Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Chennai

Number of People Groups

417

Unreached People Groups

362

Total Population

5,832,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

7.0 %

Hindu

82.1 %

Muslim

9.0 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 50,000 Telugu 49,000 - 90 500 - -
Adi Andhra Christian 4,100 Telugu - - - 4,100 - -
 Adi Dravida 764,000 Tamil 761,000 - 1,600 900 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 99,000 Tamil - - - 99,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Adiyan 100 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 31,000 Tamil 31,000 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 31,000 Tamil 31,000 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Agri 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 20 Kurichiya 20 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 1,300 Malayalam 1,300 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Tamil 15,000 - - 90 - -
Ambattan Christian 1,300 Tamil - - - 1,300 - -
 Angami 60 Naga, Angami - - - 60 - -
Anglo 3,100 English - - - 3,100 - -
 Ansari 19,000 Urdu - 19,000 - - - -
 Ao 60 Naga, Ao - - - 60 - -
 Arab Unknown Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken - - - - - -
Arandan 20 Aranadan 20 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Arayan 700 Malayalam 700 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Arunthathiyar 10,000 Tamil 10,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 36,000 Tamil 36,000 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Badaga 100 Badaga 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bagata 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Baira 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bakuda Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Balija Musugu 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 2,600 Urdu - 2,600 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 7,400 Hindi 4,600 - - - - 2,800
 Bania Chetti 59,000 Tamil 29,000 - - - - 29,000
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 2,700 Telugu 2,700 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 8,500 Telugu 8,500 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 5,200 Hindi 500 - - - - 4,700
 Bania Porwal 2,800 Hindi 1,400 - - - - 1,400
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya 4,100 Telugu 4,100 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 106,000 Hindi 60,000 - - - - 46,000
 Banijiga 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 300 Lambadi 300 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Bariki 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Bauri 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Kannada 1,400 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
Bellara Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Bhansala 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Bohra 1,700 Gujarati - 1,700 - - - -
 Bondili 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Boya 390,000 Telugu 390,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 6,400 Tamil 6,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 9,700 Marathi 9,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Dikshitar 13,000 Tamil 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 2,900 Marathi 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 48,000 Tamil 48,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 12,000 Kannada 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 12,000 Marathi 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 13,000 Tamil 13,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 500 Malayalam 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 2,600 Tamil 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 41,000 Tamil 41,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 4,600 Telugu 4,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 2,800 Telugu 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 360,000 Hindi 355,000 - - 300 - 4,400
Brahmin Vadama 32,000 Tamil 32,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 2,300 Telugu 2,300 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
 Burmese 200 Burmese - - 200 - - -
Byagara 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 6,800 Konkani - 6,800 - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 800 Tamil - - - 800 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Chenchu 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 700 Malayalam - - - 700 - -
 Chhetri 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Christian 12,000 Hindi - - - 12,000 - -
 Dakkal 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Dandasi 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
Devadasi 2,600 Kannada 2,600 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 80 Tulu 80 - - - - -
 Devanga 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 1,400 Gujarati 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
 Dhor 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Drukpa Unknown Dzongkha - - - - - -
 Dudekula 300 Telugu - 300 - - - -
Ellamalawar 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Eravallan 40 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Gamit 300 Gamit 300 - - - - -
 Gandla 4,700 Telugu 4,700 - - - - -
 Gangakula 800 Kannada 800 - - - - -
 Gavara 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Goanese 11,000 Konkani, Goan - - - 11,000 - -
Godda 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Hajam 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 2,300 Vaagri Booli 2,300 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 300 Chinese, Mandarin - - 200 - - 50
 Holaya Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Holaya Dasar 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Idayan 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Ilavan 22,000 Malayalam 22,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 800 Tamil - - - 800 - -
 Irular 900 Irula 900 - - 20 - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
Jatapu 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Jewish, South Asian 20 Marathi - - - - - 20
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
Kadaiyar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kadan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Kahha 40 Naga, Phom - - - 40 - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 15,000 Tamil 15,000 - - 400 - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu 11,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 5,900 Telugu 5,900 - - - - -
Kalladi 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 59,000 Tamil 59,000 - - - - -
Kamathi 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
Kammara 200 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Kanakkan 100 Malayalam 70 - - 50 - -
 Kaniyan 100 Malayalam 60 - - 80 - -
 Kapu Reddi 4,400 Telugu 4,400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 38,000 Telugu 38,000 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 100 Kashmiri - 100 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 700 Tamil 700 - - 20 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Khasi 400 Khasi - - - 400 - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Khoja 50 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi 6,600 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 2,000 Gujarati 2,000 - - - - -
Koliyan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Konda Kapu 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Konyak 50 Naga, Konyak - - - 50 - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
 Kori 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Koshti 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Kota 20 Kota 20 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Kudiya Unknown Kudiya - - - - - -
 Kudumban 300 Tamil 200 - - 200 - -
 Kudumi 7,900 Tamil 7,900 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Kuli 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Gujarati 5,400 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Malayalam 4,300 - 30 - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - - - - -
 Kuruba 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Kuruman 1,800 Kurumba, Betta 1,800 - - - - 30
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Lingayat 11,000 Kannada - - - - - 11,000
