State: West Bengal | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
State:	West Bengal
District:	All

Number of People Groups

693

Unreached People Groups

622

Total Population

102,274,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

68.7 %

Muslim

29.4 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.9 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	1,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Andhra	700	Telugu	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	1,500	Tamil	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	70	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Agariya	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ager (Hindu traditions)	20	Kannada	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aghori	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agri	20	Marathi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aguri	485,000	Bengali	1 ●	485,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ahmadi	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahom	1,100	Assamese	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aka	80	Hruso	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	2,200	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angami	400	Naga, Angami	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Angarok	5,800	Bengali	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anglo	16,000	English	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	419,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	419,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ao	70	Naga, Ao	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	300	Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Armenian	300	Armenian	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	2,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -
Asho Khyang	300	Chin, Asho	1 ●	90	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	2,300	Assamese	1 ●	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	3,800	Asuri	2 ●	3,000	30	-1 -	600	-1 -	80
Badaik	68,000	Sadri	1 ●	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	2,721,000	Bengali	1 ●	2,717,000	-1 -	1,700	2,600	400	-1 -
Bagti	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	200	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bahelia (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	220,000	Bengali	1 ●	219,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,183,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,183,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiti	13,000	Marathi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions)	800	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	40	Kannada	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balti	-1 Unknown	Balti	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	1,299,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,255,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	44,000
Bania Agarwal	220,000	Hindi	1 ●	198,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	21,000
Bania Agrahari	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	42,000	Hindi	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	8,200	Hindi	1 ●	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	300	Assamese	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bania Gandha Banik	242,000	Bengali	1 ●	242,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Jaiswal	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Bania Kasarwani	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khandelwal	4,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200
Bania Khatri	130,000	Hindi	1 ●	130,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Modh	700	Gujarati	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500
Bania Porwal	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900
Bania Rauniar	7,900	Hindi	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Srimali	300	Gujarati	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Subarna Banik	159,000	Bengali	1 ●	159,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	95,000	Lambadi	1 ●	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baori	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baria (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barua	500	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bathudi	7,600	Odia	1 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	1,217,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,214,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	300	-1 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	30	Kannada	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Hindi	1 ●	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	2,100
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behara	2,400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Kannada	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhakat	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhalla	3,600	Bengali	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	4,100	Odia	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	3,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	27,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaskar	1,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhogta	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	84,000	Hindi	1 ●	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia	68,000	Nepali	1 ●	7,100	300	55,000	5,500	-1 -	80
Bhotia Sikkim	13,000	Sikkimese	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	8,900	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia Tibetan	30	Sikkimese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	500	Kuvi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinhar	3,200	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	85,000	Bengali	1 ●	84,000	-1 -	30	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya	138,000	Hindi	1 ●	137,000	-1 -	300	700	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	53,000	Hindi	1 ●	52,000	-1 -	80	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	373,000	Bengali	1 ●	367,000	1,000	20	500	100	4,500
Biar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	70,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	2,200	Birhor	2 ●	2,000	30	-1 -	40	-1 -	80
Birjia	1,200	Bijori	2 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Biswas (Muslim traditions)	4,700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Boro	2 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	700	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	1,600	Telugu	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	3,761,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,751,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	9,400
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Brahmin Acharaj	5,000	Hindi	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Acharya	64,000	Bengali	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavala	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	500	Gujarati	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Barna	28,000	Bengali	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhat	22,000	Bengali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	25,000	Hindi	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	300	Marathi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Christian	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dakshini	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	70	Marathi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	600	Tamil	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	210,000	Hindi	1 ●	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gujarati	1,100	Gujarati	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	7,000	Odia	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	366,000	Hindi	1 ●	366,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Karhada	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	40	Kashmiri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Madhyasreni	25,000	Bengali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	7,800	Hindi	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	22,000	Marathi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maithili	6,900	Hindi	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marwadi	90	Marwari	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ojha	3,900	Hindi	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Parikh	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Purohit	2,300	Marwari	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pushkarna	2,200	Marwari	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,200,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,200,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Rikhisur	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	25,000	Hindi	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	26,000	Hindi	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Srimali	2,200	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	900	Tamil	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	1,200	Telugu	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Utkal	121,000	Bengali	1 ●	121,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	162,000	Bengali	1 ●	162,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	205,000	Bengali	1 ●	205,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vyas	2,200	Telugu	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	252,000	Bengali	1 ●	252,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	700	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	353,000	Bengali	1 ●	353,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chak	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakhesang	100	Naga, Chokri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	500	Chakma	1 ●	400	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,099,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,082,000	-1 -	200	18,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Chang	30	Naga, Chang	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	70	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chasadhobi	87,000	Bengali	1 ●	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaudhari, caste	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	5,900	Hindi	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	200	-1 -	90	-1 -	50
