Country: India
Province / State: Karnataka
District: All

Total People Groups

657

Unreached People Groups

619

Total Population

66,110,000

Buddhist

0.6 %

Christian

1.8 %

Hindu

79.2 %

Muslim

13.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

5.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 27,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 27,000 - - 300 - -
Adi Andhra Christian 7,100 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 7,100 - -
 Adi Dravida 814,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 812,000 - 400 1,500 30 -
Adi Dravida Christian 105,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 105,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka 2,972,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,935,000 - 21,000 15,000 400 -
Adi Karnataka Christian 178,000 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - 179,000 - -
 Adiyan 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 700 - - 60 - 20
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
 Aghori 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Agri 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Ajila 2,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Ajna 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 1,500 Kurichiya Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 8,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 8,600 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Amma Kodaga 2,000 Kodava Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Andh 1,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Anduran 2,500 Konkani Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Anglo 45,000 English Progress Gauge - - - 45,000 - -
 Ansari 331,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 336,000 - - - -
Anuppan 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Arab 200 Arabic, Mesopotamian Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Arasu 45,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 90 Telugu Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Arayan 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 900 -
 Arunthathiyar 2,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 20 Assamese Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Atari 90 Urdu Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Ayyanavar 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Badaga 21,000 Badaga Progress Gauge 21,000 - - 30 - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
Badhai Konkani 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bagata 4,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Bagdi 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
Bahrupi 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Baira 4,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
Bakad 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Bakuda 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Balagai 2,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,200 - 30 - - -
Balasantoshi 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 1,039,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,027,000 - - - - 12,000
Balija Bogam 34,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - 300
Balija Dasari 42,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 41,000 - - - - 600
Balija Gopanthi 8,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 8,000 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - 7,000
Bania Chaturth 2,600 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - 2,600
 Bania Chetti 108,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 80,000 - - - - 28,000
Bania Gujar 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 7,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - 900
 Bania Jaiswal 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - 600
Bania Kasar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 800
 Bania Komti 33,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - 500
Bania Mahajan 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 40
 Bania Oswal 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 2,000
Bania Pancham 1,100 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 1,100
 Bania Porwal 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - 1,500
 Bania Srimali 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - 400
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bania Ummad 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 700
 Bania unspecified 656,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 449,000 - - - - 207,000
 Banijiga 724,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 714,000 - - 900 - 8,700
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,291,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 1,289,000 - 600 400 20 -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 133,000 - 30 - - -
Banka 80 Odia Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Bant 1,400 Konkani Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Barda 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Bariki 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Basor 67,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 66,000 - - - - 600
Bathada 2,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bauri 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bavcha 1,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 2,299,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,299,000 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 111,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 111,000 - - - - -
Bedar Kakamundi 101,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 101,000 - - - - -
Bedar Kare 109,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 109,000 - - - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
Bedar Myasa 62,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 62,000 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu 111,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 111,000 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Beg 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 659,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 652,000 - 80 - - 7,200
Beldar Katani Uppara 17,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda 1,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Beldar Narmada Uppara 21,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 8,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 8,600 - - - - -
Beldar Urindavan 1,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Bellara 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 161,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 163,000 - - - -
 Bhampta 2,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhandari 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
Bhansala 7,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Bhattra 20 Bhatri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bhil Kataria 100 Wagdi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bhili Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 6,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 5,800 200 - 60 - 200
 Bhisti 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 326,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 326,000 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 30 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 30 - - -
Bhottada 1,500 Kuvi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Bidur 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bind 200 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bohra 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Boya 298,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 298,000 - - - - 100
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
Brahmin Anavada 3,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 70 Gujarati Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 1,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 51,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
Brahmin Daima 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 66,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 66,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 2,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 44,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 90,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 90,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik 21,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 24,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 67,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 67,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 298,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 298,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 12,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 67,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 67,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 52,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 52,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 3,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 2,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 2,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Nambudiri 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Srigaud 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 37,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 57,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 2,608,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,522,000 - - 50 - 87,000
