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Number of People Groups

630

Unreached People Groups

570

Total Population

96,742,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

73.1 %

Muslim

24.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.3 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 1,200 Urdu ● - 1,200 - - - -
Adi Andhra 700 Telugu ● 700 - - - - -
Adi Dravida 1,600 Tamil ● 1,600 - - 90 - -
Agamudaiyan 200 Tamil ● 200 - - - - -
Agaria (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Agariya ● 1,000 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada ● 20 - - - - -
Aghori 500 Hindi ● 500 - - - - -
Agri 20 Marathi ● 20 - - - - -
Aguri 454,000 Bengali ● 454,000 - - 600 - -
Ahmadi 700 Urdu ● - 700 - - - -
Ahom 200 Assamese ● 200 - - - - -
Aka 80 Hruso ● 80 - - - - -
Amat 2,400 Hindi ● 2,400 - - - - -
Angami 400 Naga, Angami ● - - - 400 - -
Angarok 6,000 Bengali ● 6,000 - - - - -
Anglo 36,000 English ● - - - 36,000 - -
Ansari 340,000 Urdu ● - 340,000 - - - -
Ao 70 Naga, Ao ● - - - 70 - -
Arab 90 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken ● - 90 - - - -
Arakanese, Mag 6,600 Magahi ● 4,700 40 1,800 90 - -
Arakh Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Armenian 300 Armenian ● - - - 300 - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 2,800 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 2,800 -
Asho, Khyang 300 Chin, Asho ● 100 - 200 - - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Assamese ● - 1,300 - - - -
Asur 7,400 Asuri ● 6,800 20 100 400 - -
Badaik 63,000 Sadri ● 63,000 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi ● 25,000 - - - - -
Badhi (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu ● - 700 - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 3,488,000 Bengali ● 3,486,000 - - 1,200 - -
Bagti 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ● 12,000 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 215,000 Bengali ● 214,000 - - 1,000 - -
Baiga 12,000 Hindi ● 11,000 70 200 90 - 20
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,165,000 Bengali ● 1,165,000 - - - - -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Baiti 22,000 Bengali ● 22,000 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali ● - 700 - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu ● 40 - - - - -
Baloch, Eastern Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Balti Unknown Balti ● - - - - - -
Bania 1,274,000 Hindi ● 1,226,000 - - - - 49,000
Bania, Agarwal 225,000 Hindi ● 202,000 - - - - 23,000
Bania, Agrahari 19,000 Hindi ● 19,000 - - - - -
Bania, Bais 43,000 Hindi ● 43,000 - - - - -
Bania, Barnawar 8,500 Hindi ● 8,500 - - - - -
Bania, Gahoi 12,000 Hindi ● 11,000 - - - - 1,200
Bania, Gandha Banik 252,000 Bengali ● 252,000 - - - - -
Bania, Jaiswal 11,000 Hindi ● 9,500 - - - - 1,300
Bania, Kasarwani 13,000 Hindi ● 13,000 - - - - -
Bania, Kasaundhan 16,000 Hindi ● 16,000 - - - - -
Bania, Khandelwal 4,700 Hindi ● 1,300 - - - - 3,400
Bania, Khatri 136,000 Bengali ● 136,000 - - - - -
Bania, Mahajan 17,000 Hindi ● 17,000 - - - - -
Bania, Mahesri 24,000 Hindi ● 24,000 - - - - -
Bania, Mahur 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bania, Modh 700 Gujarati ● 700 - - - - -
Bania, Oswal 16,000 Hindi ● 12,000 - - - - 4,700
Bania, Porwal 24,000 Hindi ● 21,000 - - - - 3,000
Bania, Rauniar 8,000 Hindi ● 8,000 - - - - -
Bania, Srimali 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Bania, Subarna Banik 164,000 Bengali ● 164,000 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Lambadi ● 92,000 - - - - -
Banjara (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu ● - 60 - - - -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Bantar 8,400 Hindi ● 8,400 - - - - -
Baori 50 Hindi ● 50 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi ● 1,900 - - - - -
Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Barua 400 Bengali ● 70 - 300 - - -
Barwala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Bathudi 7,200 Odia ● 7,200 - - - - -
Bauri 1,438,000 Bengali ● 1,437,000 - - 1,000 - -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 30 Kannada ● 30 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Hindi ● 66,000 30 20 200 - 30
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● - 1,900 - - - -