Cheruman (Hindu traditions)	70	Malayalam	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions)	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Chik (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	50	800	-1 -	800
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Marathi	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions)	6,200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	81,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	81,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahiara	2,700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	17,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangi	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	19,000	Nepali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	100	700	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	6,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Deori	200	Deori	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,400	Gujarati	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangri	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	57,000	Hindi	1 ●	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	2,900	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	2,800	Rangpuri	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	401,000	Hindi	1 ●	400,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	50	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	9,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doai	9,400	Bengali	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	355,000	Odia	1 ●	355,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	60	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	51,000	Odia	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Drukpa	7,900	Dzongkha	1 ●	500	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dulia	371,000	Bengali	1 ●	371,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	90	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Hindi	1 ●	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	7,500	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	3,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gamit	300	Gamit	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	3,300	Odia	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	500	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	3,000	Nepali	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo	2,200	Garo	3 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	4,400	Odia	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gavara	400	Malayalam	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	70	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	14,000	Bengali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	1,500	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghusuria	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	1,000	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Godra	60	Odia	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Odia	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	90	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Gonrhi	9,600	Hindi	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	28,000	Hindi	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain Dasnami	7,900	Hindi	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Guria	2,300	Odia	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung	83,000	Nepali	2 ●	50,000	-1 -	19,000	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	437,000	Bengali	1 ●	433,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	100	-1 -
Hajam	49,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	417,000	Hindi	1 ●	417,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	46,000	Hindi	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	3,400	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	600	-1 -	600
Hazra (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Bengali	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hela	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	2,700	Assamese	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	22,000	Ho	1 ●	21,000	30	200	200	-1 -	600
Ilavan	1,400	Malayalam	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Indo-Burman	600	Rakhine	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Bengali	1 ●	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Jat (Muslim traditions)	55,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	34,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	34,000	-1 -
Jat Atra	25,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dagar	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dehia	700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Muslim traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Jat Hela	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Jat Pachhade	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sahrawat	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jew, South Asian	90	Marathi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Jhalo Malo	290,000	Bengali	1 ●	290,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	20	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Jimdar	80,000	Bengali	1 ●	80,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	1,384,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,384,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Juang	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	70	Hindi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabadi	2,200	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	3,500	Deori	2 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadar	26,000	Hindi	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kagate	50	Syuba	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	357,000	Hindi	1 ●	357,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Muslim traditions)	16,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	576,000	Bengali	1 ●	575,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	40	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	253,000	Bengali	1 ●	253,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Telugu	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	1,500	Telugu	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	3,000	Odia	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	220,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	220,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	99,000	Hindi	1 ●	99,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	400	Kamar	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	1,100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -
Kami	52,000	Nepali	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	700	500	-1 -	-1 -
Kammara	40	Telugu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	111,000	Odia	1 ●	111,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	46,000	Hindi	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions)	4,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	272,000	Bengali	1 ●	270,000	-1 -	100	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	212,000	Bengali	1 ●	212,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapariya	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	2,500	Telugu	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	1,700	Telugu	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	1,900	Odia	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	35,000	Bengali	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	92,000	Marathi	1 ●	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	200	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	2,466,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,465,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	250,000	Bengali	1 ●	250,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	27,000	Odia	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	128,000	Bengali	1 ●	127,000	-1 -	20	100	20	-1 -
Khambu	229,000	Bengali	1 ●	228,000	-1 -	500	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Khami	400	Bengali	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Khampti	20	Adi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	257,000	Odia	1 ●	257,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	57,000	Kharia	2 ●	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	200