Brahmin Vadama 9,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 18,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 132,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 132,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 50 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 50 - - -
Byagara 2,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 399,000 Konkani Progress Gauge - 399,000 - - - -
 Chain 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Chaliyan 5,800 Tulu Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
 Chalvadi 223,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 220,000 - 2,700 - - 40
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 617,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 614,000 - 1,700 1,400 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
Chandala 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Chapparband (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
Chaptegar 6,400 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Charodi 10,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 10,000 - - 200 - -
 Chenchu 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 73,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 73,000 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 7,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 7,500 - -
 Chhetri 90 Nepali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 40 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Chitara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Chodhara 300 Chodri Progress Gauge 300 20 - - - -
 Christian 66,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 67,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Dakkal 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 225,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 223,000 - 60 - - 2,000
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Devadasi 7,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 142,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 138,000 - 3,600 - - -
Devadiga Kalavant 6,300 Konkani Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Devanga 418,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 402,000 - - 11,000 - 4,700
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 1,118,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,118,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 31,000 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 22,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 22,000 - 400 - - -
 Dhodia Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Dhor 30,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 30,000 - 60 - - 500
 Divehi 100 Maldivian Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 27,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified 300 Dubli Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dudekula 60 Telugu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
Durgamurgi 1,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Faqir 50 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
 Gadaba 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Gamit 500 Gamit Progress Gauge 500 20 - - - -
 Ganda 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gandla 21,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Gangakula 1,448,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,448,000 - - - - 20
Gantichore 5,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Gatti 6,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
 Gauda 28,000 Odia Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Gavara 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Gawli 18,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
Ghadasi 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Ghadi 4,200 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Giddikki 56,000 Konkani Progress Gauge 56,000 - - - - -
 Goanese 92,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 92,000 - -
 Godari 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Godda 1,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,500 - 60 - - -
 Gond unspecified 158,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 156,000 600 - 50 40 1,700
Gondaru 83,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 82,000 - 500 - - -
 Gondhali 4,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
Gopal 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,200 - 50 - - -
 Gowari Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gowdulu 8,900 Kannada Progress Gauge 8,900 - - - - -
 Gudigar 2,500 Konkani Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,900 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Habura 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Hadi 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Hajam 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 12,000 Vaagri Booli Progress Gauge 12,000 20 - 50 - -
Halleer 3,600 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 3,500 - 100 - - -
Halsar 9,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Halwakki Wakkal 121,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 119,000 - 1,300 500 - 30
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
Hanabar 74,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 74,000 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 23,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - 200
Harkantra 20,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Hasalaru 26,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 26,000 20 - - - -
Hasla 900 Kannada Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Hatkar 79,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 79,000 - - - - -
 Holar 1,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,200 - 20 - - -
 Holaya 803,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 552,000 - 248,000 - 90 3,700
Holaya Dasar 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Idayan 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Ilavan 76,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 76,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 3,200 - -
 Irular 900 Irula Progress Gauge 800 - - - - 40
Iruliga 14,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 100
Jaggali 1,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Jambuvulu 13,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 13,000 - 30 - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 16,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 16,000 -
Javeri 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Jenu Kuruba 37,000 Kurumba, Jennu Progress Gauge 37,000 30 - - - 20
 Jewish, South Asian 80 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - 80
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Jingar 6,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - 90
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 113,000 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kadaiyar 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kadan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 109,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 109,000 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 12,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 12,000 20 - - - 300
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 214,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 214,000 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 9,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,700 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,248,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,247,000 - 500 - - 1,000
 Kalal Idiga 949,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 949,000 - 400 - - -
Kalavant 6,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - 2,000
Kalladi 1,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Kalota Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kamar 200 Kamar Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Kamathi 9,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
Kammara 4,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - 90
Kanai 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
Kanakkan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kanikkaran 20 Kanikkaran Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kaniyan 4,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kaora 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Kapariya 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 48,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 217,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 216,000 - - 200 - 100
Karimpalan 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - 1,900
Kasar Otari 3,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - 200
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 200 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Kathodi 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 20 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Kavara 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kavuthiyan 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Kepmaris Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Khairwar 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Khandait 40 Odia Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 900 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Khoja 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Kodaga 115,000 Kodava Progress Gauge 115,000 - - - - -