Behara 2,400 Bengali ● - 2,400 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Kannada ● 7,600 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Bhakat 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bhalla 3,700 Bengali ● 3,700 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Bhandari 4,000 Odia ● 4,000 - - - - -
Bhangi (Hindu traditions) 560,000 Hindi ● 544,000 - - 16,000 - -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Urdu ● - 2,700 - - - -
Bhar 28,000 Bhojpuri ● 28,000 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi ● 3,100 - - - - -
Bhaskar 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi ● 45,000 - - - - -
Bhat (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu ● - 2,900 - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ● 1,700 - - - - -
Bhil 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Bhogta 25,000 Hindi ● 25,000 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Hindi ● 92,000 - - - - -
Bhotia, (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Nepali ● 3,900 80 52,000 2,300 - 100
Bhotia, Sikkim 14,000 Sikkimese ● 3,300 - 10,000 500 - -
Bhotia, Tibetan 30 Sikkimese ● - - 30 - - -
Bhottada 400 Kuvi ● 400 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 3,100 Hindi ● 3,100 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 104,000 Bengali ● 104,000 - - - - -
Bhuiya 183,000 Hindi ● 183,000 - - 100 - -
Bhumij 438,000 Bengali ● 435,000 500 90 1,500 40 700
Biar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bind 67,000 Bhojpuri ● 67,000 - - - - -
Binjhia 2,900 Hindi ● 2,900 - - - - -
Birhor 1,400 Birhor ● 1,400 - - 20 - -
Birjia 1,900 Bijori ● 1,800 30 - 70 - 20
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Bengali ● - 3,700 - - - -
Bodo 34,000 Bodo ● 30,000 - - 3,300 - -
Bohra 500 Gujarati ● - 500 - - - -
Boya 1,600 Telugu ● 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin 3,950,000 Hindi ● 3,938,000 - 700 300 - 9,500
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Brahmin, Acharaj 5,100 Hindi ● 5,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Acharya 65,000 Bengali ● 65,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Anavala 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Audich 500 Gujarati ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin, Bhumihar 23,000 Hindi ● 23,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Chitpavan 400 Marathi ● 400 - - - - -
Brahmin, Dakshini 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Deshastha 60 Marathi ● 60 - - - - -
Brahmin, Dravida 600 Tamil ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gaur 227,000 Hindi ● 227,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Gujarati 1,100 Gujarati ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Joshi 24,000 Hindi ● 24,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Jyoti 7,300 Odia ● 7,300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Kanaujia 378,000 Hindi ● 378,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Karhada 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin, Kashmiri Pandit 40 Kashmiri ● 40 - - - - -
Brahmin, Khandelwal 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Maha 8,100 Hindi ● 8,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Mahratta 23,000 Marathi ● 23,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Maithili 7,000 Hindi ● 7,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Marathi 600 Marathi ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin, Modh 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Ojha 4,000 Hindi ● 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Parikh 2,200 Hindi ● 2,200 - - - - -
Brahmin, Purohit 2,300 Marwari ● 2,300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Pushkarna 2,300 Marwari ● 2,300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Radhi 1,264,000 Bengali ● 1,264,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Rikhisur 4,800 Hindi ● 4,800 - - - - -
Brahmin, Sakaldwipi 26,000 Hindi ● 26,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Saraswat 26,000 Hindi ● 26,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Sawaria 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Srimali 2,300 Hindi ● 2,300 - - - - -
Brahmin, Tamil 900 Tamil ● 900 - - - - -
Brahmin, Telugu 1,100 Telugu ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin, Utkal 122,000 Bengali ● 122,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Vaidik 165,000 Bengali ● 165,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Varendra 209,000 Bengali ● 209,000 - - - - -