 Lohana 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - -
 Lotha 50 Naga, Lotha - - - 50 - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 2,800 Telugu - - - 2,800 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Telugu 1,900 - 30 - - -
 Madiga Dasu 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Magar 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 900 Marathi - - - 900 - -
 Mahishya 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 4,700 Gujarati 4,700 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 7,100 Marathi 7,100 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Mahyavanshi 1,500 Gujarati 1,500 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 1,900 Telugu - - - 1,900 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 3,600 Telugu 3,600 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Mala Sale 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 16,000 Malayalam - - - 16,000 - -
Malai Arayan 20 Malayalam - - - - - -
Malai Pandaram 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 1,400 Tamil 1,400 20 - - - -
Malasar 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Malayarayar 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Malayekandi Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Malla Jetti 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Mangala 155,000 Telugu 155,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Manna Dhora 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal 20 Malayalam - - - - - -
 Mappila 23,000 Malayalam - 23,000 - - - -
 Maravan 133,000 Tamil 126,000 - - 7,800 - -
Masthi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 300 Marathi - - - 300 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Matangi 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mavilan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
 Memon 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Mizo 200 Mizo - - - 200 - -
Mizo Lushai 200 Mizo - - - 200 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Moger unspecified Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Momna 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Mudugar 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 600 Malayalam - - - 600 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 800 Malayalam 800 - - - - -
Mundala Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 157,000 Tamil - - - 157,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 197,000 Tamil 197,000 - - - - -
 Naga 30 Nagamese - - - 30 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Hindi 158,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Nair 66,000 Malayalam 66,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
Navait 7,800 Konkani - 7,800 - - - -
 Navithan 31,000 Tamil 31,000 - - - - -
 Nayadi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Newah 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
Pagadai 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Tamil 5,600 - 80 - - -
Palleyan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Palliyan 100 Tamil 100 - - 20 - -
Palliyar 20 Tamil - - - - - -
Palluvan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Pambada 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Panchama Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Pandaram 500 Malayalam 500 - - - - -
 Paniyan 70 Paniya 60 - - - - -
 Pannadi 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Panniandi 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 5,800 Tamil - - - 5,800 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Tamil 6,900 - 90 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 700 Malayalam 700 - - - - -
 Pardhan 20 Pardhan 20 - - - - -
 Parsee 200 Gujarati - - - - - 200
 Pashtun Afridi 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Patelia 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Persian 200 Dari - 200 - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Pindara 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pinjara 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pod 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
Poi 50 Mizo - - - 50 - -
Prabhu Kayastha 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Qassab 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Rai Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 6,100 Hindi 6,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 6,100 Hindi 6,100 - - - - -
Ralte 70 Mizo - - - 70 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Rathawa 300 Rathawi 300 - - - - -
 Ravalia 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Razu 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
Rona 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Sali 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Samagara 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Samban 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Sayyid 28,000 Urdu - 28,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Sema 60 Naga, Sumi - - - 60 - -
Semman 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 24,000 Urdu - 24,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,300 Urdu - 5,300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 106,000 Urdu - 106,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
Silpi 12,000 Telugu 12,000 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 700 Sinhala - - 700 - - -
 Soligar 30 Sholaga 30 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 101,000 Hindi 100,000 - - - - 1,100
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 25,000 Malayalam - - - 25,000 - -
 Tamang Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,200 - - - - 400
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 260,000 Tamil - 260,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Hindi 77,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 700 Malayalam - - - 700 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Malayalam 1,100 - - - - -
 Tharu 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Tibetan 80 Tibetan, Central - - 80 - - -
 Tili 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Tipera Unknown Kok Borok - - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Toda 70 Toda 50 - - 20 - -
 Ulladan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Urali 20 Malayalam - - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Telugu 53,000 - - 300 - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 3,600 Kannada 3,600 - - - - -
 Valluvan 4,700 Tamil 4,700 - - - - -
Vaniyan 120,000 Tamil 93,000 - - 27,000 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 4,100 Tamil - - - 4,100 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Tamil 8,700 - - 40 - -
 Vanniyan 630,000 Tamil 620,000 - - 9,700 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 28,000 Tamil 28,000 - - 500 - -
Vanniyan Kalingi 28,000 Tamil 28,000 - - 200 - -
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Varli 300 Varli 300 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 800 Tamil - - - 800 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 800 Malayalam 800 - - - - -
Velan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 9,400 Tamil 9,400 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 12,000 Tamil 9,400 - - 2,400 - -
Vellalan Pattanavan 5,900 Tamil 5,900 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 12,000 Tamil 11,000 - - 600 - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 97,000 Tamil 93,000 - - 4,000 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 9,400 Tamil 9,400 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Vettiyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Vettuvan 900 Malayalam 900 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 19,000 Malayalam 19,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 1,100 Malayalam 1,100 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 1,000 Malayalam 1,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 130,000 Telugu 129,000 - - 1,000 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Hindi 138,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 115,000 Telugu 115,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 19,000 Telugu 19,000 - - - - -
 Yerukula 800 Yerukula 800 - - - - -
 Yimchungra 50 Naga, Yimchungru - - - 50 - -
  Totals:  417 5,832,000   362 4,788,000 526,000 3,200 410,000 3,100 102,000
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