 Kokna 3,900 Kukna Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Kolhati 1,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 114,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 113,000 300 - 30 30 700
 Koli Mahadev 30,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 30,000 - 80 - - -
 Koli Malhar 9,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 5,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Komarpaik 22,000 Konkani Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Konda Kapu 7,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,000 200 - 300 - 40
 Konda Reddi 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kootan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 58,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal 15,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 15,000 30 - - - 200
Korama Kunchi 52,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 52,000 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 210,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 209,000 - 200 - - -
 Kori 7,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,700 - - - - -
 Korwa 57,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - - -
 Koshti 90,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 89,000 - - 300 - -
Kotegar 2,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Krishnanvak 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kudavakkal 5,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - 1,200
Kudiya 2,300 Kudiya Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Kudumban 70 Tamil Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kudumi 44,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 442,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 439,000 - 60 - - 3,700
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 210,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 208,000 - - 60 - 2,400
Kunbi Anjna 3,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Kunbi Kadwa 1,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 4,300 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Kunbi Lewa 2,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 341,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 341,000 - - - - 60
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 62,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 3,383,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,339,000 - - 44,000 - 300
 Kuruman 500 Kurumba, Betta Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 80 -
 Lakhera 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Lingader 90 Marathi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Lingayat 2,841,000 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - 400 - 2,818,000
 Lohana 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 63,000 - - - - 1,400
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 81,000 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 82,000 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 971,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 965,000 - 4,300 1,100 50 -
 Madiga (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Telugu Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
 Magar 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 67,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 49,000 - 18,000 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 15,000 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 15,000 - -
 Mahishya 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Mahratta Gomatang 7,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Mahratta Konkani 84,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - 100
 Mahratta Kunbi 95,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 95,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Shinde 5,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - 20
 Mahratta unspecified 2,224,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,165,000 60 - 40 - 59,000
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Mahyavanshi 40 Gujarati Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Maila 1,900 Tulu Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 15,000 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 15,000 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 20,000 - 60 200 - -
 Mala Dasari 4,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,400 - 20 - - -
 Mala Jangam 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mala Sale 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 181,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 181,000 - -
 Malai Vedan 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,000 - - 30 - -
Malaikudi 9,400 Tulu Progress Gauge 9,400 20 - - - -
Malasar 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Malava 20,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Malayali 5,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
Malayarayar Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Malayekandi 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - 80 - - -
 Malla Jetty 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Manbhav 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 3,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Mangala 38,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 38,000 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 2,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Manne 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mappila 80,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 80,000 - - - -
Marata 88,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 88,000 90 - 40 - 60
 Maravan 22,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 29,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
Masthi 90 Telugu Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 3,000 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 3,000 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 26,000 - 700 - - -
 Mavilan 40 Tulu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Mawalud 48,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 48,000 - - - -
Meda 45,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 44,000 200 - 40 - 300
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 50 Meitei Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Memon 1,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mitha Ayyalvar 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Moger Moyon 13,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 13,000 - 60 - - -
 Moger unspecified 83,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 83,000 - 200 - - -
 Momna 80 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 2,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 2,400 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Mukri 11,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Mundala 28,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Munnur 24,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
Mutali 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Muthuvan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 22,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 25,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 25,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 61,000 - - - - -
 Nadia 1,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Naga 60 Nagamese Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
Nagar 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Nagartha 42,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - 80
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 319,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 319,000 - - - - 30
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Naikda 3,357,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,336,000 7,700 100 1,100 500 11,000
 Nair 150,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 150,000 - - - - -
Nalakeyava 6,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
Nalband 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
Nalkadaya 800 Tulu Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Navait 13,000 Konkani Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Navithan 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Nayadi 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Newah 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Padiar 1,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Pale 9,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - -
 Paliya 60 Bengali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Paliyan 2,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Palleyan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Palliyan 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Palluvan 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Pambada 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Pan 1,700 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Panan 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Panchama 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Pandaram 4,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