Brahmin, Vyas 2,200 Telugu ● 2,200 - - - - -
Brittal Bania 300 Assamese ● 300 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 263,000 Bengali ● 263,000 - - - - -
Burmese 800 Burmese ● - - 800 - - -
Chain 413,000 Bengali ● 413,000 - - 200 - -
Chak 3,100 Bengali ● - - 3,100 - - -
Chakhesang 20 Naga, Chokri ● - - - 20 - -
Chakkiliyan 400 Tamil ● 400 - - - - -
Chakma 500 Chakma ● 400 - 90 40 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,362,000 Hindi ● 1,331,000 - 300 30,000 500 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 500 -
Charan (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati ● 70 - - - - -
Chasadhobi 94,000 Bengali ● 94,000 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Chaupal 13,000 Hindi ● 13,000 - - - - -
Chepang 30 Nepali ● 30 - - - - -
Chero 3,500 Hindi ● 3,400 20 20 100 - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 70 Malayalam ● 70 - - - - -
Chhetri 16,000 Nepali ● 16,000 - 90 - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Chik (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Sadri ● 2,400 - - - - -
Chik Baraik 25,000 Hindi ● 24,000 - - 800 - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Marathi ● 2,900 - - 30 - -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Bengali ● - 6,000 - - - -
Christian unspecified 119,000 Hindi ● - - - 118,000 - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Marathi ● 2,500 - - - - -
Dahiara 2,600 Bengali ● - 2,600 - - - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Bengali ● - 10,000 - - - -
Dalu 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Dangi 2,500 Hindi ● 2,500 - - - - -
Darjee 36,000 Nepali ● 36,000 - 80 - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi ● 1,900 - - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 5,600 Urdu ● - 5,600 - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 40 -
Deori 200 Deori ● 200 - - - - -
Dhangar 1,500 Gujarati ● 1,500 - - - - -
Dhangri 2,800 Hindi ● 2,800 - - - - -
Dhanuk 69,000 Hindi ● 69,000 - - - - -
Dhanwar 2,700 Chhattisgarhi ● 2,700 - - - - -
Dhimal 2,600 Maithili ● 2,000 - - - - 800
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 507,000 Hindi ● 507,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 8,500 Urdu ● - 8,500 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu ● - 1,600 - - - -
Doai 15,000 Bengali ● 15,000 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 426,000 Odia ● 426,000 - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 5,300 Urdu ● - 5,300 - - - -
Dosadh (Hindu traditions) 83,000 Hindi ● 82,000 - 1,000 - - -
Dosadh (Muslim traditions) 7,400 Bengali ● - 7,400 - - - -
Drukpa 15,000 Dzongkha ● 500 - 14,000 - - -
Dulia 356,000 Bengali ● 356,000 - - - - -
Dura 60 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Faqir 3,500 Urdu ● - 3,500 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi ● 16,000 - - - - -
Gaddi Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Gamit 300 Gamit ● 300 - - - - -
Ganda 3,400 Odia ● 3,400 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bhojpuri ● 3,200 - - - - -
Gandharva 400 Nepali ● 400 - - - - -
Gandla 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Gangai 3,000 Nepali ● 2,900 - 40 - - -
Garo 5,600 Garo ● 2,500 - 40 3,000 - 30
Gauda 4,400 Odia ● 4,400 - - - - -
Gavara 300 Malayalam ● 300 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati ● 70 - - - - -
Gharti 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - 400 200 - 80
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi ● 33,000 - - - - -
Ghazi 1,500 Bengali ● - 1,500 - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Ghusuria 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Goan Catholic 700 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 700 - -
Godra 60 Odia ● 60 - - - - -
Gokha (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Odia ● 3,100 - - - - -
Gond 9,200 Hindi ● 9,000 30 - 200 - 30
Gonrhi 37,000 Hindi ● 37,000 - - - - -
Gorait 4,700 Hindi ● 4,600 30 - 40 - 20
Gosain 29,000 Hindi ● 29,000 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 100 -
Guria 2,300 Odia ● 2,300 - - - - -
Gurung 91,000 Nepali ● 59,000 - 30,000 2,000 - -
Hadi 695,000 Bengali ● 695,000 - - - - -
Hajam 36,000 Urdu ● - 36,000 - - - -
