Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: All

Number of People Groups

865

Unreached People Groups

803

Total Population

137,530,000

Buddhist

5.7 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

80.4 %

Muslim

11.0 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

1.9 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi 70 Adi 70 - - - - -
 Adi Andhra 3,100 Telugu 3,000 - - 100 - -
 Adi Dravida 50,000 Tamil 48,000 - 2,300 100 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 1,600 Tamil - - - 1,600 - -
 Adi Karnataka 8,800 Kannada 8,700 - 90 - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian 40 Kannada - - - 40 - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 3,000 Tamil 3,000 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 4,800 Tamil 4,800 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 200 Agariya 200 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Kannada 1,000 - 30 - - -
 Aghori 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Agri 425,000 Marathi 413,000 - 12,000 - - -
 Aguri 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Ahom 90 Assamese 90 - - - - -
Aiyanavar 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Tamil 2,300 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Andh 562,000 Marathi 558,000 900 900 80 70 2,500
 Angami 300 Naga, Angami - - - 300 - -
Anglo 28,000 English - - - 28,000 - -
 Ansari 931,000 Urdu - 931,000 - - - -
 Ao 20 Naga, Ao - - - 20 - -
 Arab 900 Arabic, Mesopotamian - 900 - - - -
 Arain (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Arakh 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Arayan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 6,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 6,500 -
 Arwa Mala 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 300 Assamese - 300 - - - -
Atari 2,200 Urdu - 2,200 - - - -
 Audhelia 300 Chhattisgarhi 300 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 1,100 Malayalam 1,100 - - - - -
Badaik 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,107,000 Hindi 1,099,000 - 7,600 400 - 20
Badhai Kharadi 13,000 Gujarati 12,000 - 200 - - -
Badhai Konkani 56,000 Marathi 56,000 - 800 - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi 4,500 - 50 - - -
 Bagdi 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Baha'i 7,500 Hindi - - - - - 7,500
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bahrupi 5,000 Marathi 5,000 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Baiga 600 Hindi 600 20 20 20 - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 193,000 Bengali 192,000 - 600 - - 50
 Baiti 37,000 Marathi 37,000 - - - - -
Bajania 2,100 Gujarati 2,100 - - - - -
Bajgar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
Bakad 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - 200 - - -
Balasantoshi 28,000 Marathi 28,000 - 30 - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Kannada 51,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 2,300 Telugu 2,300 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 6,200 Telugu 6,200 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Baloch 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 251,000 Urdu - 251,000 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 385,000 Hindi 271,000 - - - - 114,000
 Bania Agrahari 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Bania Bhatia 11,000 Gujarati 11,000 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 50 Assamese 50 - - - - -
Bania Chaturth 35,000 Marathi 5,500 - - - - 29,000
 Bania Chetti 97,000 Tamil 83,000 - - - - 14,000
Bania Dhusar 8,000 Hindi 8,000 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 14,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - 4,300
Bania Golapurab 100 Hindi 90 - - - - 50
Bania Gujar 153,000 Gujarati 152,000 - - - - 300
 Bania Jaiswal 21,000 Hindi 6,400 - - - - 14,000
Bania Kasar 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 60
 Bania Kasarwani 13,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - 300
 Bania Kasaundhan 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 5,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - 4,000
 Bania Khedayata 2,000 Gujarati 2,000 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 51,000 Telugu 48,000 - - - - 3,100
 Bania Lad 63,000 Gujarati 58,000 - - - - 5,000
Bania Mahajan 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - 400
 Bania Mahesri 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 68,000 Hindi 60,000 - - - - 8,400
Bania Marwadi 3,500 Marwari 3,500 - - - - -
Bania Mewada 6,800 Gujarati 200 - - - - 6,600
Bania Modh 4,400 Gujarati 4,300 - - - - 100
Bania Nagar 8,800 Gujarati 8,800 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 43,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 27,000
 Bania Oswal 152,000 Hindi 37,000 - - - - 115,000
Bania Pancham 43,000 Kannada 7,100 - - - - 36,000
 Bania Porwal 67,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - 34,000
Bania Saitwal 51,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - 31,000
 Bania Srimali 80,000 Gujarati 30,000 - - - - 50,000
Bania Ummad 59,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - 35,000
 Bania unspecified 3,690,000 Hindi 2,650,000 - - - 100 1,041,000