Panditattan 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Pangul 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Panika 600 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Panikkan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Paniyan 600 Paniya Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Pannadi 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Panniandi Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 800 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Pardhan 100 Pardhan Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pardhi 11,000 Pardhi Progress Gauge 11,000 40 - - - 20
 Parsee 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - 600
 Pashtun Afridi 46,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 46,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 32,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 32,000 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 46,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 46,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 577,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 579,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Patelia 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Patharwat 14,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Patralu 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Patramela 4,700 Konkani Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Perka 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Persian 200 Dari Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Phudgi 40 Marathi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Pindara 17,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 17,000 - - - -
 Pinjara 174,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 174,000 - - - -
 Poundra 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 1,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda 2,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 17,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Raddi 75,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - 2,900
 Rai 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Raigar 40 Wagdi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 645,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 644,000 - 1,300 - - 500
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rajpur 43,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 43,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 178,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 172,000 - - - - 5,700
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 6,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 6,500 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Raju 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 90 -
Ramoshi 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Raneyar 3,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - 80
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Rathawa 50 Rathawi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Ravalia 9,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
Raya Rawat 2,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Razu 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Relli 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Sada 8,700 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 8,700
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Sali 415,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 413,000 - - - - 2,100
 Samagara 90,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 90,000 - 300 - - -
 Samanthan 60 Odia Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Samban 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Sangar 90 Marathi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Satani 106,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 106,000 - - - - -
 Sayyid 888,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 892,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 23,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 23,000 - - - -
 Sema Unknown Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 43,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 44,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 503,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 506,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 187,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 188,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 4,718,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,734,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 26,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
Shinligar 5,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,200 - - 3,000 - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 3,500 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,000 - - - -
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - 90
 Sillekyatha 36,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 40 Sindhi Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
Sindhollu 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 40 Sinhala Progress Gauge - - 40 - - -
 Soligar 200 Sholaga Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Soligaru 34,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 34,000 60 - 20 - 50
 Somvanshi 176,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 176,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 287,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 281,000 - 60 - - 6,300
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
Sudra 5,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - 100 - -
Sudri 1,200 Tulu Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Sunri (Muslim traditions) 9,400 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - 9,400 - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 207,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 207,000 - -
 Tamang 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - 600
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 379,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 379,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Targala 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 900 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 355,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 355,000 - - - - 80
 Thakkar 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Tharu 40 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 1,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Tibetan 57,000 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 57,000 - - -
 Tili 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Tipera 100 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Tirmali 90 Marathi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Toda 200 Toda Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Urali 47,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 47,000 - - 30 - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,139,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,139,000 - 400 400 - -
 Vaddar (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara 537,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 537,000 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 223,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 223,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 5,894,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,878,000 - - 14,000 - 2,200
 Valluvan 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Vaniyan 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 27,000 - - 6,700 - -
 Vanjara 10,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 6,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 6,000 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 23,000 - - 40 - -
 Vanniyan 737,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 737,000 - - - - 20
Vanniyan Agnikula 71,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Vanniyan Thigala 47,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 46,000 - - 500 - -
 Varli 60 Varli Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Vasudev 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Velama 5,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
Velan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 329,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 313,000 - - 16,000 - -
Veluthadanayar 3,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
Vettuvan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 30,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 5,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Panchal 84,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 5,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 1,267,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,265,000 - - 1,500 - 400
Vitholia 40 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 941,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 941,000 - - - - 100
 Yadav Dhindhor 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 104,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 104,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 21,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
Yerava 31,000 Ravula Progress Gauge 30,000 800 - 60 - -
 Yerukula 1,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
  Totals:  657 66,110,000   619 52,385,000 8,863,000 364,000 1,166,000 28,000 3,319,000
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