Hajang 2,400 Naga, Mao ● 2,100 - 200 200 - 20
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi ● 3,600 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 412,000 Hindi ● 412,000 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 7,200 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 6,000 600 - 600
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Bengali ● 4,100 - - - - -
Hela 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Hira 2,900 Assamese ● 2,900 - - - - -
Ho 18,000 Ho ● 15,000 60 - 300 - 2,000
Ilavan 1,800 Malayalam ● 1,800 - - 60 - -
Indo-Burman 600 Rakhine ● - 600 - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Bengali ● 9,400 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi ● 41,000 - - - - 70
Jat (Muslim traditions) 49,000 Urdu ● - 49,000 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 46,000 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 46,000 -
Jat, Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jat, Chahil (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Chahil (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Chahil (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 200 -
Jat, Chima (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Chima (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Dagar 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Jat, Dehia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Jat, Dehia (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Jat, Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● 300 - - - - -
Jat, Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Dhillon (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Jat, Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 200 -
Jat, Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Jat, Gahlot (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Jat, Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Gil (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● 300 - - - - -
Jat, Gil (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Jat, Gil (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 400 -
Jat, Hela 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jat, Kharral (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Kharral (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Jat, Mann (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Mann (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Mann (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 200 -
Jat, Pachhade 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jat, Rathi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jat, Sahrawat 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jat, Sarai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 100 -
Jat, Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ● 800 - - - - -
Jat, Sidhu (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Jat, Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,100 -
Jat, Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Jat, Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Jat, Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 800 -
Jat, Varaich (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Jat, Varaich (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Jat, Virk (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Jew, South Asian 90 Marathi ● - - - - - 90
Jhalo Malo 327,000 Bengali ● 327,000 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,100 -
Jimdar 77,000 Bengali ● 77,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,390,000 Bengali ● 1,390,000 - - - - -
Juang 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Julaha 800 Hindi ● 30 - - - 800 -
Kabadi 2,500 Hindi ● 2,500 - - - - -
Kachari, Dimasa 3,700 Deori ● 3,700 - - - - -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Kadar 25,000 Hindi ● 25,000 - - - - -
Kagate 50 Kagate ● - - 50 - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 343,000 Hindi ● 343,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 15,000 Urdu ● - 15,000 - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 90 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ● 12,000 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● - 1,200 - - - -
Kaibartta 666,000 Bengali ● 666,000 - - - - -
Kaikolan 400 Tamil ● 400 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Telugu ● 4,500 - - - - -