 Banijiga 20,000 Kannada 20,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,281,000 Lambadi 1,271,000 - 10,000 200 - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 116,000 Lambadi 115,000 - 400 - - -
 Baori 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Barda 2,600 Marathi 2,600 20 - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 105,000 Hindi 103,000 - 1,500 60 - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Gujarati 28,000 - 400 - - -
Barutgar 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Basor 66,000 Hindi 65,000 - 800 20 - -
Basor Kandra 3,300 Marathi 3,300 - - 20 - -
 Bauri 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Bavcha 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,300 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern 4,600 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Kannada 13,000 - 30 - - -
Bedar Bile 2,800 Kannada 2,800 - - - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 296,000 Kannada 296,000 - 600 - - -
 Beldar (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Kannada 27,000 - 60 - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda 300 Konkani, Goan 300 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 8,600 Kannada 8,600 - - - - -
 Bhaina 400 Chhattisgarhi 300 100 - - - -
 Bhampta 42,000 Marathi 42,000 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Bhandari 3,000 Odia 3,000 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu - 2,400 - - - -
Bhansala 207,000 Marathi 207,000 - - - - -
 Bhantu 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhar 600 Bhojpuri 600 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 1,700 Hindi 1,600 - - - - 30
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Hindi 61,000 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Urdu - 3,700 - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Bhattra 1,400 Bhatri 1,300 20 - 20 30 -
Bhavit 6,800 Konkani, Goan 6,800 - - - - -
Bhil Aher 39,000 Marathi 39,000 30 - 20 - 80
Bhil Dhangri 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Bhil Dhanka 24,000 Gujarati 24,000 40 - 20 - 40
 Bhil Dubla 62,000 Gujarati 62,000 80 - 30 - 100
Bhil Kataria 1,400 Wagdi 1,400 - - - - -
Bhil Mankar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 214,000 Bhili 206,000 3,700 40 1,100 - 2,800
Bhil Nihal 49,000 Hindi 43,000 3,000 20 200 - 1,900
Bhil Paware 112,000 Marathi 106,000 3,300 20 400 - 2,200
 Bhil Tadvi 79,000 Dangi 35,000 40,000 - 60 - 4,000
 Bhil unspecified 2,590,000 Gujarati 2,469,000 65,000 2,100 15,000 500 37,000
 Bhil Vasave 727,000 Vasavi 696,000 15,000 200 2,600 100 13,000
 Bhisti 3,000 Urdu - 3,000 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 543,000 Hindi 541,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 200 Sikkimese - - 200 - - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi 60 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 80,000 Hindi 80,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhulia 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Bhumij 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 2,600 Bhunjia 2,600 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bidur 361,000 Marathi 361,000 - 600 - - -
Bindla 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Binjhia 11,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - 30
Birhor 400 Birhor 400 - - - - -
 Birjia 500 Munda 500 - - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Unknown Boro - - - - - -
 Bohra 321,000 Gujarati - 321,000 - - - -
 Boya 23,000 Telugu 23,000 - - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 4,700 Gujarati 4,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 15,000 Gujarati 15,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 8,100 Gujarati 8,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 8,300 Gujarati 8,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 5,600 Bengali 5,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 451,000 Marathi 451,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
Brahmin Daima 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 489,000 Marathi 489,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 29,000 Marathi 29,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 179,000 Marathi 179,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 214,000 Hindi 214,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 112,000 Gujarati 112,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 53,000 Hindi 53,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 225,000 Hindi 225,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 49,000 Kannada 49,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 68,000 Marathi 68,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 59,000 Marathi 59,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 25,000 Kashmiri 25,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 7,500 Gujarati 7,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 161,000 Marathi 161,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Malvi 4,000 Malvi 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 12,000 Gujarati 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 9,600 Gujarati 9,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 14,000 Gujarati 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Palliwal 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 2,200 Marwari 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 206,000 Hindi 206,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 100,000 Hindi 100,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 293,000 Hindi 293,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Srigaud 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 12,000 Tamil 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tapodhan 2,400 Gujarati 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 32,000 Telugu 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 4,786,000 Hindi 4,645,000 - 400 500 - 142,000
