| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Hindu % | Muslim % | Buddhist % | Christian % | Sikh % | Other % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ambalavasi | 1,900 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Arayan | 16,000 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | 6,500 | Bengali |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Bania Chetti | 2,600 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Bania unspecified | 5,900 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Brahmin Dravida | 1,800 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | 2,200 | Marathi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Iyer | 1,600 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Nambudiri | 1,800 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Pancha Dravida | 2,200 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin Potti | 2,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Brahmin unspecified | 20,000 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Chavalakkaran | 300 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Chayakkaran | 1,600 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Cherumar Christian | 42,000 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Christian | 1,600 | Hindi |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Idayan | 3,600 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ilavan | 147,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ilavaniyan | 5,300 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ilavathi | 3,900 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ilayathu | 800 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kakkalan | 800 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kaniyan | 6,300 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kudumi | 2,800 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | 59,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | 0-0.1% | - | 0-0.1% | - |
|
Malabar Catholic | 166,000 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Malai Arayan | 900 | Malayalam |
2
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | - | 10-50% | - | - |
|
Malai Pandaram | 500 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Malai Vedan | 1,900 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | 0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% | - | 2-5% |
|
Malayarayar | 50 | Malayalam |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | 10-50% | - | - |
|
Mannan, caste | 11,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mappila | 49,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Marakkan (Christian traditions) | 1,000 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | 600 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Maravan | 5,800 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Muthan | 400 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | 3,000 | Tamil |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | 13,000 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Nair | 138,000 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | - | - | - |
|
Palleyan | 30 | Tamil |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Panan | 1,800 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | - | - | - |
|
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | 21,000 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | 0.1-2% | - | - | - |
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 2,500 | Urdu |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Pathiyan | 8,600 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | 0.1-2% | - |
|
Pulayan Thanda | 7,500 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Pulayan unspecified | 61,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | 0-0.1% | - | - | - |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 2,500 | Hindi |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Sali | 1,200 | Kannada |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Samban | 700 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Semman | 200 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Syrian Christian | 240,000 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | 1,600 | Tamil |
0
|
- | 50-100% | - | - | - | - |
|
Thandan (Christian traditions) | 200 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Thandan (Hindu traditions) | 4,400 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Ulladan | 2,200 | Malayalam |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | 0.1-2% |
|
Vaniyan | 5,700 | Tamil |
2
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | 1,000 | Tamil |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Velakkithalanayan | 9,600 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Velan | 2,900 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vellalan Nanjanad | 2,200 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vellalan unspecified | 16,000 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Veluthadanayar | 6,400 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Vetan (Christian traditions) | 400 | Malayalam |
3
|
- | - | - | 50-100% | - | - |
|
Viswakarma Asari | 21,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Viswakarma Kallasari | 3,200 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Viswakarma Kollan | 10,000 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Viswakarma Thattan | 9,500 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Viswakarma unspecified | 42,000 | Tamil |
1
|
50-100% | - | - | 0.1-2% | - | - |
|
Viswakarma Vilkurup | 800 | Malayalam |
0
|
50-100% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Major Groups (displayed): 70 | 1,219,000 | 58 ● | 50-100% | 2-5% | 0-0.1% | 10-50% | 0-0.1% | 0-0.1% | ||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 138 | 1,228,000 | 119 ● | 50-100% | 2-5% | 0-0.1% | 10-50% | 0-0.1% | 0-0.1% |