	45,000	Tamil	1 ●	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Varli	50	Varli	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vasudev	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	300	Malayalam	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velama	5,400	Telugu	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	500	Malayalam	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	316,000	Tamil	1 ●	299,000	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Mudaliar	31,000	Tamil	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	3,600	Malayalam	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan	300	Malayalam	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viramushti	100	Telugu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	1,252,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,250,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	400
Viswakarma Asari	29,000	Malayalam	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	5,000	Malayalam	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Panchal	82,000	Kannada	1 ●	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	5,200	Malayalam	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vitholia	30	Gujarati	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	962,000	Hindi	1 ●	962,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Yadav Dhindhor	27,000	Hindi	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	26,000	Hindi	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	101,000	Telugu	1 ●	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	20,000	Telugu	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yerava	30,000	Ravula	1 ●	29,000	800	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Yerukula	1,400	Yerukula	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 697	64,232,000		660 ●	51,114,000	8,521,000	359,000	1,020,000	27,000	3,261,000

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