 Budega Jangam 32,000 Telugu 32,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Burmese 1,200 Burmese - - 1,200 - - -
Byagara 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 32,000 Konkani - 32,000 - - - -
 Chadar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Chain 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 50 Tamil - - 20 30 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Tamil 5,400 - 70 30 - -
 Chalvadi 3,900 Kannada 3,300 - 600 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,671,000 Hindi 1,619,000 - 38,000 14,000 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,000 -
Chandala 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Chapparband (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Gujarati 40,000 - - - - -
 Chaudhari, tribal 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Chenchu 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 700 Kannada 700 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Malayalam 2,800 - 50 - - -
Cherumar Christian 600 Malayalam - - - 600 - -
 Chhetri 800 Nepali 800 - 50 - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi 39,000 - 100 - - 2,900
 Chhipa (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Chitara 2,200 Odia 2,200 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Marathi 52,000 - - - - -
 Chodhara 500 Chodri 400 - 30 - - -
 Christian 78,000 Hindi - - - 78,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Marathi 62,000 - - - - -
 Dahait 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dakkal 1,200 Telugu 1,200 - - - - -
 Dangi 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Darjee 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 734,000 Hindi 718,000 - 6,100 - - 9,900
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Marathi 46,000 - 300 - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Tulu 8,000 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant 1,000 Konkani 1,000 - - - - -
 Devanga 33,000 Kannada 32,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Gujarati 16,000 - 200 - - -
 Dewar 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Dhakad 500 Hindi 400 - - - - 20
 Dhangar Bharwad 171,000 Gujarati 165,000 1,000 2,600 1,100 20 800
Dhangri 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Dhanka 42,000 Gujarati 32,000 8,500 30 40 - 800
 Dhanuk 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 5,100 Chhattisgarhi 5,000 - 50 - - -
Dhavad 2,100 Marathi - 2,100 - - - -
 Dhimar 651,000 Hindi 648,000 - 2,200 90 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 684,000 Hindi 675,000 - 9,000 - - 200
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 188,000 Marathi 186,000 - 1,800 - - -
 Dhodia 21,000 Gujarati 21,000 60 20 20 - 100
 Dhor 138,000 Marathi 137,000 - 1,100 60 - -
 Divehi 300 Maldivian - 300 - - - -
Dohor 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - 200 - - -
Dom (Dombara) 700 Telugu 700 - 20 - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Odia 4,200 - 20 - - -
 Dubla unspecified 19,000 Dubli 19,000 70 30 - - 50
 Dudekula 100 Telugu - 100 - - - -
Dulia 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 3,900 Kannada 3,900 - 40 - - -
 Faqir 2,300 Urdu 300 2,000 - - 20 -
 Gadaba 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gamit 80,000 Gamit 77,000 400 - 2,900 30 500
Gammalla Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Ganda 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions) 900 Gujarati - 900 - - - -
 Gandla 7,000 Telugu 7,000 - - - - -
 Gangakula 38,000 Kannada 38,000 - 90 - - -
Gaondi 2,500 Marathi 2,400 - - - - 20
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
Garpaguri 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - 90 - - -
 Gauda 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
Ghadasi 9,700 Marathi 9,700 - - - - -
Ghadi 1,300 Konkani, Goan 1,300 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Gujarati 14,000 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Muslim traditions) 30,000 Gujarati - 30,000 - - - -
 Gharti 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Ghirth (Hindu traditions) 100 Mandeali 100 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 22,000 Marathi 22,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Goanese 194,000 Konkani, Goan - - - 194,000 - -
 Gokha 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Gond Arakh 51,000 Gondi, Northern 47,000 100 50 20 - 4,200
Gond Jhare 62,000 Gondi, Northern 56,000 200 60 30 - 5,200