Kalingi 3,100 Odia ● 3,100 - - - - -
Kallan 400 Tamil ● 400 - - - - -
Kalu 195,000 Bengali ● - 195,000 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Hindi ● 99,000 - 40 - - -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Urdu ● - 1,900 - - - -
Kamar 400 Kamar ● 400 - - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,400 -
Kami 86,000 Nepali ● 85,000 - 500 20 - -
Kammara 50 Telugu ● 50 - - - - -
Kandra 123,000 Odia ● 123,000 - - - - -
Kandu 49,000 Hindi ● 49,000 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi ● 2,800 - - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Urdu ● - 4,200 - - - -
Kaora 374,000 Bengali ● 374,000 - - - - -
Kapali 222,000 Bengali ● 222,000 - - - - -
Kaparia 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Kapu 2,500 Telugu ● 2,500 - - - - -
Karan 1,900 Odia ● 1,900 - - - - -
Karenga 41,000 Bengali ● 41,000 - - - - -
Karigar 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Karmali 11,000 Hindi ● 9,200 200 - 100 - 1,400
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Marathi ● 92,000 - - - - 100
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 200 Kashmiri ● - 200 - - - -
Kawar 35,000 Hindi ● 35,000 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,484,000 Bengali ● 2,483,000 - - 800 - -
Kela (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Khadala 23,000 Odia ● 23,000 - - - - -
Khairwar 136,000 Bengali ● 136,000 - - - - -
Khambu 218,000 Bengali ● 217,000 - 500 - - -
Khami 400 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Khampti 20 Adi ● 20 - - - - -
Khandait 256,000 Odia ● 256,000 - - - - -
Kharia 54,000 Kharia ● 54,000 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ● 60 - - - - -
Kharwar 31,000 Hindi ● 29,000 300 - 1,200 - 200
Khas 1,700 Nepali ● 1,200 - 500 - - -
Khasi 900 Khasi ● 60 - - 900 - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu ● - 800 - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) 2,200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 2,200 -
Khavar 3,000 Gujarati ● 3,000 - - - - -
Khetauri 5,200 Maithili ● 5,200 - - - - -
Khoja 500 Gujarati ● - 500 - - - -
Kisan 8,900 Hindi ● 8,500 40 - 300 - 40
Koch (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Koch ● 29,000 - - - - 200
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 129,000 Hindi ● 129,000 - - - - -
Kol 75,000 Hindi ● 75,000 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Gujarati ● 6,300 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Koli Malhar 40 Marathi ● 40 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Kolta 600 Odia ● 600 - - - - -
Konai 137,000 Bengali ● 137,000 - - - - -
Konda Dhora 60 Telugu ● 60 - - - - -
Konwar 8,400 Bengali ● 8,400 - - - - -
Kori 164,000 Bengali ● 153,000 300 - 3,100 - 7,100
Korwa 7,500 Telugu ● 7,000 20 - 400 - 200
Koshti 20 Marathi ● 20 - - - - -
Kotal 34,000 Bengali ● 34,000 - - - - -
Koya 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Kudumban 30 Tamil ● 30 - - - - -
Kui Khond 1,400 Odia ● 1,200 - - 200 - -
Kuli 1,200 Odia ● 1,200 - - - - -
Kumal 50 Nepali ● 50 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 1,034,000 Hindi ● 1,034,000 - - 300 - -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 700 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Gujarati ● 11,000 - - - - 20
Kunui 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Kurariar 2,400 Hindi ● 2,400 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,340,000 Hindi ● 1,340,000 - - 200 - -
Kurol 5,300 Bengali ● 5,300 - - - - -
Labana (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,000 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu ● - 2,400 - - - -
Lakhera 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Lama 200 Tibetan, Central ● - - 200 - - -
Lepcha 42,000 Lepcha ● 21,000 - 14,000 7,600 - 100
Let 8,300 Bengali ● - - - - - 8,300
Lhomi 1,700 Lhomi ● - - 1,700 70 - -
Limbu 123,000 Nepali ● 27,000 - 3,500 6,400 - 87,000
Lingayat 600 Kannada ● - - - - - 600
Lodha (Hindu traditions) 103,000 Hindi ● 87,000 - 100 15,000 - 900
Lodha (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Lohana 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 333,000 Hindi ● 333,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu ● - 100 - - - -
Lohara 45,000 Hindi ● 43,000 800 300 800 - 200