Khas	1,600	Nepali	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	1,400	Khasi	3 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	9,300	Hindi	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	1,700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -
Khavar	3,300	Gujarati	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoja	400	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	97,000	Hindi	1 ●	96,000	200	40	200	20	500
Koch (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Koch	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	131,000	Hindi	1 ●	131,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	70,000	Hindi	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli	5,200	Gujarati	1 ●	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	6,100	Hindi	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	40	Marathi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	700	Odia	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konai	124,000	Bengali	1 ●	124,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Dhora	60	Telugu	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konwar	4,300	Bengali	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	158,000	Hindi	1 ●	153,000	300	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	2,700
Korwa	2,900	Telugu	1 ●	2,700	30	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	-1 Unknown	Marathi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kotal	25,000	Bengali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya	200	Telugu	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumban	30	Tamil	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	700	Odia	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuli	1,200	Odia	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	90	Nepali	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	1,056,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,056,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	22,000	Odia	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Gujarati	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kunui	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurariar	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,383,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,382,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	121,000	Bengali	1 ●	121,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kurol	4,800	Bengali	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lakhera	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lama	200	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Let	7,900	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,900
Lhomi	1,600	Lhomi	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	100	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	700	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	108,000	Bengali	2 ●	92,000	80	60	14,000	-1 -	1,700
Lodha (Muslim traditions, tribal)	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	300	Gujarati	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	316,000	Hindi	1 ●	316,000	-1 -	30	80	30	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar Kamti	600	Maithili	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	29,000	Hindi	1 ●	26,000	50	2,000	800	-1 -	300
Lotha	20	Naga, Lotha	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	60,000	Hindi	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madhuapit	300	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	800	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Telugu	1 ●	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	115,000	Nepali	2 ●	105,000	-1 -	900	9,300	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahali	81,000	Bengali	1 ●	76,000	100	30	2,700	-1 -	2,300
Mahanta	44,000	Odia	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar	37,000	Marathi	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	700	-1 -	100	-1 -
Mahishya	6,258,000	Bengali	1 ●	6,232,000	-1 -	300	24,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	2,600	Marathi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	200
Mahratta	2,000	Marathi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	4,100	Gujarati	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Mahuria	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	1,400	Gujarati	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhwar	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	301,000	Hindi	1 ●	300,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	30	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	16,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	300	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Telugu	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	4,000	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	296,000	Hindi	1 ●	296,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	43,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Hindi	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions)	3,500	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	18,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions)	3,700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	147,000	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	147,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	44,000	Santhali	2 ●	42,000	100	30	1,800	-1 -	100
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	900	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangan	40	Odia	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	1,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	1,300	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Markande	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marma	8,000	Rakhine	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	5,600	30	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	165,000	Bengali	1 ●	165,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -
Mech	41,000	Boro	2 ●	27,000	80	50	14,000	-1 -	70
Megh (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	400	Meitei	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	300	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mir	40,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	400	Mising	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	5,100	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	4,100	Bengali	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo	800	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	30	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	600	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,108,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,108,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	5,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	109,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	109,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	100	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mru	300	Mru	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	363,000	Mundari	2 ●	323,000	1,200	200	31,000	70	8,100
Munnur	2,100	Telugu	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Murao (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	2,500	Telugu	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	500	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naga	2,700	Naga Pidgin	3 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	80	Naga, Tangkhul	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	59,000	Bengali	1 ●	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	100	40	600	-1 -	100
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions)	-1 Unknown	Sadri	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,031,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,031,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	6,700	Bengali	1 ●	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	1,200	Malayalam	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	3,482,000	Bengali	1 ●	3,462,000	-1 -	300	20,000	500	-1 -
Namassej (Muslim traditions)	2,100	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	924,000	Bengali	1 ●	917,000	-1 -	200	6,400	100	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	50	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	99,000	Nepali	1 ●	91,000	-1 -	6,300	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions)	61,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nissi	40	Nyishi	3 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	635,000	Kurux	2 ●	471,000	1,400	1,200	131,000	100	31,000