Gond Mannewar 33,000 Gondi, Adilabad 31,000 80 60 20 - 1,500
 Gond Maria 510,000 Gondi, Northern 476,000 1,200 700 300 20 31,000
 Gond Muria 9,000 Hindi 8,800 - - - - 300
 Gond Rajgond 421,000 Gondi, Northern 403,000 800 800 200 - 17,000
Gond Sonjhari 57,000 Gondi, Northern 55,000 70 50 - - 1,800
 Gond unspecified 1,619,000 Hindi 1,534,000 5,900 3,200 1,200 300 73,000
 Gondhali 61,000 Marathi 61,000 - 500 - - -
Gopal 41,000 Gujarati 41,000 - 70 - - -
 Gosain unspecified 416,000 Hindi 413,000 - 3,000 - - 300
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Gowari 497,000 Marathi 496,000 - - 90 - 1,400
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 317,000 Hindi 317,000 - - - - 800
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) 90 Gujari - 90 - - - -
 Guria 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 90 Nepali 40 - 30 - - -
 Hadi 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Hajam 29,000 Urdu - 29,000 - - - -
 Halam Unknown Kok Borok - - - - - -
 Halba 309,000 Marathi 299,000 1,100 500 80 30 8,300
Halleer 100 Konkani, Goan 80 - - - 40 -
Halsar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
Hammal 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 4,000 Chinese, Mandarin - - 3,500 - - 500
Hanabar 3,500 Tulu 3,500 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Hasalaru Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
 Hatkar 316,000 Marathi 310,000 - 5,200 - - -
 Hijda 195,000 Hindi 184,000 12,000 - - - -
 Hmar 20 Hmar - - - 20 - -
 Ho 40 Ho 40 - - - - -
 Holar 129,000 Marathi 128,000 - 1,500 60 40 -
 Holaya 22,000 Kannada 21,000 - 800 - - -
Idayan 7,300 Tamil 7,300 - - - - -
 Ilavan 47,000 Malayalam 47,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 1,600 Tamil - - - 1,600 - -
Ilavaniyan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi 129,000 - - - - 1,800
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 109,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 109,000 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions) 2,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,500 -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern 800 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern 1,200 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,100 -
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Jat Pachhade (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Punjabi, Eastern 3,800 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 3,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,400 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 3,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,200 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Javeri 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Jewish, South Asian 5,200 Marathi - - - - - 5,200
 Jhalo Malo 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 4,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,800 -
 Jingar 6,700 Marwari 6,600 - - - - 50
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Bengali 26,000 - 300 - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi 3,800 - 200 - - -
 Julaha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 3,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,400 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Marathi 95,000 - 90 - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Odia 1,800 - - - - -
Kachera (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 1,100
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Gujarati 21,000 - 300 - - -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Kannada 25,000 - 700 - - -
Kaghzi 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 5,900 Bengali 5,900 - 60 - - -
 Kaikadi 121,000 Kannada 121,000 - 30 - - -
 Kaikolan 1,500 Tamil 1,500 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 227,000 Telugu 223,000 - 2,900 - - 900
 Kalal Idiga 108,000 Telugu 107,000 - 1,000 - - 400
Kalavant 5,200 Kannada 5,200 - - - - -
 Kalbelia 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kalingi 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Kalu 300 Bengali - 300 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 238,000 Hindi 237,000 - 1,300 - - -
 Kamalia 17,000 Gujarati 17,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 1,900 Kamar 1,900 20 - - - -
Kamathi 236,000 Telugu 228,000 - 700 - - 6,600
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 70 - - - - 300
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 5,700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,700 -
 Kami 90 Nepali 60 - 20 - - -
Kanai 54,000 Urdu - 54,000 - - - -
Kanakkan 1,800 Malayalam 1,800 - - - - -
 Kanaura 70 Kinnauri 70 - - - - -
Kandra 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Kandu 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Kaora 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Kapali 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
Kapewar 52,000 Telugu 52,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 64,000 Telugu 64,000 - 300 - - 60
 Kapu unspecified 223,000 Telugu 222,000 - 1,600 - - 60
Karan 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Karwal 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 184,000 Marathi 182,000 - 600 - - 1,800