Lotha 30 Naga, Lotha ● - - - 30 - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Hindi ● 75,000 - - - - -
Madari 1,300 Urdu ● - 1,300 - - - -
Madhuapit 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 1,300 Telugu ● - - - 1,300 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu ● 11,000 - - - - -
Magar 99,000 Nepali ● 94,000 - 1,300 3,300 - -
Maghaiya 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Mahanta 40,000 Odia ● 40,000 - - - - -
Mahar (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Marathi ● 48,000 - - - - -
Mahishya 6,482,000 Bengali ● 6,466,000 - - 16,000 - -
Mahli 133,000 Marathi ● 121,000 400 300 8,000 20 3,200
Mahratta 2,000 Marathi ● 2,000 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 4,200 Gujarati ● 4,200 - - - - -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,700 -
Mahuria 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi 1,500 Gujarati ● 1,500 - - - - -
Majhi 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Majhwar 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - 60 - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 341,000 Hindi ● 341,000 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 16,000 Bengali ● - 16,000 - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 400 Telugu ● - - - 400 - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Telugu ● 3,100 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 3,600 Malayalam ● - - - 3,500 - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 297,000 Hindi ● 297,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Hindi ● 75,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 41,000 Bengali ● - 41,000 - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 146,000 Gujarati ● - 146,000 - - - -
Malto 52,000 Santhali ● 48,000 80 20 4,100 - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 700 Gujarati ● - 700 - - - -
Mangala 900 Telugu ● 900 - - - - -
Manihar 1,400 Urdu ● - 1,400 - - - -
Mappila 4,800 Malayalam ● - 4,800 - - - -
Maravan 200 Tamil ● 200 - - - - -
Markande 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Matia 160,000 Bengali ● 160,000 - - - - -
Mazhabi 800 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 900 -
Mech 45,000 Bodo ● 28,000 - 30 17,000 40 50
Megh (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Meitei 400 Meitei ● 400 - - - - -
Memon 400 Gujarati ● - 400 - - - -
Mir 33,000 Bengali ● - 33,000 - - - -
Mirdas (Muslim traditions) 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Miri 400 Mising ● 400 - - - - -
Mirzakhani 4,600 Bengali ● - 4,600 - - - -
Mishri 4,300 Bengali ● 4,300 - - - - -
Mizo 700 Mizo ● - - - 700 - -
Mizo, Fanai 30 Mizo ● - - - 30 - -
Mizo, Lushai 600 Mizo ● - - - 600 - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,312,000 Bengali ● 1,312,000 - - 500 - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Urdu ● - 6,200 - - - -
Moghal 85,000 Urdu ● - 85,000 - - - -
Momna 100 Gujarati ● - 100 - - - -
Mru 2,400 Bengali ● 2,300 - - 90 - 40
Mukeri 800 Urdu ● - 800 - - - -
Munda 437,000 Mundari ● 398,000 300 200 34,000 60 4,500
Munnur 2,300 Telugu ● 2,300 - - - - -
Murao (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi ● 35,000 - - - - -
Mutrasi 2,700 Telugu ● 2,700 - - - - -
Nadar 1,100 Tamil ● 600 - - 500 - -
Naga, unspecified 2,900 Naga Pidgin ● 30 - - 2,900 - -
Nagar 74,000 Bengali ● 74,000 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ● 15,000 - 40 400 - 100
Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,023,000 Hindi ● 1,023,000 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 700 -
Nair 1,300 Malayalam ● 1,300 - - - - -
Namassej 3,920,000 Bengali ● 3,917,000 - - 4,600 - -
Namasudra 2,000 Bengali ● - 2,000 - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi ● 5,900 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Nau Buddh 9,300 Marathi ● - - 9,300 - - -
Navithan 50 Tamil ● 50 - - - - -
Newah 107,000 Nepali ● 99,000 - 7,800 200 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 56,000 Bengali ● - 56,000 - - - -
Nissi 40 Nyishi ● 40 - - - - -
Oraon 814,000 Kurux ● 676,000 400 200 133,000 200 40
Paharia 7,700 Nepali ● 7,700 - - - - -
Paik 800 Odia ● 800 - - - - -
Paite (Christian traditions) 50 Chin, Paite ● - - - 50 - -
Pakhimara 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Paliya 211,000 Bengali ● 211,000 - - - - -
Pallan 1,400 Tamil ● 1,300 - - 20 - -
Pan 24,000 Odia ● 24,000 - - - - -