Paharia	7,000	Santhali	1 ●	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	800	Odia	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	40	Chin, Paite	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Pakhimara	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	104,000	Bengali	1 ●	104,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Tamil	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	28,000	Odia	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	13,000	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	40	Odia	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parhaiya	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja	1,400	Odia	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parsee	800	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Pashtun, Pathan	1,014,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,014,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	7,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	3,800	Hindi	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Turuk	100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patelia	40	Gujarati	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	900	Odia	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Assamese	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	6,400	Odia	1 ●	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Hindi	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perka	50	Telugu	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	400	Persian, Iranian	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Peshakar	1,500	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Phri	400	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	47,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pochury	40	Naga, Pochuri	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	2,436,000	Bengali	1 ●	2,425,000	-1 -	40	10,000	100	-1 -
Poi	200	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	247,000	Bengali	1 ●	247,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran	200	Panchpargania	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran Bhaja	80	Panchpargania	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	92,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	28,000	Assamese	2 ●	20,000	90	400	7,100	-1 -	40
Rahmani (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	55,000	Nepali	2 ●	27,000	-1 -	800	7,800	-1 -	20,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	3,776,000	Bengali	1 ●	3,761,000	-1 -	400	15,000	100	3,400
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	3,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions)	94,000	Bengali	1 ●	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	60
Rajbansi Khen (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali	578,000	Bengali	1 ●	577,000	-1 -	60	1,100	20	600
Rajbansi Pali	400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	7,100	Hindi	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	931,000	Hindi	1 ●	927,000	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	4,100
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	31,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	6,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,500	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Sikh traditions)	70	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Batsa	32,000	Bengali	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	3,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	4,400	Hindi	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Hindi	1 ●	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dikhit	3,200	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot	8,800	Hindi	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam	5,300	Hindi	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadu	3,200	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar	2,800	Hindi	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sandilya	32,000	Bengali	1 ●	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi	4,700	Hindi	1 ●	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	457,000	Bengali	1 ●	457,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	112,000	Hindi	1 ●	111,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ralte	100	Mizo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Rana	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Marathi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathawa	400	Rathawi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Hindu traditions)	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	23,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Relli	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rengma	90	Naga, Southern Rengma	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	31,000	Lepcha	2 ●	1,500	70	17,000	13,000	-1 -	80
Sagarbanshi	3,400	Odia	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahi	800	Marathi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -
Sali	20	Kannada	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samanthan	21,000	Odia	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtam	80	Naga, Sangtam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	53,000	Bengali	1 ●	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal	2,565,000	Santhali	2 ●	1,705,000	5,200	600	90,000	400	764,000
Saora	40,000	Odia	2 ●	39,000	100	-1 -	500	-1 -	600
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	10,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Sarki	14,000	Nepali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	3,700	Santhali	2 ●	3,300	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	523,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	523,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	14,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sema	100	Naga, Sumi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	2,400	Odia	2 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	21,042,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	21,042,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	230,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	230,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,222,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,222,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	3,179,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,179,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	139,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	27,000	Nepali	2 ●	6,000	-1 -	16,000	4,800	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	40	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Bengali	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	398,000	Hindi	1 ●	398,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Sukli	63,000	Bengali	1 ●	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	335,000	Bengali	1 ●	334,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	40	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	160,000	Bengali	1 ●	160,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	34,000	Nepali	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	50	1,800	-1 -	9,700
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	337,000	Bengali	1 ●	337,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	35,000	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	4,300	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -
Tai Man	30	Phake	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	144,000	Nepali	2 ●	9,000	500	127,000	8,000	20	200
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	408,000	Hindi	1 ●	408,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	21,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	1,681,000	Bengali	1 ●	1,680,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Muslim traditions)	3,800	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	2,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,649,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,647,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	70	Marathi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	25,000	Tharu, Madhya-Purbiya	1 ●	24,000	-1 -	40	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	8,500	Hindi	1 ●	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	12,000	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	100	-1 -	12,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	779,000	Bengali	1 ●	779,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	226,000	Bengali	1 ●	225,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Toto	1,300	Toto	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	23,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Turkmen	30	Turkmen	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Telugu	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga	200	Kannada	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	500	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	90	Tamil	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	80	Tamil	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	2,000	Tamil	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Varli	300	Varli	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	600	Tamil	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	4,300	Telugu	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	100	Malayalam	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Walang	400	Walungge	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	4,350,000	Hindi	1 ●	4,348,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	85,000	Hindi	1 ●	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	37,000	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	76,000	Hindi	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	2,394,000	Bengali	1 ●	2,392,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Yakha	4,500	Yakkha	2 ●	1,900	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	2,300
Yakthumba, Limbu	54,000	Nepali	2 ●	35,000	50	3,900	6,600	-1 -	7,900
Yenadi	1,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yimchungra	60	Naga, Yimchungru	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Zeliang	100	Naga, Zeme	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 693	102,274,000		622 ●	70,309,000	30,020,000	298,000	625,000	64,000	968,000

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