Kasar Otari 8,500 Telugu 8,500 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Kashmiri - 3,800 - - - -
 Kathodi 339,000 Marathi 336,000 700 300 300 40 1,200
Katia 6,200 Hindi 6,100 - 30 - - -
 Kawar 31,000 Hindi 31,000 100 40 - 40 200
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi 39,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Khairwar 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - 20
 Khandait 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Kharia 1,300 Kharia 1,100 - - 100 - -
Kharot 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 193,000 Gujarati 187,000 - 5,900 - - -
 Khasi 600 Khasi - - - 600 - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi 8,100 - 300 - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 129,000 Hindi 128,000 - 900 40 90 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - 600
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Gujarati - 11,000 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 3,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,900 -
 Khavar 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Khoja 324,000 Gujarati - 324,000 - - - -
 Kirar 33,000 Hindi 33,000 - - - - -
 Kisan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 300 Koch 300 - - - - -
 Kodaga 200 Kodava 200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kokna 815,000 Kukna 806,000 5,500 400 2,300 100 1,200
 Kol 8,200 Hindi 8,100 20 60 - - -
 Kolha 97,000 Ho 96,000 - 600 70 - -
 Kolhati 32,000 Marathi 32,000 - 70 - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 16,000 - 600 50 - -
 Koli Dhor 269,000 Marathi 267,000 700 300 80 70 400
 Koli Mahadev 1,774,000 Marathi 1,763,000 4,000 3,700 1,200 300 3,200
 Koli Malhar 336,000 Marathi 330,000 600 3,900 100 30 700
 Koli of Gujarat 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Gujarati 9,100 - - - - -
Koli Son 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - 30 - - -
 Kolowar 231,000 Kolami, Northwestern 228,000 500 200 100 40 1,300
 Kolta 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Konai 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 3,300 Kannada 3,300 - - - - -
 Kori 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Korku 309,000 Korku 307,000 400 100 500 40 500
 Korku Bawaria 16,000 Korku 16,000 - - 20 - -
 Korku Muwasi 21,000 Korku 20,000 20 - 20 - 20
 Korwa 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
 Koshti 620,000 Marathi 612,000 30 3,600 - - 4,500
 Koya Racha Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 500 Telugu 300 200 - - - -
Kuchbandia 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Kudavakkal 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Kudumban 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Kudumi 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin Unknown Chin, Thado - - - - - -
 Kuli 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kumal 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 961,000 Hindi 953,000 - 8,300 - - 60
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 3,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,500 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 7,880,000 Gujarati 7,784,000 - 80,000 100 500 13,000
Kunbi Anjna 131,000 Gujarati 130,000 - 1,300 - - 50
Kunbi Dhaneja 36,000 Marathi 36,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Ghatole 257,000 Marathi 256,000 - 1,200 - - 70
Kunbi Hindre 23,000 Marathi 22,000 - 300 - - -
Kunbi Jadav 197,000 Marathi 196,000 - 400 - - 70
 Kunbi Kadwa 84,000 Gujarati 84,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Khaire 67,000 Marathi 67,000 - 60 - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 715,000 Konkani, Goan 685,000 - 30,000 - - 300
 Kunbi Lewa 260,000 Gujarati 260,000 - 200 - - -
Kunbi Lonari 103,000 Marathi 102,000 - 200 - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 372,000 Marathi 371,000 - 900 - - -
Kunchatiga 5,200 Kannada 5,200 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Malayalam 2,600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi 40,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 41,000 Kannada 40,000 - 300 - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 4,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,400 -
 Lakhera 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Lingader 6,300 Marathi 5,500 - - - - 700
 Lingayat 286,000 Kannada - - - - - 286,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Hindi 134,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Lohana 37,000 Gujarati 36,000 - - - - 800
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 775,000 Hindi 769,000 - 6,000 20 - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
Lohra 200 Sadri 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - - - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 244,000 Gujarati 243,000 - 1,000 - - -
Machhi Mitna 12,000 Gujarati 12,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Urdu - 2,800 - - - -
Madgi 67,000 Telugu 60,000 - 7,200 400 - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 2,900 Telugu - - - 2,900 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Telugu 17,000 - 900 100 - -
 Magar 300 Nepali 200 - 40 - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 9,765,000 Marathi 2,887,000 - 6,856,000 13,000 5,400 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 443,000 Marathi - - - 443,000 - -
Mahar (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Marathi - 2,700 - - - -
 Mahishya 17,000 Bengali 16,000 - 200 - - -
 Mahli 238,000 Marathi 236,000 - 2,200 - - 80
Mahratta Gomatang 62,000 Marathi 62,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 3,315,000 Marathi 3,279,000 - 21,000 - - 13,000
 Mahratta Konkani 547,000 Marathi 543,000 - 3,200 - - 200
 Mahratta Kunbi 3,559,000 Gujarati 3,555,000 - 3,700 - - -
 Mahratta Pawar 723,000 Marathi 723,000 - - - - 1,200
 Mahratta Shinde 638,000 Marathi 619,000 - 16,000 - - 3,300
 Mahratta unspecified 27,291,000 Marathi 26,895,000 - 254,000 100 - 141,000
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 7,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 7,800 -
 Mahyavanshi 18,000 Gujarati 17,000 - 400 40 - -
Maila 70 Tulu 70 - - - - -
Mairal 1,500 Marathi 1,500 - - - - -
 Majhwar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Majothi 300 Kacchi - 300 - - - -
 Makrani (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Gujarati - 3,300 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 4,100 Telugu - - - 4,100 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Telugu 17,000 - 800 70 - -
 Mala Dasari 2,100 Telugu 2,100 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 9,500 Telugu 9,500 - - - 20 -
 Mala Sale 500 Telugu 400 - 50 - - -
 Malabar Catholic 104,000 Malayalam - - - 104,000 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 3,167,000 Hindi 3,143,000 - 24,000 30 - 200
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi 7,800 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 188,000 Gujarati - 188,000 - - - -
Mana 263,000 Marathi 262,000 - 1,100 - - -
Manbhav 29,000 Marathi 29,000 - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 47,000 Marathi 47,000 - 400 - - -
 Mangala 49,000 Telugu 49,000 - 300 - - -
 Mangrik 40 Ladakhi - - 40 - - -
 Manihar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Manne 3,000 Telugu 2,900 - 70 - - -
Mansoori 1,700 Gujarati - 1,700 - - - -
 Mappila 44,000 Malayalam - 44,000 - - - -
 Maravan 7,300 Tamil 7,300 - - - - -
Maru Kumhar 1,000 Gujarati 1,000 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 1,600 Kannada 1,600 - - - - -
Masthi 70 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 210,000 Marathi - - - 210,000 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 2,963,000 Marathi 2,719,000 - 239,000 4,500 1,000 -
 Matia 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Mawalud 116,000 Urdu - 116,000 - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,100 -
 Meena 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi 46,000 - 2,300 - 40 -
 Meitei unspecified 500 Meitei 500 - - - - -
 Memon 289,000 Gujarati - 289,000 - - - -
 Mewati (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Miana 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - -
 Mitha Ayyalvar 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mizo 500 Mizo - - - 500 - -
Mizo Lushai 50 Mizo - - - 50 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 171,000 Bengali 162,000 - 6,000 4,100 - -
 Moger unspecified 9,800 Kannada 9,600 - 300 - - -
 Molesalam 200 Gujarati - 200 - - - -
Molvi 5,200 Gujarati - 5,200 - - - -
 Momna 11,000 Gujarati - 11,000 - - - -
 Mudugar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 20 Malayalam - 20 - - - -
Mukri 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
 Munda 500 Mundari 500 - - - - -
 Munnur 13,000 Telugu 13,000 - - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 16,000 Telugu 16,000 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 7,700 Tamil - - - 7,700 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Tamil 14,000 - - - - -
 Nadia 400 Gujarati 300 - 30 - - -
 Naga 400 Nagamese - - - 400 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 995,000 Hindi 987,000 - 7,200 - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 4,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,500 -
 Naikda 26,000 Kannada 26,000 300 - 20 - 50
 Nair 70,000 Malayalam 70,000 - - - - -
Naksia 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
Nalband 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Bengali 6,700 - 100 - - -
 Namassej Chandel 4,400 Bengali 4,300 - 60 - - -
 Nanakshahi 1,300 Hindi - - - - 1,300 -
Nanbai 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
 Nandiwale 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Navithan 4,000 Tamil 4,000 - - - - -
 Newah 300 Nepali 300 - 50 - - -
 Nihal 5,300 Korku 5,300 - 20 - - -
 Oraon 51,000 Kurux 47,000 200 200 3,300 - 400
Padiar Unknown Konkani, Goan - - - - - -
 Paharia 4,100 Mal Paharia 4,100 - - - - -
Paik 1,600 Odia 1,600 - - - - -
 Paliya 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil - - - 600 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Tamil 20,000 - 50 - - -
 Pan 1,000 Odia 1,000 - 40 - - -
 Panchama 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Pandaram 1,400 Malayalam 1,400 - - - - -
Pangul 25,000 Marathi 25,000 - - - - -
 Panika 2,000 Chhattisgarhi 2,000 - - - - -
 Panka 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 6,000 Tamil - - - 6,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Tamil 13,000 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Pardhan 172,000 Pardhan 167,000 400 300 200 - 3,900
 Pardhi 265,000 Pardhi 262,000 1,500 800 100 70 1,200
 Parja unspecified 600 Odia 500 40 - - - -
 Parsee 75,000 Gujarati - - - - - 75,000
 Pashtun Afridi 83,000 Urdu - 83,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 37,000 Urdu - 37,000 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 9,300 Urdu - 9,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 29,000 Urdu - 29,000 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 27,000 Urdu - 27,000 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 86,000 Urdu - 86,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,200,000 Urdu - 1,200,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - 400 - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Patelia 3,100 Gujarati 2,800 70 20 100 - 90
 Patharwat 27,000 Marathi 27,000 - - - - -
Patlia 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
Patralu 4,500 Odia 4,500 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Kannada 3,500 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,300 - - - - 200
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Perka 8,900 Telugu 8,800 - 70 - - -
 Persian 3,900 Dari - 3,900 - - - -
Phudgi 12,000 Marathi 12,000 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Pindara 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Pinjara 101,000 Urdu - 101,000 - - - -
 Pod 4,900 Bengali 4,900 - 40 - - -
Poi 60 Mizo - - - 60 - -
Pomla 100 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
Prabhu 3,700 Gujarati 3,700 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 303,000 Marathi 303,000 - - - - -
Prabhu Patane 73,000 Marathi 73,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 1,400 Malayalam 1,400 - - - - -
 Pundari 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Qalaigar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Qassab 4,900 Urdu - 4,900 - - - -
Quam-e-Punjab 3,400 Punjabi, Eastern - 3,400 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Gujarati 11,000 - 100 - - -
 Rabha 50 Assamese 50 - - - - -
Rachband 600 Punjabi, Eastern 600 - - - - -
 Raddi 2,200 Kannada 2,100 - 70 - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Rai 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - 60 - - -
 Rajbhar 9,700 Hindi 9,600 - 90 - - -
Rajpur 1,900 Konkani, Goan 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,221,000 Hindi 1,206,000 - 70 30 - 14,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 56,000 Urdu - 56,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 35,000 Punjabi, Eastern 800 - - - 34,000 -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 6,000 Hindi 6,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Hindi 69,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chavar Gaur 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 9,800 Hindi 9,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Marathi 82,000 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
Rajput Paik 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 140,000 Hindi 140,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rawat 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Hindi 5,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Raju 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Ralte 60 Mizo - - - 60 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 5,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,000 -
Ramoshi 376,000 Marathi 376,000 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 219,000 Marathi 217,000 - 1,700 - - 400
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Urdu - 12,000 - - - -
 Rathawa 500 Rathawi 400 - - - - -
 Rathia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Ravalia 6,400 Gujarati 6,400 - - - - -
 Rawal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rawat 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Sagar 2,500 Gujarati 2,500 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
Sahi 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 6,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 6,000 -
Salat (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Gujarati 1,900 - 80 - - -
 Sali 482,000 Kannada 476,000 - 4,900 - - 400
 Salvi 70 Mewari 70 - - - - -
Sangar 39,000 Marathi 39,000 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - 20 - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali 200 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern 4,600 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 7,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 7,500 -
 Sarki 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Satani 3,500 Telugu 3,500 - 40 - - -
 Satnami 39,000 Hindi 37,000 - 1,700 600 - -
Sauntia 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,521,000 Urdu - 1,521,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 53,000 Urdu - 53,000 - - - -
 Segidi 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Shabar 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 91,000 Urdu - 91,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 964,000 Urdu - 964,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 297,000 Bengali - 297,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 7,397,000 Urdu - 7,396,000 - 80 - -
 Shaikh Usmani 59,000 Urdu - 59,000 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Gujarati 1,500 - 40 - - -
 Sherpa 40 Nepali - - 40 - - -
Shinligar 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 17,000 Urdu - 17,000 - - - -
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Silawat (Muslim traditions) 100 Marwari - 100 - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Sindhi - 10,000 - - - -
 Sindhi Samon 500 Sindhi - 500 - - - -
 Sindhi Sumra 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
Sindhollu 1,200 Telugu 1,000 - - - 200 -
 Sinhalese 1,000 Sinhala - - 1,000 - - -
 Somvanshi 344,000 Marathi 344,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,327,000 Hindi 1,305,000 - 11,000 - - 11,000
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 1,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,900 -
Sonar Aksali 52,000 Marathi 52,000 - 400 - - -
Sonjhara 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - - - -
Sudra 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 4,200 Bengali 4,200 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 138,000 Malayalam - - - 138,000 - -
 Tai Man 30 Phake - - 30 - - -
 Tamang 200 Nepali 100 - 40 - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 519,000 Hindi 516,000 - 3,600 - - 90
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 6,600 Urdu - 6,600 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Tamil - 31,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Targala 3,000 Gujarati 3,000 - - - - -
Taria 5,200 Marathi 5,200 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 15,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 15,000 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,850,000 Hindi 1,830,000 - 19,000 100 700 200
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 43,000 Urdu - 43,000 - - - -
 Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Marathi 42,000 - 1,400 - - -
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Teli Sahu 94,000 Marathi 94,000 - 100 - - -
 Thakar 104,000 Marathi 104,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 673,000 Marathi 670,000 1,600 300 200 100 1,000
 Thakuri 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
 Tharu 500 Bhojpuri 500 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Thoti, tribal 200 Telugu 200 - - - - 20
 Tibetan 3,000 Tibetan, Central - - 3,000 - - -
 Tili 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Tipera 100 Kok Borok - 100 - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Tirmali 13,000 Marathi 13,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Urali 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 444,000 Telugu 442,000 - 1,800 - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 149,000 Kannada 149,000 - 400 - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 4,600 Hindi - - 4,600 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 3,300 Hindi - - - 3,300 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 253,000 Hindi 253,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Urdu - 19,000 - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
Vaniyan 5,000 Tamil 3,800 - - 1,200 - -
 Vanjara 995,000 Marathi 993,000 - 2,500 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 700 Tamil - - - 700 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Tamil 3,200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 82,000 Tamil 82,000 - - - - -
 Varli 944,000 Varli 938,000 1,200 200 1,900 100 3,200
Vasudev 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 1,100 Tamil - - - 1,100 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Velama 5,200 Telugu 5,200 - - - - -
Velan 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 1,600 Tamil 1,500 - - 70 - -
 Vellalan unspecified 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - 500 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 4,300 Malayalam 4,300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 1,300 Malayalam 1,300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Panchal 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 1,200 Malayalam 1,200 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 234,000 Telugu 233,000 - 400 - - 30
Vitholia 700 Gujarati 600 40 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,350,000 Hindi 1,345,000 - 3,400 40 40 80
 Yadav Dhindhor 39,000 Hindi 39,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 132,000 Telugu 132,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 211,000 Hindi 211,000 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 9,000 Hindi 9,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 5,100 Bengali 5,100 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Yenadi 5,300 Telugu 5,300 - - - - -
Yerava 600 Ravula 600 - - - - -
 Yerukula 800 Yerukula 800 - - - - -
Zarekari 700 Gujarati - 700 - - - -
  Totals:  865 137,530,000   803 110,515,000 15,090,000 7,802,000 1,309,000 255,000 2,553,000
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